As many as 609 students have been shortlisted at a job fair organised by the Haryana State Board of Technical Education (HSBTE) in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry for polytechnic students (2017 pass-outs) of six districts, namely, Ambala, Panchkula, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Yamunanagar.
More than 1,100 students from different streams such as mechanical engineering, automobile engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, plastic technology, finance accounting and auditing, instrumentation and control from 53 polytechnics participated in this job fair held at Government Polytechnic, Ambala, said an official spokesman. He said that the highest package of `3.5 lakh was offered by Investors Clinic Infratech Private limited. As many as 34 multinational and national companies participated in the placement drive. These companies included Mahindra and Mahindra, Policy Bazaar, Tech Mahindra limited, Varroc Polymers Private limited, IKYA, Webhitters, Sub Infra, Akshans, Space Consult, Dengno Graph, Arora Architects, Fast Arch, S Jindal and Asso, live Satyam Group among others.
The spokesman said that the candidates who attended the placement drive were enthusiastic about the employment opportunities made available to them at one location and appreciated the efforts of HSBTE.
The job placement drive was also organised at Government Polytechnic, Sampla, Government Polytechnic, Bhiwani and CRP Rohtak, wherein final year students from various polytechnics participated and many got selected, added he.