A career springboard for farm graduates
A. A. MICHAEL RAJ
GOOD TIMES AHEAD: Students look at their appointment orders at a placement mela organised by TNAU in Coimbatore. Photo: S. Siva Saravanan
FUNCTIONING AS a centralised unit for the ten colleges on the seven campuses of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), the Students' Counselling and Placement Cell on the Coimbatore campus is always a busy place.
Among the placement activities are campus interviews, agro industrial visits, maintenance of a graduates' database, monitoring of suitable jobs and poster display of employment opportunities.
At regular intervals, the placement cell arranges special lectures for personality development and entrepreneurial motivation, conducts coaching classes for civil services examinations, and organises programmes on higher education abroad.
From April 2004 to March 2005, the placement cell assisted 482 candidates to obtain jobs in agro industries and other sectors. It organised 69 job interviews, including two job fairs, through the Directorate of Students' Welfare. Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank recruited a total of 25 TNAU graduates.
Campus interviews and job fairs benefit both candidates and recruiters. While the graduates can choose the industries they prefer, the companies can select candidates with the exact set of skills required for the job.
In tune with current trends in employment, farm graduates have begun seeking careers abroad. A database created by the University showed 220 TNAU alumni working or studying abroad.
Faculty members assisting students at the Directorate of Students' Welfare have visited 36 industries in six States and discussed employment opportunities and requirements with the heads of the departments of human resource. There are plans for marketing agricultural human resource and also giving a fillip to business process outsourcing.
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