PTU-PHD Job Festival on March 12-13

by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 7

PHD Chamber, in association with Punjab Technical University (PTU) is   organizing a mega job-fest 'PHD-PTU Job Fest, 2011' here for students of more than 300 affiliated colleges on 12-13 March 2011 at PHD House, Sector 31-A Chandigarh.

While announcing the Job Fest, Dr. A P Singh, Dean (Student Affaris) PTU, Jalandhar, said that this is the first Job fest in partnership with PHD Chamber. This Job fest would provide a platform with a wide range of opportunities to the students of PTU affiliated colleges.

Sharing that more than 20 companies have already confirmed their participating which includes Amartax, Aegon Religare, Gates India Pvt. Ltd, India Mart, Lupin, Maruti Suzuki, Pfizer, Red Alkemi, etc, "The idea is to bring recruiters from the industry and students from technical courses at a single platform", said Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber. Sharma said that after Chandigarh, "we shall replicate PTU-PHD Job fest in other cities of Punjab."

"Students can upload their resumes at our web-portal, www.punjabjobfest.com. Companies can also upload their requirements, on the same portal," informed Dr. Anshu Kataria, Convener, Punjab Education Committee, PHD Chamber.

 Dr. Kataria shared that companies form following sectors have been targeted: Telecom,· banking,  insurance, hotel management, health care, pharmaceuticals, IT, media, engineering, manufacturing, automotive, retail and real estate,

Besides 2000 odd students passing out from the University in 2011, other students may also participate in the job-fest.  

"Students from management and engineering departments always get good placements." Er. Navdeepak Sandhu, Placement Officer, PTU, Jalandhar, said that more than 4000 students of PTU have already been placed in different companies. PTU and PHD will contribute their best efforts to make this Job Fest successful.