1. Campus hiring is the key for survival
of corporate and institute
“Challenges and solutions
to make this happen”.
Dr. NARENDRA VISWANATH
PRINCIPAL
GLOBAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
BANGALORE 560 098

2. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Students today need to face multiple challenges
during the placement process. Students must
equip themselves to handle rigorous placement
process the following traits.

3. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
• Aptitude, Soft skill and English Language proficiency Training
administered by professionals.
• Career and Certification programs arranged with external
agencies of repute.

4. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
• Different education providers have created
new partnerships to meet varying demands of
stakeholders.
• Education providing has become a public and
social responsibility.
• Education institutions are important elements
in national infrastructure.
• III is the key factor in campus – corporate
success.

5. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Key Challenges
Interest level of students in Training.
Availability of time during semester
To further strengthen training delivery for the
changed content.
Develop Strategies to motivate students for
active participation

6. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Challenges Faced
Availability of trained faculty
Qualitative Assessment of student
performance
To increase body of knowledge and internal
training for flexibility & focus in training.
Incompatible University curriculum in
industry needs leading to lack of interest.

7. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Challenges Faced
Appropriate quality Content development for
role play case studies and event management
for heterogeneous student set up.
To develop new and innovative contents for
effective delivery and complete all activities
related to training for all students in the campus
in multiple domains with a custom focus on the
target batch

8. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
• Insufficient skills sets and proficiency of non-teaching
staff
• Scaling up of Award & Recognition for Students &
Faculty.
• Heterogeneous mix of student community resulting in
varied communication levels.
• Limited exposure of students to communication and
life skills.
• Lack of Entrepreneurship development and Career
Counseling cell.
• Lack of foreign language training facility.

9. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
• Stiff competition from peer institutes.
• Uncertain market trends and recession in industry resulting in
fluctuating demand for campus placement.
• Retention of staff due to lucrative offers from industries and
institutes.
• Increase in number of Engineering institutions.
• Enhanced Student Intake policy norms.
• Low fee structure and Incompatible Admission Policy for
sustenance.
• Need to scale up Industry-Institute interaction leading to increase in
MOUs & MOAs with industries, research labs and higher learning
institutes.
• Non-availability of Research facilities at department level.

10. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
• Ability to apply engineering theory and
principles to the work environment.
• An understanding of professional and ethical
responsibility
• Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
• Recognize the value of hands-on experience
• Ability to manage change.
• Understanding of office dynamics.

11. ASSESMENT OF NEEDS
AND
SETTING OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT
OF
NEEDS
KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS SKILLS
BEHAVIOUR BEHAVIOUR
GAP

12. In the words of the poet Robert Browning -
“Man’s reach should exceed his grasp
Or
What’s a Heaven for? ”