Updated on Jan 09, 2025
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Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) at Kottayam, Kerala is equipped with a Placement and Training Cell to equip their students for careers. The cell seeks to improve the employability of students through the provision of productive training schemes and placement activities.
Objectives of the Placement and Training Cell
- Improving Employability: The Key Aim of the Institution is to Make Students more Employable While Equipping Them with Relevant Skills and Knowledge of Self.
- Industry Interface: They do interfacing between students and industry professionals in order to fill gaps between academic learning and industry requirements.
- Career Counseling Services: For assisting students in making proper career choices, the institute offers career counseling and career guide services.
- Placement: Fixing a schedule to conduct campus recruitment drives, thus providing jobs in the respective companies to the students.
Placement Activities
A range of programs are arranged by MGU's Placement and Training Cell to get students ready for the workforce.
Training Programs
- Aptitude Training: Classes for developing aptitudes with a focus on quantitative, logical, and verbal reasoning.
- Soft Skills Training: Workshops on effective communication, team play, leadership, etc, which involve tremendous interest to the professional.
- Technical Training: There are technically more specialized training programs aimed at developing technical skills according to the nature of the subject of study.
- Mock Interviews: Holding mock interviews to make the students feel confident and be ready for an interview.
Workshops and Seminars
- Industry Experts: The company invites various industry experts to conduct different workshops and seminars under the umbrella of ongoing trends and developments in related technologies.
- Career Development: Resumes, Job Searching Strategies and Career Planning.
- Entrepreneurship: Thematic Workshops for the motivation and direction of students wishing to establish their own business ventures.
Placement Process
The placement process at MGU is a step-by-step process of a series of steps to train the students for recruitment.
Registration
- Student Registration: The students register with the Placement and Training Cell for all the placement processes.
- Profile Creating: The students build up their profiles, mentioning their qualification, skills, and career interests.
Pre-Placement Talks
- Company Presentations: Companies come and give pre-placement talks about the organization, job roles, and career growth opportunities.
- Q&A Sessions: The students can address their queries and clarify all their doubts regarding the company and the job profile.
Recruitment Drives
- On-Campus Recruitment: The companies, as part of their recruitment drives, take tests on campus by conducting a written examination followed by a group discussion and an interview.
- Off-Campus Recruitment: The Placement Cell also plans off-campus recruitment drives for the benefit of students.
Placement Statistics
MGU has a strong track record of placements, with many students securing jobs in reputed companies.
Placement Highlights
- Placement Rate: A large number of students are placed every year.
- Diversified Job Profiles: Students are given diversified job profiles distributed over the diversified sectors.
- Competitive Salaries: Students receive salaries that are on the market competitive scale.
Major Recruiters
MG University also has a wide variety of top recruiters, hence becoming an excellent place for students for placement purposes. Some of the key recruiters involved in campus recruitment are Wipro, Deloitte, Accenture, Capgemini, TCS, and UST Global and others from the finance sector, such as HDB Financial Services, and Faith Infosys. As the recruitment team is also from big and well-known industries such as AVG Motors, Malabar Group, and TVS Group, it exposes the students to a significant variety of career options under different industries.
Placement statistics for Undergraduate and Graduate studies
Undergraduate Courses
- Students Placed: Fourteen out of eighteen students who passed five-year UG courses and graduated in 2023 have been placed.
- The average salary for postings in UG was INR 1.8 LPA.
Postgraduate Courses
- No. of Students Placed: During the year 2023, 87 PG students got placement.
- Median Salary: In terms of median salary, PG placements were INR 5 LPA.
Placement Support
Placements and Counseling Cell: For dealing with students 24/7 throughout the placement process.
Career Counseling
- Individual Counseling: To facilitate each student in determining his or her respective strengths and interests of interest
- Group Counseling: Conducting group sessions for addressing prevalent queries and concerns of the students
Alumni Network
- Alumni Interaction: Interaction, during which current students and alumni are brought together so that they can gain insights about an industry or a particular career direction.
- Alumni Mentorship: An alumni mentorship program whereby guidance is provided to students to progress through the entire career development process.
Placement Preparation Resources
The Placement and Training Cell provides facility to the students for placements in all possible aspects.
Study Materials
- Aptitude Books: Various aptitude books and study materials are provided to the student requiring preparation in aptitude.
- Technical Books: As technical knowledge and skills are considered of paramount importance, the various technical books are also arranged.
Online Resources
- E-Learning Platforms: E-learning platforms and online courses and tutorials with an aim to develop the skills of the students.
- Placement Portals: The portal related to this is arranged online that helps search and prepare oneself for a job.
Placement Achievements
MGU has given many firsts in placements.
Awards and Recognitions
- Best Placement Cell: The Placement and Training Cell has won accolades for excellent placements of students.
- Top Recruiters: Recognition by top recruiters for quality students and placement process
Success Stories
- Student Success: For many it becomes a proud moment with prestigious positions in rated companies.
- Alumni Achievements: Alumni achieve much and are viewed to be successful throughout their career for the university.
Future Plans
The Placement and Training Cell of MGU functions every day to improve its services and support to the students.
Increasing Industry Partnerships
- Institution of New Partnerships: Signing new agreements with organizations to increase placement opportunities.
- Rebuilding Liaison: rebuilding liaison relations with liaison connections to ensure the placements will be continued.
Increased Training Programs
- Developed Skills: Institution of new training programs related to the increasing trends of the Industry and growing skill requirements.
- Certification Programs: Providing certification courses to build up qualifications and also eligible to be employed.
Enhanced Alumni Involvement
- Expand the Alumni Network: Increase the number of mentors and career counselors.
- Alumni Events: Host events to interact the alumni with current students.
