Guru Nanak Dev University is known for its tremendous placement records throughout the years. The placement cell at the College provides various placement and innovative training sessions for the students, every week. The placement cell at the college, provides various training and development programs for students who have interest in sitting in campus placements and dreamt of cracking an offer in their dream company .
The placement cell at GNDU, aims to provide every student with an offer in hand for their secured future and it provides practice sessions for every month to ensure the progress of the students activity . The placement cell at the College plans to conduct the various orientation programs for students to introduce the work culture and types of industries in various fields.
Every year, it provides students with good packages in hand by bringing a lot of companies to the campus.The top companies like KPMG, Khanna Paper Mills, Copperpod , Axtria, Jungle Works, Accenture Advanced ASE, Stylumia, Nucleus Software, Amdocs, Axis bank, IOL Chemicals, Haldiram, Hexaware Technologies, ICICI Bank, Jaro Education, Deloitte, Learning Routes, Guidewire Software, Amartam Technology Solutions, SRVA Education, Bajaj Allianz , IDS Infotech, Taxi Bazaar and many others offered various roles to the students.The university has held a wide range of placement drive for the students in the last academic year.in that drive the university achieved a highest package of around 44 LPA.
The top companies which were offered full time roles:
- KPMG
- Khanna Paper Mills
- Copperpod
- Axtria
- Jungle Works
- Accenture Advanced ASE
- Stylumia
- Nucleus Software
- Amdocs
- Axis bank
- IOL Chemicals
- Haldiram
- Hexaware Technologies
- ICICI Bank
- Jaro Education
- Deloitte
- Learning Routes
- Guidewire Software
- Amartam Technology Solutions
- SRVA Education
- Bajaj Allianz
- IDS Infotech
- Taxi Bazaar and many others.
The departments with the highest students placed:
- BTech
- MBA
- MTech
- MSc
Follow the below table for detailed structure of year wise average salary offered.
Table: average salary offered by the companies for Academic Years from 2019-22
| Academic Year | Average Salary (INR)for UG | Average Salary (INR)for PG | Total No. of Students placed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 4.9 lakhs per annum | 6.3 lakhs per annum | 1946 |
| 2020-21 | 4.6 lakhs per annum | 5.7 lakhs per annum | 1816 |
| 2019-20 | 4 lakhs per annum | 5 lakhs per annum | 1723 |
For Academic Year 2021-22 , The University has achieved a placement of Around 1372 students out of all students for PG.For Academic Year 2020-21 , The University has achieved a placement of Around 1244 students out of all students for PG.For Academic Year 2019-20 , the University has achieved a placement of Around 1190 students out of all students for PG.
For Academic Year 2021-22, UG and PG, the placement rate has decreased Compared to 2020-21, as it recorded a placement of 1946 students out of all students and in 2020-21, it recorded a placement of around 1816 students out of all students. It shows that there was a drop in placement numbers.
Placement Process:
The students of GNDU are required to register themselves for the placement session at the official placement portal of the university that is held by the placement cell of the university.
Eligibility:
- Students who has no backlogs will be eligible to sit in the placement sessions
- Students who has above 7 CGPA will be preferred for the most of the companies
- Students with above 6 CGPA will also be preferred
- Students with no registered police cases
- Students with no previous/current disciplinary actions
Interview rounds:
- The university held a job drive for the duration of some days, the students should participate in the job drive and simultaneously can attend the interview rounds.
- The Interviews round mainly consist of three stages: Interaction Round/group discussion , Technical Round and HR Round.
Internship Opportunities:
| S.No | Company | Number of students placed and stipend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPMG | No. of students placed - 20 Stipend and duration - 6 months internship with a stipend of Rs. 20,000 per month |
| 2 | Khanna Paper Mills | No. of students placed - 5 Stipend and duration - 6 months internship with a stipend of Rs. 10,000 per month |
| 3 | Axtria | No. of students placed - 3 Stipend and duration - 6 months internship with a stipend of Rs. 25,000 per month |
| 4 | Jungle Works | No. of students placed - 1 Stipend and duration - 6 months internship with a stipend of Rs. 15,000 per month |
Sector-wise Placement:
| S.No | Sector | Number of students placed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT/Software | No. of students placed - 500+ |
| 2 | Management | No. of students placed - 300+ |
| 3 | Sales | No. of students placed - 150+ |
| 4 | Consultancy | No. of students placed - 50+ |
Alumni Success Stories: The Notable alumni from GNDU are:
- Rear Admiral Yogesh Sharma (Retired), Western Naval Command, Mumbai, He is one of the most successful alumni of the university. He is an inspiration for the young generation of the country.
- S. Swarajbir Singh, IPS (Retd.), Former Director General of Police, Meghalaya, He is one of the well known personalities of the country. He achieved his goal with the focus and hunger of achieving the success which is very inspirational to the young generation of the country.
Highest Paying Jobs:
The university has achieved the highest packages from several well known companies in the last 2-3 years such as:
| S.No | Profile | Company | Package offered | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineer | 44 LPA | 2022 |
