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DU just made life easier for students with its Web placement cell

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DU just made life easier for students with its Web placement cell

Rimi is relieved. Much of the worry of getting placed after completing her graduation from a lesser known college of Delhi University is over for the 20-year-old. A final year BCom (H) student of Ram Lal Anand College, she has registered herself on the recently launched Web portal of Central Placement Cell (CPC) of Delhi University. Now, she can catch the latest on market openings sitting right inside the classroom.

Following up on its pilot project of setting up a CPC last year to make job-hunting easier for its students, the Delhi University launched its online placement at the end of last month. So far, 292 students from different colleges have registered and the university is in talks with 12 companies PSUs, NGOs and MNCs. The number might look small, but remember, the ride's just begun.

Happy holidaying
The move has eased a lot of pressure on young aspirants. "After the launch of the website, most students decided to go on an autumn vacation," says Dr Seema M Parihar, Chairperson of CPC. Once they're back, the hits are expects to rise considerably. "Last year, there were around 5000 students who registered, and this year, we hope to double the number. We expect the number of companies, too, to go up by around 25," she adds.

Until the previous year, only those in their final year of graduation were eligible to sit for interviews. However, this year, the benefits have been extended to post-graduate students. The cell is also making an effort to see that physically challenged students mange to find a good job. "The companies must look at their responsibilities towards the society. There is a three percent quota for physically challenged students, and firms must think of employing them," Seema stressed.

Future-finding
The CPC will act as an interface between the industry and the students, and will primarily enable the students to select from their career options. It aims to facilitate the selection process of all the companies as per their requirement. It also proposes to conduct seminars and workshops to enable the students to become successful professionals.

Win-win deal
The main endeavor, the body reiterates, will be to get students placed in reputed multinationals, government jobs, NGOs and the private sector. All registered students will be entitled to placement assistance, counseling for employment and even self-employment. The cell assures support to the visiting companies at every stage of the placement process by making university infrastructure available to them.

Figures so far
Last year, when placements were a manual affair, a total of 493 students were offered jobs. 324 students got offer letters directly from the CPC office. More than 160 students availed internship offers. So, here's your chance to sit back and relax.

The click trick
DU students can now register online, and get their profile printout verified by their college principal. Following the verification, you need to deposit the form at your college along with a fee of Rs 100. The college will then send the forms to the CPC office, where the forms will be assessed. Each registered student will be given a unique ID and password through which he can check out the companies registered with the Cell, and vice versa.

A noteworthy feature of the CPC is that the profiles of the students have no mention of the names of their colleges, hence removing the 'branding' associated with certain colleges of DU to allow unbiased opportunities for all.