Training & Placement Cell was started as an initiative by SVKM with a goal of providing training to students to make a smooth transition from academics to industry and to open up employment opportunities for them.

The cell began its journey in 2010 with a trainer & a placement officer. Like any other endeavours which is its infancy, it had to metamorphose to the level of potential that it has achieved today. This metamorphosis included challenges like understanding and identifying the competencies required by fresher’s, getting students to understand the importance of training before they enter corporate life, better coherence and synergy between Training functions and Placement functions and seamless execution of Training & Placement activities.

The Training and Placement officers worked together to integrate their objectives and activities seamlessly. Processes like streamlining registrations, relaying company feedback to the trainers who then developed modules accordingly, scheduling training calendar in correlation with placement calendar so that there is systematic flow of Training & Placement activities and involving the faculties and student’s active participation were established.

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Progress timeline of Training & Placement Cell

·2010 – 2012: Training & Placement Cell started. Trainer & Placement Officer appointed. Training & Placement work done separately. Placement Committee with two faculty members along with Trainer & Placement Officer.

·2012 - 2016: New Placement Officer appointed. Processes for internships and placement registrations and action plan initiated and established. Integration of Training & Placements activities initiated and established. Placement Committee consisting of Faculties, Trainer and Placement Officer and team of Students Coordinators appointed. Specific roles for each member of the Committee decided and implemented. New Training modules based on specific company/industry feedback started. Student’s industry interface like guest lectures and seminars organized.

Goals:

·To customise training modules for the all-round development of the students of NM College, thereby propelling them into corporate life after college.

·To empower the students in identifying and transcending in their potential through soft skills training.

·To bridge the gap between the academia and the corporate by arranging for guest lecturers from various industries and opening avenues for corporate students interface.

·To provide employment opportunities in the form of summer internships and placements for the students.

The Context:

One of the major attributes employers find lacking in young graduates is soft skills. In a typical corporate example, while technical skills are required to receive an interview call, soft skills help convert the call into a job offer and also for further career growth. With the changing role of the institution, it was also felt that students should be given a platform for employment opportunities through college, hence the Training and Placement Cell was set up. As most of our students have a good knowledge of basic communication skills, a requirement was felt to enhance and further develop the strengths of the students to make them ready for their transition from students to employees. With placements, students get more opportunities to showcase themselves as the potential workforce in front of the best of companies which leads to a better career development at an appropriate age, simultaneously exposing them to a practical working environment and enabling them to contribute towards the growth of organisation.

The Practice

The Training & Placement Cell started work from September 2010. From a two person Cell consisting of Placement Officer & Development Officer (Soft Skill Trainer) in 2010, it has evolved into a dynamic team of Placement Officer, Development Officer (Soft Skill Trainer), Placement Faculties and the core team of Student Coordinators. The cellengages in consistent industry interaction with various industrial establishments and corporate houses for summer internships, placements, guest talks and visits. It ensures placements of our students in the best companies.

Hierarchy

Training:

Soft skills are necessary for the all-round development of an individual. The training concentrates on three major areas to become corporate ready; Self-management skills and People-management skills and Corporate Readiness. The First Year focuses on laying a foundation with focus on the Self-Management skills. The Second Year pays attention on People Skills. The soft skill training is compulsory for all the students (Self Finance Courses) and students registered for training and placements in B.com and the minimum attendance for soft skills training is in accordance with the university rule of 75% minimum attendance. The training for Third Year students is a pre-placement package which focuses on assisting the student in securing the employment of choice. The training for the final year is compulsory for all students (Self Finance Courses & B.com) who have registered for Training and Placements.

Training is provided by in house and visiting trainers adopting scientific methods such as Self assessment Questionnaires, Role Plays, Discussions, Assignments, Video clips etc.

Allocated Training Hours:

Years	Allocated Training Hours	Months when Training is conducted	Modules (Topics)	Months when Internships/Placements is conducted
FY	15	October & April	Self-Management Skills	Internships Entire Academic Year
SY	15	October & April	People Skills	Internships Entire Academic Year
TY	20	June to September	Pre Placement Package (company specific training)	Placement From October to March of next year

Note:

For TY continuous training is provided in form of mock interview rounds conducted by Trainers and Placement Officers.

Placements:

Placements serve as a launching pad for students for them to make the critical leap from academic to corporate. It helps students to plan their career by providing information and guidance about the companies which approach the College for placement.

Placement Process Flow:

Briefing TY students about Training & Placements

Campus placements

Registration of Students for Training & Placements & creating database of registered students

Campus Connect Event: Companies invited to interface with students to raise placement awareness amongst students

Soft Skills Training sessions for registered students

Visiting Companies & sending campus placement invitation mails

Selection of Student Coordinators from each stream

Campus placements

 

The Campus Placements process is tentatively scheduled from November to February. The selected students join the companies in the month of May –June after completion of their final examination.

Recruiters

 

 

Training and Placement Rules

The Training & Placement Office facilitates and coordinates the training & placement activities for SVKM’s NM College.

1. Offer:

Students will be allowed to take only One Offer in Placements. In an event of any grievance/issues regarding the same, it will be taken up by the Training & Placement Cell on a case to case basis.

2. Seriousness of purpose:

Any student registering for placement is expected to be clear about his/her intention of taking part in the placement process. Placements should not be considered as a backup arrangement as against any competitive exams/other courses. If students are found guilty of having such casual approach towards the placement process, strict action, including expulsion from the placement process will be taken by the Training and Placement cell.

If a student is pursuing any competitive exam/professional course (CA), students will be allowed to register but the same will be highlighted to the company. The final decision of considering the student for recruitment rests with the company.

Any student/s found misbehaving either during online or in person training and placement activities is liable for disciplinary action and/or expulsion from all training and placement activities.

3. Attendance for Pre-Placement Training:

The training programs are compulsory for the students who have registered for placements. The student will be dismissed or disallowed from sitting for any campus (off/on) placement if he/she does not have 90% attendance in Pre Placement Training Package.

4. Code of Conduct:

Students are advised to adhere to the strict code of conduct as mentioned below –

• No social media coverage of any training and placement events.
• Formal Dress Code for all training and placement events.
• Punctuality for all activities of Training & Placement cell.
• Keep a soft copy of resume in the prescribed college format ready before any online campus placement drive.
• Carry 2 coloured printed copies of the resumes in the prescribed college format only for campus placements.
• Maintain decorum and discipline at all times during training and placement events especially during online sessions.
• All written communication will be via official email to the cell. Students are required to use their outlook account for same. Communication received via personal email, unless required, will not be entertained.

5. Pre – Placement Talk (PPT) and Placement Process:

• It is compulsory for every student to be present for the PPT of the company related to their specialisation. Students can take a final call after PPT if they are interested in the profile offered by the company. If a student is absent for even a single stream relevant PPT, s/he will be debarred from placements.
• If a student fails to complete the process after opting to sit for t he campus recruitment of a particular company s/he will be out of placements.
• Students should not directly inform the company if they wish to reject an offer once selected. They should not negotiate job terms or salaries directly with company. Such issues/concerns should be routed through training & placement cell for effective results.

6. Resumes:

Students should use only the prescribed College format and submit this to the Training & Placement Office on the scheduled date. Students will be allowed to update their resumes when required.

No student is allowed to use the college format once s/he has completed their degree course.

7. Proxy Attendance:

If a student is found either asking for and/or giving a proxy attendance during any Training & Placement activities, s/he will be debarred from all further activities.

8. Offer Letter:

Once selected by a company through the placement process, the student should submit a soft copy of ‘Offer of Employment’ letter to the Training & Placement Cell

9. Opting out of Placements:

• After registering with the college Training & Placement Cell, if a student chooses not to be part of placement drive, the same should be informed to the placement cell in writing stating his/her reasons for opting out.
• Once the student is officially out, s/he will not be readmitted in the placement process thereafter.

10. On/Off campus recruitment:

The selection process will generally be held in the campus or online. However, in some cases the student may have to go to the company’s office for the same. Students will not be able to back out on this account.

11. Confidentiality:

Training & Placement information is confidential and any breach of confidentiality will lead to strict action. Canvassing in any form or contacting the company from outside with a motive to affect the placement outcome will disqualify the students permanently from the placement process.

12. Discipline:

The College reserves the right to take any disciplinary action, if students do not honour their commitments as stated above or resort to unethical behaviour or misdemeanour, bringing disrepute to the colleges. The college management may withhold the final offer letter after communicating with the employer/s, if it finds that the student has misbehaved or not kept up with course work or any other act of indiscipline.

13. Authority:

The College reserves the right to change, modify the guidelines in the best interest of students. The guidelines/rules may evolve from time to time and any such change will be notified to the students well in advance.

The decision of the Training & Placement Committee will be final and binding on all the registered students.