Placements at CIT

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This article describes an outline of the placement process, the norms practiced, various training activities and brainstorming sessions organized for students at CIT (Coimbatore Institute of Technology). The placement process facilitates brighter outcome from the immense list of companies that visit the institute.

At CIT, the placement is supported by students managed by placement officer. The total strength of the placement team is 47 that include a set of UG and PG Coordinators, comprising of all the departments.

At the start of the placement year, as early as May, the work pertained to the year were initiated by the team. Based upon the statistics of previous year placements and the nature of job provided by various companies, a list of companies to be invited on campus were analyzed and prioritized for slotting them on the basis of the pay scale and symbiotic relationship.

A separate database is maintained for the list of students who are interested in participating in the placement process and also in details regarding their academic qualification and co-curricular activities. The companies are invited as per schedule and initially a brochure is sent that showcases the placement scenario of CIT, the facilities and achievements of students. The recruitment drives are scheduled, organized and conducted professionally. After having about 60% of the students placed, dual or more opportunities are open for students. The phenomenon of multiple offers are governed by a strategy which is decided by the placement officers to equilibrate opportunities for the students as a token of credit for merit and also restrict a particular individual to have too many offers. Towards the end of the academic year, the students are asked to submit a letter that states the choice of the company they wish to join.

The companies that visited CIT belonged to a wide range of sectors like software developers, software service providers, telecom and networking companies, e-commerce companies, core production industries, data analytics and market research companies, consultancies, outsourcing companies, infrastructure management and maintenance services and a lot more. The firms offered pay scales that were as high as 17 LPA. The job location were in and around southern India and a few parts of northern India. Few candidates also got their desire fulfilled as they got opportunities abroad. Many primeval and well established companies continue to maintain a symbiotic relationship with CIT by having a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and are the eminent recruiters that uphold the reputation of CIT all the time. Many opportunities were provided from start-up companies and firms to get hands–on training for building products from scratch.