School-wise Career Orientation programs were organized by the Career Advisory & Augmentation School (CAAS) and Training & Placement Department for all the Schools of Technology for the 2020-2024 Batch students.

The aim of the program was to make the students aware of career opportunities and orient them on industry readiness and its prerequisites, thereby making use of their valuable transit time towards successful placements, while participating actively in Placement Training Programs and allied Industry-engagement activities. The focus was on engaging students in Placement Preparedness Training, Internships Placement & Internships, Platform-Based Learning and Assessments.

Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean CAAS highlighted the up-coming campus opportunities for the students, the current industry requirements from the placement point of view and apprised them of the basic level of preparedness required from a very advantageous time as hiring and engagement process starts from the early days of pre-final year itself.

Prof. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS mentioned the technology shift and adaptations happening in the current times. He briefed students about the chain of digital offerings rolled out by KIIT, designed by senior academicians with guidance from Industry Experts.

Prof. Prachet Bhuyan, Dean-T&P threw light on various projects and internship opportunities available and ways to crack them which will be helpful for the upcoming placements, while Prof. Abhishek Ray, Dean-IE briefed the students about the basic functionalities and role of CAAS, T&P, and Industry Engagement wing in helping students choose their interest area wisely by equipping themselves in the right way. Ms. Sujata Acharya, Executive, CAAS proposed the vote of thanks.

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A five-day Workshop on ‘Hands-On Training-cum-Workshop on Cyber Security’ was conducted by CAAS for B.Tech and MCA students. The workshop was strategically planned before the Day One Recruitment Drives to make students ready according to the industry standards and requirements in the field of Cyber Security. The program covered Ethical Hacking, Metasploit using Kali Linux, Digital Forensics and investigation, Machine Learning and Cybersecurity and Bug Bounty.

Speaking at the inaugural session, Dr. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS stated that the pandemic resulted in evolving the digital technologies such as Cloud and Data Science thereby increasing the need for Cyber Security manifold. In view of the rising cyber crimes, the UGC asked universities and their affiliated colleges to create awareness among students to tackle the unforeseen challenges of cybercrime and to strengthen Cyber Security, he added.

Guest speaker, Mr. Sandeep Sengupta explained the necessity of ethical hacking and cyber security. He outlined different wings of cyber security and job opportunities in the field, while touching upon the topics in the workshop. Live demonstrations and Hands-On exercises in different areas were also held for the participants. Trainer Mr. Debraj hand holded the students on areas of Ethical Hacking and Metasploit using Kali Linux. Similarly, trainer Mr. Sanchayan covered the topics, Digital Forensics and investigation, Machine Learning & Cyber-security. Similarly, trainer Mr. Sougata explained the topic of Bug Bounty.

In his vote of thanks, Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean, CAAS said, Cyber security is of utmost importance for the upcoming placement preparations. Around 500 students attended the session along with faculty members of CAAS.

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Student Counseling Cell along with CAAS, KIIT organized a virtual session on “Career Strategies” on 24^th July 2021. Students and faculty members from all the Schools of KIIT-DU participated in large numbers at the workshop. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Kaumudi Goda, Singapore.

Introducing the speaker, Dr. Sucheta Priyabadini, Director, Student Counseling, KIIT-DU mentioned that organizing such workshops was in line with the practice followed by the Counseling Cell of KIIT in providing exposure to the students in domain areas that are relevant to them, by inviting international experts.

Prof. Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, Registrar welcomed the speaker and expressed his gratitude to her for addressing the students of KIIT. He spoke highly of the spectacular achievements of Ms. Goda. He also mentioned the Founder’s inspiration in driving student beneficial academic and non-academic programs in KIIT.

Ms. Kaumudi Goda started the session with a very powerful exercise aimed at exploring one’s interests. She spoke of the Japanese philosophy Ikigai that talks about the perfect spot of happiness, joy, motivation and power. The session was taken forward with interesting concepts such as circle of influence, sense of self-worth, realising things which are in our control, going with Plan B besides Plan A, and career planning and how to project self.

At the end of her presentation, she thanked Dr. Priyabadini for inviting her for being a part of KIIT forum and expressed her happiness in seeing active participation and interaction by such a large number of students.

The students actively participated in the training exercises and posed a number of questions which were addressed by Ms. Goda. Faculty members and students requested her to revisit KIIT for another such session. Prof. A. K. Sar, Prof. Kajal Parashar, Dr. Binita Behera and other faculty members were present.

Ms. Kaumudi Goda is a Consultant and Coach at the “Human Conversation” and Board Member and D&I Director at Data Visualization Society, Singapore. She is an award-winning public speaker, executive coach, trainer, and facilitator. She functions as the Co-Chair for “Key Note,” a non-profit organization focused on bringing diversity to speaking stages across the world. She is also the Chief Operating Officer for Meta Mind Training, a learning and development consulting company based in Singapore.

Prof. Somresh Mishra complimented Ms. Goda on her diverse achievements. Proposing the vote of thanks, Dr. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean CAAS said, the topic holds relevance at this critical juncture, especially in the context of the pandemic. Ms. Goda with her inspiring presentation laced with anecdotes, highlighted the essence of spreading the movement of positivity for an inclusive future and individual growth which could be realized through collective intelligence and reverse engineering, integrating one’s family and friends. The enthusiastic participation of students made the session wonderful, he said. On behalf of KIIT, he conveyed heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Goda for her address and requested her for conducting more such sessions for the students on a larger platform.

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Career Advisory & Augmentation School (CAAS) and T&P, KIIT-DU organized a webinar on YouTube platform on “Road Map to GATE” for 2022 and 2023 graduating students of School of Technology, KIIT-DU. The objective of the webinar was to educate students about GATE and its importance for Engineers as it is the gateway to higher studies and PSU jobs. It made the students aware of GATE/ESE Examination contents, question pattern and level along with other benefits of GATE/ESE and preparation strategies.

The subject matter expert, Mr. Rakesh Talreja, AIR 9th@GATE, an M.Tech from IISc Bangalore with 10+ years of teaching experience, discussed everything threadbare. In his talk to the students, he gave informative tips on GATE preparation, marks distribution, statistics, results and explained how to execute one’s strategy. More than 500 students registered for the Webinar.

The Gate initiative has been taken forward under the mentorship of Prof. J. R. Mohanty, Registrar, KIIT-DU; Prof. Saranjit Singh, Prof. Samaresh Mishra, Prof. Arun Ray, Prof. Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Prof. Chinmoy Panigrahi and Prof. B. Mohapatra. Dr. Suman Bhattacharya, Director-CAAS, Dr. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean-CAAS, faculty members of CAAS and Prof. Deepak Raut, Program Coordinator were among other dignitaries present.

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A webinar titled “Road to IIM @ MBA” was organized by Career Advisory & Augmentation School, KIIT-DU. The main motto of the webinar was to sensitize  the B. Tech and BBA students about CAT Preparation Courses for pursuing MBA as a higher study in various IIMs.  The webinar provided students the basic understanding of the career after MBA, CAT/GMAT Preparation and their qualifying details, etc. It also gave a brief snapshot on CAT 2019 and 2020 and insights to develop good logical skills along with reasoning and calculation abilities.

The welcome address was given by Dean CAAS, Dr. Priyadarshi Biswal, while the context was set by Director CAAS, Dr. Suman Bhattacharya. The session commenced with the detailed presentation by the distinguished speaker, Mr. Samrat Biplab Ray, a veteran management educator of national repute, who has been training students for more than 15 years. He shared his wisdom with the aspirants on empowering oneself towards achieving a great career in management. Prof. Dipak Raut coordinated the session and offered words of thanks.

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School-wise career orientation programs were organized over two days by the Career Advisory & Augmentation School (CAAS) and Training & Placement Dept., KIIT Deemed to be University for all the Schools of Technology for the 2020-2024 Batch students.

The motto of the program was to orient and equip the students on industry readiness and its prerequisites, thereby making use of their valuable transit time before entry into 3^rd semester. The program helped students understand and focus on the Bucketization Pattern; viz., Higher Studies, Job Programs, Competitive Examinations, Start Ups/Entrepreneurships, Soft Skills, etc., which is initiated to align the students with Platform-Based Learning and Assessment from the very beginning of the career journey. Experts across different verticals presented the road map against each bucket clarifying the journey from campus to corporate.

Setting the context, Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean, CAAS welcomed everyone and highlighted the on-campus opportunities including the complete career roadmap designed for meeting the aspirations of KIITians and apprised them of the basic level of preparedness required for Industry Internships/Capstone Projects/Employability Enhancement with GATE, IES, etc. from a very opportune time as hiring and engagement process starts from the early days of pre-final year itself. 

In his address, Prof. Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, Registrar, KIIT-DU briefed the students about the basic functionalities and role of CAAS, T&P, Industry Engagement and Corporate Relation wings in helping students choose their interest area wisely by equipping themselves in the right way.  He urged the students to elevate their level of performance and preparedness to meet the expectations of corporates, research houses, etc., while highlighting the coveted accomplishments of the University and the vision and farsightedness of Founder, Prof. Achyuta Samanta.

Mr. Gaurav from MyPerfectice, presented the in-house LMS, i.e Myperfectice Platform with its semester-wise interventions, assessments and e-learning details. Prof. Prachet Bhuyan, Dean T&P threw light on various capstone Projects and Internship Opportunities available and ways to crack them along with the parameters required for the same.

Prof. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS mentioned the technology shift and adaptation happening in the current times. He briefed students about the chain of digital offerings rolled out by KIIT, envisioned and designed by senior academicians with guidance from Industry Experts. Prof. Abhishek Ray, Dean IE addressed the multiple queries of the students on career, competencies, projects etc. giving insightful details of the journey from campus to corporate and offered  vote of thanks. Senior professors and tutor-mentors in good numbers participated in the program.

The two-day session was organized in four phases aimed at facilitating multiple career opportunities, besides Employability Training offered by CAAS with specific roadmaps to achieve career goals with specialized interventions through different digital and social platforms.

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An Orientation Session on Summer Training Programs was organized by Career Advisory & Augmentation School, KIIT-DU for the students of KIIT Schools of Technology on 13^th May 2021. The motto of the program was to intimate and acclimatize students about various Summer Training Programs on industry-focused niche technical courses and competencies in trend. The program being facilitated by Training Placement & CAAS during the Summer 2021 will help the students augment their level of industry-readiness for the upcoming on campus recruitment opportunities.

Speaking at the Orientation Session, Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean, CAAS emphasized the pre-requisites of industry during the ongoing virtual hiring process. Dr. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS enlightened the students with the technology shift and adaptation happening in the current times. Prof. Saranjit Singh, Director IE & Placements apprised the students of the current industry scenario and focused on the need of getting skilled up and equipped with proper hands-on experience in order to compete for the high-end jobs and internships. Prof. Prachet Bhuyan, Dean T&P and Prof. Abhisekh Ray Dean IE addressed the students on top-notch corporates which have been recruiting on new-age technologies.

CAAS subject matter experts along with industry SMEs guided the students in choosing the right courses with respect to their inclinations and preparedness. Dr. Deepak Raut, Professor in-charge, Summer Training proposed the vote of thanks and Ms. Sujata Acharya, Executive CAAS, coordinated the program.

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A Webinar on ‘UPSC Civil Services (IAS/IPS) Preparation’ was organized by Career Advisory & Augmentation School, KIIT Deemed to be University for the students of KIIT School of Language and KIIT School of Commerce & Economics. Mr. Parampreet Singh, a renowned and veteran faculty, author, and expert in the field of History and Indian Economy, outlined the objective methods of inclination based preparation and choice of subjects. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Yadav, an expert faculty in Current Affairs & IR presented a customized roadmap.  

Dr. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS set the context of the webinar, while Dr. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean delivered the welcome address. The webinar was intended to make the aspirants aware how UPSC selects candidates for both the civil services. Moreover, students crack the UPSC exam because of the practical pedagogical methods they experience in their academic years. This provides them with a better analytical aptitude as compared to other students.

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A Workshop-cum-Webinar on ‘Cyber Security’ was organized by KIIT Career Advisory & Augmentation School for B. Tech and MCA students. It also covered Ethical Hacking / Bug Bounty. Speaking at the webinar, Mr. Sandeep Sengupta explained the necessity of ethical hacking and cyber security. He outlined different wings of cyber security and job opportunities in the field, while touching upon the topics in the workshop. Live demonstrations and hands on exercises in different areas were also held for the participants.  

He congratulated Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS for his consistent support and encouragement for the growth of quality technical education across the nation and commended the students community for adopting new technologies and learning for a better tomorrow. Mr. Sengupta has over two decades of experience in Information/Cyber Security in India and abroad. He is a Regional Committee Member at NASSCOM and associated with the West Bengal Government Cyber Security – Centre of Excellence.

Earlier, setting the context of the webinar, Dr. Suman Bhattacharya, Director, CAAS stated that the pandemic has resulted in evolving the online market and an increasing need for cyber security. In view of the rising cyber crime, the UGC has asked universities and their affiliated colleges to create awareness among students to tackle the unforeseen challenges of cybercrime and to strengthen Cyber Security, he added.

Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean, CAAS convened the meeting. Cyber security is of utmost importance for the upcoming placement preparedness, he said, proposing the vote of thanks. 

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KIIT Career Advisory & Augmentation School (CAAS) conducted a webinar on Consulting as a career in corporates  for Engineering graduates. All the Big Fours have visited KIIT for Campus Placements, including the KIIT Fintech Lab @ High Radius Corporation. They  have all acknowledged the exemplary interest and outstanding performances of KIITians in both internships and jobs in the consulting sector.

The motto of the program was to make the students understand and focus while preparing themselves with proper readiness in sync with the needs and requirements of the Consulting Sector.

Prof. Priyadarshi Biswal, Dean-CAAS set the context of the webinar, while the convener Prof. Saranjit Singh, Director, IE informed students that since there is a growing demand for Career in Consulting, students must align themselves with the opportunities. He explained the hiring process of the Big Four along with guiding students on the process of applying, policies, rules and how to prepare themselves to fit into the requirements.

Prof. Suman Bhattacharya, Director-CAAS highlighted the transformative impact of the career opportunities in the Consulting vertical & made students aware about the changed hiring process in the current scenario. He also mentioned that since the University has tied up with one of the leading Fintech companies,  HRC, students must make the best of the opportunity.

Prof. Prachet Bhuyan, Dean T&P projected the types of jobs available for core domain areas in Consulting Platform during the question answer session. Prof. Abhishek Ray, Dean IE formally ended the session. 

Ms. Sujata Acharya, Executive CAAS also spoke at the webinar, which was spread across two sessions in one day involving all the students of the 2022 Graduating Batch.

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