DU Collaborates with Google Cloud to Enhance Skills for Future
The collaboration between Delhi University and Google Cloud will offer students the opportunity to participate in in-campus hackathons and webinars with an opportunity to earn Google Cloud certificates, along with fostering innovation by offering incubation support to students.
The University of Delhi (DU) has formed an academic collaboration with Google Cloud. The collaboration between Google Cloud and DU aims to offer students good skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital literacy and data analytics. As a part of this academic curriculum, the university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google Cloud. This collaboration will benefit both Google and DU due to the increasing technology in the present times. The collaboration will further benefit the recently launched courses in line with NEP 2020.
Dean FoT Prof. Sanjeev Singh stated that the collaboration also offers hands-on labs, assessments, and certifications in industry-leading courses. Students will also get benefits from in-campus hackathons and webinars, with opportunities to earn Google Cloud certificates.
Du’s tie-up with Google Cloud will support student startups with incubation, technical help, and cloud credits. The initiative will host Google Workspace for Education to campuses, offering industrial training to boost careers, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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According to DU NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of UG and PG placements 2023 as compared with previous two years are presented below:
Particulars UG 3-year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
Median package |
INR 4.5 LPA |
INR 5 LPA |
INR 5.5 LPA |
Total students |
331 |
344 |
266 |
Students placed |
207 |
183 |
190 |
Students opted for higher studies |
40 |
151 |
76 |
Particulars UG 4-year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Median package |
INR 7 LPA |
INR 8 LPA |
INR 8.5 LPA |
Total students |
40 |
40 |
47 |
Students placed |
21 |
28 |
20 |
Students opted for higher studies |
6 |
7 |
10 |
Particulars PG 1-year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Median package |
INR 5.4 LPA |
INR 5.5 LPA |
INR 5.5 LPA |
Total students |
98 |
106 |
101 |
Students placed |
42 |
37 |
38 |
Students opted for higher studies |
40 |
47 |
46 |
Particulars PG 2-year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Median package |
INR 14 LPA |
INR 15.5 LPA |
INR 16 LPA |
Total students |
7367 |
6986 |
6557 |
Students placed |
977 |
1271 |
1253 |
Students opted for higher studies |
587 |
750 |
590 |
Particulars PG 3-year |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Median package |
INR 9 LPA |
INR 13.6 LPA |
INR 14 LPA |
Total students |
2069 |
1923 |
1934 |
Students placed |
41 |
67 |
77 |
Students opted for higher studies |
81 |
96 |
96 |
Leading Delhi University colleges such as SRCC and Lady Shri Ram College students received the highest package of INR 35 LPA and INR 48.9 LPA, respectively. DU Colleges like Jesus & Mary College and Gargi College got the highest package of INR 23.05 LPA. Earlier, during placements 2023, the highest package offered to Hindu College and Kirori Mal College students INR 36.5 LPA and INR 51 LPA.
DU has not released its placement report 2023. However, as per the data collated from the DU NIRF report 2023, the key highlights of DU placements 2022 are presented below for the two-year PG courses including MA:
Course |
Total Students & Students Placed |
Median Package (2022) |
|---|---|---|
PG 2-year (MA, MSc, MCom) |
Total students: 6,986 Students placed: 1,271 |
INR 15.5 LPA |
Note: In the absence of MA-specific placements data, the above-mentioned data is gathered from sources other than the official website, i.e., NIRF.
Delhi University students will get access to NotebookLM, an AI-powered study assistant, to assist with coursework and research. Google Cloud will also conduct student hackathons, and it will assist early-stage startups. These initiatives by Delhi University and Google Cloud will further assist faculty training, outreach, and credit-based programs.
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