Placement Preparation Initiatives @CSE, NCU

The NorthCap University (NCU) is one of the premier universities in North India. NCU always stands committed for the students, right from the time of their admission till they join their dream companies. Placements play an important role for students by providing suitable opportunities to get them evaluated against industry requirements and enhance their skills for those scenarios. It also aids students in deciding their future directions and achieve career goals.

Computer Science (CSE) Department at the NorthCapUniversity has been supporting students by providing necessary guidance and resources for their pre-placement preparations right from their first year. The students are provided help to crack different interview rounds that include Aptitude Tests, Group Discussions, Technical Interviews, and Personal Interviews. Multiple sessions are organized to make students well versed with the above interview rounds and are guided with the best ways of presenting oneself during these.

The campus placement of students is also a matter of great concern for us at NCU. For this, we conduct Pre-Placement Interviews (PPI) for all pre-final year students, making them fully aware of the complete placement process for different organizations. The industry experts, of which many of them are NCU alumni from renowned companies, conduct face to face mock interviews with students. The students not only discuss their interests, requirements, and expectations but also get an experience to face an interview along with full dress rehearsal before placement drives begin. The feedback given by the industry experts helps students to identify their improvement points and work on those.

In order to enhance the employability of students, NCU has also tied up with Third Party Employability Assessment – ‘Aon CoCubes’. The students starting from their first year take a series of employability assessment tests. The assessment is carried out in various categories such as English Usage Test, Analytical Reasoning Test, Quantitative Ability Test, Written English Test, Coding, Computer Fundamentals, and department-specific Domain Tests. These tests improve their chances to crack the company’s written examination during the placement process. It also helps to generate employment for students with its empanelled companies. Many companies even hire based on the score of pre-assess test for final year students.

General proficiency (GP) classes are conducted on a weekly basis. In these classes, faculty facilitates students by providing material and links to help students to refresh their fundamental concepts of core subjects, especially those which have been taught in previous semesters. Students are also required to take mock aptitude test from well-known websites. These sessions, along with mock interviews, help students not only for campus placement but also help in cracking various competitive exams like CAT, XAT, GATE, etc. Additionally, sessions are delivered by our alumni for final year students before the recruitment process to help students to boost their confidence in the recruitment process.

Experienced faculties conduct placement assistance and several doubt clearing sessions at NCU before the placement drive. These sessions motivate students to revise fundamental concepts and practice questions from previous year company papers. The timely feedback was given by faculty, mentors, and departments to help students to inculcate knowledge and skill before placement process begins.

Dr. Sumanlata Gautam

Assistant Professor (Sel. Grade)

The NorthCap University