The students in YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad have been offered the highest package of Rs 27 lakh till now in 2017, which is significantly higher as compared to Rs 20 lakh for the last year.
Four students from YMCA University bagged a package of Rs.27 lakh in the November placement drive by Amazon, multinational electronic commerce and cloud computing company.
The students of B.Tech – Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), IT and Master of Computer Applications (MCA) were selected during a placement drive by Amazon. Those selected include Jatin Bansal and Samiksha Bansal of IT, Deepti Garg of Computer Engineering and Sahil of MCA (Master of Computer Applications).
YMCA has now emerged as the latest hub for leading recruiters like Daikin Air-Conditioning, Danfoss, Hitachi Consulting, HCl, TCS and Samsung and Maruti Suzuki.
Expressing happiness over the placement record, Vice Chancellor Prof Dinesh Kumar said that YMCA students have proved themselves in all spheres with great placement records during this session also.
To improve our rate of placement, we conduct soft skill workshops and mock interviews. Tech talks are also organised,” said Prof. lakhwinder Singh, who is the Training and Placements Officer of the University.
Though companies from multiple sectors have recruited students of YMCA but engineering students remained their first choice, he said.
The University has registered the highest percentage of placements this year as 187 students are already placed who are going to pass out in June 2018, and the highest package has been increased from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 27 lakh per annum. The average package offered in 2016-17 is Rs 4.67 lakh per annum while in 2015-16 it was Rs 3.74 lakh per annum, added he.