Ranchi university's loss is colleges gain in recruitment season

RANCHI: Ranchi University (RU) has been organising job fairs in its affiliated colleges to help students get campus placements. Some of the colleges, including Marwari College, Ranchi College and Ranchi Women's College, have begun the process of organising such fairs.
Some of the companies that have camped at the campus of Marwari College include Concentrix, State Bank of India, UTI Micro Finance, Premson, Mumbai Stock Exchange.The college will host a job fair on November 14. This recruitment drive is primarily meant for students of 2016-17 batch of BA, BBA, BCA, IT, MCA, MA and M Com streams.
In the absence of a placement coordinator in Ranchi University, colleges have to make do with their own placement drives. The post of a placement coordinator at the university has been lying vacant for the past six months in the absence of a qualified person.
RU vice-chancellor R K Pandey said in the absence of a placement coordinator the university has been unable to invite any companies. "We are organising job fairs at college campuses for the postgraduate students who do not wish to pursue PhD. In the absence of a placement coordinator it is not possible for us to orgainse such fairs on the varsity premises. But, organising such fairs at the affiliated colleges will save time for students who are looking forward to landing jobs after finishing their post graduation," Pandey said.
He added, "The students can interact with recruiters and seek necessary information based on their profile. When the recruiters zero-in on suitable candidates they will have to appear for a two-hour written test followed by a voice and accent record, logical reasoning, grammar and computer skills."
On Sunday, the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) Mumbai organised a job fair at the Ranchi Women's College and held counselling sessions for the students on their career goals. UG final year student Anita Singh said she was interested in a career at the HR industry. "The experts advised me to improve my communication skills."
The Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society too would be organising soft skill development programmes from November 17 at 10 affiliated colleges underthe RU.