Bangalore University to establish placement cells in all affiliated colleges

Bangalore University intends to establish placement cells in all its affiliated colleges to boost employment opportunities for its students. These cells will organize placement drives and provide offline and online skill training. The university's current placement cell conducts annual drives, but placement officers in certain affiliated colleges are inactive, leading students to receive insufficient information about job opportunities.

Director of Pre-Examination Coaching Centre & Placement Cell, Sarvamangala, stated that the university will set up placement cells in all 274 government and private colleges under its control. The university maintains a WhatsApp group with principals and placement officers from all affiliated colleges, sharing placement updates daily.

Companies often provide skill training before hiring, and some offer coaching for competitive exams like those from the Union Public Service Commission, Karnataka Public Service Commission, and Staff Selection Commission, as well as banking and insurance. The university has conducted two major placement drives and aims to improve industry-academia connections to enhance student employability.