NHCE offers a Curriculum at par with Industry sought-after Technology along with Value Added Courses

In a conversation with Shiksha.com, Dr R.J. Anandhi, Professor and Dean of Academics at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore talks about “Aligning students’ ambitions with curriculum that will enable them to adapt their knowledge to the industrial culture. NHCE emphasises that all labs in various disciplines have industry tags, apart from the 16 Centres of Excellence established in collaboration with Industry Giants. Also, the college offers value-added programs on the latest trending technology like DevOps, Ethical Hacking, Full Stack Development, Cyber Security etc.

Dr R.J. Anandhi is currently working as a Professor and Dean of Academics at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore. She is a PhD graduate in computer science with a specialization in Spatial Data Mining. She has a rich experience of 26 years in teaching.

Q1. What are the three things that your institute/college/university is doing that will enable it to differentiate itself from the competition?

We at New Horizon College of Engineering:

• Utilize academic autonomy completely to give unique, industry-required skill enablement courses.
• More focus on experiential learning
• Impactful Study Abroad Student Exchange Program
• All department labs have industry tags and 16 Centers of Excellence in collaboration with technology partners from Industry.

Q2. What are the top three initiatives undertaken by you that are helping your students become more industry ready?

• New Horizon College of Engineering offers Value added programs on the latest trending technology like DevOps, Ethical Hacking, Full Stack Development, etc.
• One of its kind and Unique department, named as Life Skill Life Long Learning Department, to groom the students throughout this course duration.
• Groom and support the students for competitions like hackathons, programming contests, ideathons, and innovation contests.
• Conduct a pre-placement training programme
• Have project-based learning throughout the course duration

Q3. What are the key attributes that a student should have in order to

Qualify for your institution.

• Apart from statutory requirements, students have to be enthusiastic learners.
• Adaptability and readiness to self-equip with technology trends

Get top grades in your institution

• Consistent Performer: Students must be able to perform consistently throughout the semesters.
• Life Long learner: Should be ready to learn not only from the classroom but also from all the college activities like student clubs, hackathons, tech fest, and Sargam- A Mega Intercollegiate Festival.
• Balance in Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities: Students, not only should be excellent in academics but also should be proactive participants in all extra-curricular activities.

Q4. What are you doing to improve/drive better campus placements for your current students and alumni? What kind of jobs routinely come to campus? What would you say are the key recruitment trends for your college (observed over the past five years)?

Better placements for Current students

• Aptitude and Reasoning Training enriched academic: Students in the prefinal year have the aptitude, and logical reasoning training as a part of the curriculum with periodic assessment for student preparedness.
• Domain-based training: Technical training and periodical assessments on the core specialization areas like Java Full Stack, Data Analytics, Python, web development, etc.
• Company-specific technical training: Training with respect to company-specific requirements like Pseudo Code Training, Problem-solving sessions. Enables the students to focus on a particular industry and excel in the same.
• Soft Skill Development: Students are imparted with soft skill training to build up oral and written communication, working in teams and as disciplined individuals.
• Personality Grooming: Industry etiquette training, pre-placement talks, brainstorming sessions
• Resume Building and writing session to excel from the preliminary rounds. Guidance for creating a footprint in communities like Opensource, GitHub, LinkedIn, and Hackathorn platforms.
• Mock interviews and Drills to build up the confidence amongst the students and bag top packages and have a flourishing career.

Placement options for Alumni

• Placement Support System for Alumni: Company recruitment drive alerts sent to Alumni students. Pool Drive alerts are broadcasted periodically.
• Active communication channel: Students graduating from the college are made members in their alumni portal for further active communication.