B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology

(Affiliated to MAKAUT, WB and Approved by AICTE)

137,V.I.P. Road, Poddar Vihar, Kolkata-700052

Training, Placement &

Career Guidance

Academic Year 2019-2020

Foreword

BPPIMT ensures that its students get enough guidance

to get a job of their choice. The Institute has an

independent Training, Placement & Career Guidance

Cell which constantly interacts with leading recruiters in

the corporate world and guides students through their

career planning. The Training and Placement Cell

services include career exploration, work readiness,

career planning, career counseling, skill development,

identification of employment opportunities, job

placement and on-going support. Rigorous training and

counseling is undertaken regularly to hone on the skills

of budding talent and give them the confidence to face

the challenges of a corporate world. Imparting

theoretical knowledge, developing analytical skills,

strengthening communication skills, instilling problem

solving and team-work abilities through case studies,

research work, presentations etc., are few additional

responsibilities of this cell.

Training, Placement &

Career Guidance Committee

Mr. Subhasis Mallick, Asst. Prof., CSE (Coordinator)

Mr. Suvadeep Bhattacharjee, Asst. Prof., CSE (Member)

Mr. Balaram Ghosal, Asst. Prof., IT (Member)

Ms. Rashmita Mishra, Asst. Prof., ECE (Member)

Ms. Susmita Dey, Asst. Prof., EE (Member)

Ms. Inadyuti Dutt, Asst. Prof., MCA (Member)

Ms. Debjani Chakraborty, Asst. Prof., Bas. Sc. & Hu. (Member)

Mr. Debasish Bakshi, Training & Placement Officer (Member)

Mr. Rajarshi Bhandari, Training & Placement Executive (Member)

Facilities

• Auditorium with a capacity of min. 400 seats for corporate

presentations or PPT.

• Audio visual aids such as LCDs, OHPs, VCRs, and TVs etc. for

presentations are provided.

• Adequate rooms to conduct written test for min. 500 students

at one go.

• Networked Computer Labs with high speed internet connectivity

to conduct online test for 400 students at one go with adequate

systems in buffer. Dedicated support team for Network &

Systems administration.

• 2 Dedicated rooms with presentation aids for conducting group

discussions.

• Seminar hall of 200 capacity for result declaration or student

interaction.

• Separate interview panel rooms with all required facilities.

• Waiting hall for students.

• Control room for recruiters with required systems and

Wifi connectivity.

• Server control room with sufficient IT infrastructure.

• 24/7 Power backup.

• Hospitality and other logistic support for corporate.

In-house Training &

Career Guidance

• Career Guidance and Placement Orientation Session in

1st Year 1st Semester and 3rd Year 5th Semester.

• Self Assessment of 3rd year students.

• Quantitative/Analytical/Verbal/Non Verbal Aptitude Training

Session from 2nd Year till 7th Semester.

• Effective Communication and Behaviourial skills development

session from 2nd year till 3rd year 6th semester

• Programming Foundation & Coding skills development session

from 2nd year till 3rd year 6th semester

• Technical Workshop (Python/Data Science/R Programming etc.)

towards secondary skills development during final year.

• Mock Interview (Technical & HR) session in 6th Semester.

• Resume building and Document Verification exercise in 6th

Semester.

External Training &

Career Guidance Activities

• Diagnostic Assessment Test during 6th and 7th Semester

by 3rd party skill assessor of national repute.

• Soft Skills Development Workshop by Industry Partners

(Cognizant, Infosys, IBM etc.)

• Technical Skills Development Workshop/Project work by

Industry Partners like Cognizant, Ericsson, IBM India etc.

• Onsite/offsite paid Internship for final year students (Infosys,

Cognizant, Capgemini, EY, Third Eye, CloudKaptan etc.)

• Industry Interaction and Career Guidance session for 2nd &

3rd year students by Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, IBM etc.

• Industry Visits and Alumni Interaction for 3rd year students at

Cognizant, Tata Power etc.

• Exposure to Hackathon or Coding Challenges hosted by

Industry Partners (#HackwithInfy by Infosys, MasterCode by

Cognizant Et. al.)

• Live Talk Shows with highly successful personalities for

3rd year students.

Esteemed Recruiters

Key Information | 2020 Batch

• 366 Day 1 offers by Infosys, Cognizant and

Capgemini declared on a single day.

• 41 offers with higher package

(CTC Between 5 LPA - 13 LPA)

• Highest Package 13.32 LPA offered to Swagato

Chatterjee and Mohammed Azib from CSE by Nova

Digitech Solutions

• Directi hired 2 students at a package of 12 LPA from

CSE (Mohammed Azib and Swagato Chatterjee)

• Airbus hired one student from ECE at a package of

9.5 LPA (Shirsho Dutt)

• 5 on campus offers from SAP Labs India

• 5 offers from IBM Global Business Services

• 4 on campus offers from Ernst & Young

• 9 offers from Wipro Technologies

• 8 on campus offers from Amazon

• 150 students undertook paid Internship at Infosys,

Mysore and Cognizant, Kolkata

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PLACEMENT PERCENTAGE W.R.T. ALL STUDENTS

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PLACEMENT PERCENTAGE W.R.T. STANDARD ELIGIBILITY

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Placement Stats | Last 3 Academic Years

Standard Eligibility Criteria as

on date is all through 60% in

10th,12th/Diploma & B.Tech (60%

equivalent to 6.75 CGPA) without

any existing backlog.

Some of the activities undertaken Pre

and Post Pandemic

• Industrial visit at Cognizant GTP Facility, Bantala on 8th and 15th

February 2020 for 2021 batch.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning seminar by Mr. Rajat

Mukherjee, Principal Architect, Cognizant.

• Alumni Interaction by Mr. Arindam Chatterjee, Project Manager in

Cognizant Digital Business - AIA and Alumni passed out in 2004

delivered talks under Cognizant Engagement initiatives.

• Virtual Training Session on Cloud Computing conducted by Cognizant

for nominated students from B.Tech and MCA 2021 batch.

• Webinar on Topic: Infosys Group HR Head explains what Infosys

is looking for in campus hires of 2021.

• Webinar Topic: How to Crack the VIRTUAL INTERVIEW by Mr. Sujith

Kumar, AVP & HR Business Leader, Infosys Chennai.

• Webinar Conducted by Tata Power Ltd. (Tata Power Skill Development

Institute)on Salient features of National Power grid and its Management

during emergencies.

• Virtual Session by Cognizant on Safety for Women at Workplaces & at

Cognizant.

• Virtual Session by Cognizant on Expectation from a fresher Post Covid

Scenario for 2021 batch on Saturday, 4th July 2020

• Virtual Technical Skill Development session by Cognizant on Salesforce

and Scope of employment.

Events & Activities

AI & ML

Session by

Mr. Rajat

Mukherjee,

Principal

Architect,

Cognizant.

Alumni Interaction by

Mr. Arindam

Chatterjee, Project

Manager in Cognizant

Digital Business - AIA

and an Alumnus

passed out in 2004

delivered talks under

Cognizant

Engagement initiatives

Events & Activities

Felicitation of Mr.

Avik Chakraborty

from Cognizant

Talent Acquisition

Team (East)

E&Y Team with

Alumni working

with E&Y

and the hired

Students from

2020 Batch

Events & Activities

Student Connect

Session by Mr.

Biswa Bhusan,

Lead – Talent

Acquisition,

Infosys

5 offered students

of Scholar@SAP

along with SAP

Labs India Team at

BPPIMT campus

Events & Activities

Cognizant Student Connect Program

for the offered students of 2020 Batch

Students participated in an Industrial Visit at Cognizant

GTP Facility at Bantala Campus on February 2020

Online Events & Activities Post Pandemic

Virtual

session by

Cognizant on

Expectation

from freshers

Post COVID

era.

Virtual Technical

Session by

Cognizant on

Salesforce

and Scope of

employment for

Fresher's