JALANDHAR, India, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- International and National Placements by Qatar Airways at Rs. 20 Lakh, Hyatt Hotel USA at Rs. 15 Lakh, Air India at Rs. 8.50 Lakh; Practo Technologies at Rs. 7.08 Lakh; Josh Technology Rs. 6.5 Lakh and LG Soft, Rs. 5.5 Lakh Made LPU Proud of its Students
Setting the highest placement record in 2015-16 as well, Lovely Professional University is making new strides in placements of its students in top brands every year. International placements by Qatar Airways at highest salary package of Rs. 20 lakh and Hyatt Hotel USA at Rs. 15 lakh are highlights of the session up to now. Other top salary offering companies remained Air India (Rs. 8.5 lakh), Practo Technologies (Rs. 7.08 lakh), Josh Technology (Rs. 6.5 lakh), LG Soft (Rs. 5.5 lakh) and many more.
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200+ placement drives were made by top brands including 100+ drives for technology and science students and 60 for business administration students. Under these drives, LPU students have got placements in different sectors including management, IT, engineering, banking, agriculture, consultancy, architecture, pharmaceuticals and others. By recruiting 550 students in a single drive, IT giant Cognizant once again remained top recruiter across all sectors and clusters. Cognizant has set a new record of consecutive selection in large numbers in North India, after selecting 610 students previously. It is followed by Tech Mahindra's selection of 249 students, iGate Global Solutions' 73, and in similar number by many other companies.
Though companies from multiple sectors have recruited LPU students, the top sector to recruit largest number of LPU students again remained engineering. LPU School of Hotel Management led the race illustratively by witnessing 100% placements of its students. Management students are selected by global giants including XL Dynamics (75), Think & Learn (33), Practo Technologies (32), MRF Tyres (13); engineering students by CSS Corporation (30), and so on. Pharmacy students are preferred in large numbers by prestigious companies like Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Abbot India, Jubilant Chemsys, Life-Cell International and Omics Group; hotel management students by ITC Hotels, Bercos, The Grand Zuri, Whitefield; fashion technology students by Tommy Hilfiger, Biba Apparels, Madura Fashions, Vardhman Polytex; and agriculture students by Zenesis Agro-science and more. Education and physical education students also got coveted placements by Leap Start, Akal Academies, Focus Academy, Imperial Sports Academy, Kooh Sports, Decathalon and more.
LPU Chancellor, Mr Ashok Mittal inspires students with the words "Always 'Think Big', LPU students have proven themselves in all spheres with great placement records during this session also. We feel proud when top recruiters speak overwhelmingly about the potential of LPU students which make them secure placement offers semesters before their final examinations. Many a time students are seen pocketing more than 3-4 offers. I am happy to share that as per today, LPU alumni are working world over at packages up to Rs. one crore, and are employed with prestigious companies including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Dell, Cisco, Oracle, Cadence and more." Mr Mittal added, "LPU teachers and allied staff members are working hard to enhance students' employability and entrepreneurial skills. Comprehensive pre-placement grooming classes; regular workshops for exchange of information and creating awareness about the emerging trends; important guest-lectures by industry experts and more of such endeavours are made to let students know high-tech tools and licensed software. LPU has memberships, academic and industrial tie-ups with Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, EMC, Cadence, Tech Mahindra, SAE, LUPIN and CSS Corp. Although LPU ensures that students remain industry ready by imparting them training of global standard, students are also encouraged to choose entrepreneurship as a career. I am proud to inform that one of our students has been included in the Forbes list of billionaires also."
During different drives, Director (Recruitment India & APAC) of Amdocs, Mr Sunil Koloti considered LPU students' performance as the best in North India. Head-Campus Recruitment of Verizon, M Bala Murugan adjudged them as embodiments of 'best practices'; Recruiting Officer of Hexaware, Karishna Bala Gurunathan was amazed to the see students' programming skills.
DGM (HR) of L&T Construction, DP Das holds that 'energy and knowledge level of LPU students are fantastic'; Site Head - Resourcing (India) of Royal Bank of Scotland, Ms Urvi Khan takes them as candidates developed with fantastic entrepreneurial skills inculcated to the base, and HR Personnel, Ms Vijaya Karmakar of Indigo Airlines refers them as unique and experienced amalgamation of global culture.
About Lovely Professional University (LPU):
LPU, a part of Lovely International Trust, is the largest university in India in terms of number of students on a single campus. LPU has more than 30,000 fulltime students on its 600 acre campus which is located on Jalandhar-Delhi National Highway at Phagwara (Punjab), India. The University campus has many architecturally striking buildings with all the requisite facilities for the students available therein. More than 18,000 students reside in 6 boys' and 6 girls' hostels on the campus. The University has a rich diversity in its students' population, with students coming from all the 29 states of India and 35+ countries including the USA, China, Colombia, Thailand, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Tanzania, Nigeria, Congo, Rwanda and more. In addition to regular students on its campus, more than 1,00,000 students are pursuing distance education programs.
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