LUCKNOW: Students of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) can hope to get jobs in multinational companies as the university will facilitate placement of engineering and management graduates enrolled in over 750 technical institutions under it.
As part of ‘Mission Rozgar’, an initiative launched by the state government to provide employment opportunities to the youth, the university will arrange interviews of students for 40,000 posts in various companies.
To keep the ball rolling, AKTU will organise an online employment fair in the coming week. The employment fair is expected to see participation from seven companies, which are Cadila, Gainsight, NTT Data, Amazon, Aricent, Infosys and ZS Associates.
According to AKTU vice-chancellor Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak, companies kept away from on-campus hiring due to Covid-19 pandemic. Employment to students has been possible by the efforts of the government.
“Companies are now approaching the university to pick up students. This was possible only after the government managed to put a check on Covid-19 cases,” Pathak said, adding many companies are still conducting online interviews for recruiting students.
He further said, “We have set a target to provide placement to 40,000 students in the new academic session. So we will bring more and more companies to our campus.”
AKTU spokesman Ashish Mishra said, “It is the dream of every student to get a good job after completing the degree. AKTU is aiming to fulfil the dream of students under the Yogi government’s Mission Rozgar.”