7500 register for Placement Fest by Technical Education Board Punjab

 by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)

MOHALI, MARCH 19

With Mahindra Satyam and TVS Motors already recruiting more than 50 students in just two days at the Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training (PSBTE&IT)-backed Punjab Placement Fest 2012 at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan, interest among polytechnic and ITI students across Punjab has risen even further as registrations for the month-long fest crossed 7,500  today.

Even the students from premiere polytechnic institutions like: Thapar Polytechnic, GNE Polytechnic, Mehar Chand Polytechnic, Jalandhar, Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur Polytechnic, Fatehgarh have already registered to participated in the fest.

Aimed at generating maximum placements for nearly 60,000 polytechnic diploma holders and ITI trained students passing-out this year in Punjab, the Punjab Placement Fest is now set to welcome Bajaj Motors, Swaraj Mazda, Groz Beckert Asia, Japanese firm Takata India, Tata Motors, DCM, Dada Motors, Bhagat Volvo, Solitaire Infosys and many others. In all, more than 25 companies are participating in the job fest.

While a large number of students from distant towns are personally visiting CGC campus at Gharuan, the Chandigarh Polytechnic College principal Gurmeet Singh Swag has advised passing out batch students of all colleges to simply register themselves for the Punjab Placement Fest at www.cgc.edu.in. “Once the students register themselves, the shortlisted students will be automatically called for recruitment process,” he said.

Alternatively, students can also register for the fest by visiting the website of Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training (PSBTE&IT), www.punjabteched.com. Students from all streams, including computers, IT, civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics are being considered by various companies, depending on their core areas and industry needs.

Mahindra Satyam, which alone recruited 22 students, has offered them a package of nearly Rs 2 lakh. TVS Motors has designed its package for a three-year initial bundle spread over Rs 1.80 lakh to Rs 2.80 lakh per year.

Mohali Industries Association president KS Mahal, who highly appreciated the collaboration between the Govt sector PSU and CGC, said his Association too will be recruiting talent from the campus for which circular has been mailed to all members. “The industry is in dire need of skilled hands and a placement fest like this helps in bridging the gap between the right talent and the right employer,” he said.

CGC Chairman Satnam Singh Sandhu said the entire effort was triggered by the realisation that polytechnic colleges and ITIs in Punjab were churning out a lot of good talent but the emphasis on placements was lacking. “While Punjab still needs to expand its industrial base to ensure jobs to all polytechnic and ITI pass outs, there is no reason why our students should not benefit from vacancies available with MNCs and top Indian brands,” he said.

CGC President Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal said the group is committed to ensure that placements remain the focus of studies. “Our youth want jobs, and Punjab cannot progress if we let the gap between industry and polytechnic or engineering colleges to remain,” he said.