Rani Birla Girls' College organises Career Fair, Placement Drive UDAAN '24 to empower students

Focusing on making students employment-ready after graduation, Rani Birla Girl's College on Thursday, January 11 hosted Udaan '24, a career fair at the college campus jointly with several other colleges in the city. This career fair provided students with training to upskill themselves and secure a job after completing their higher education.

The colleges that participated in the career fair included Sammilani Mahavidyalaya, Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya, Vidyasagar College for Women, Vivekananda College for Women and Dumdum Motijheel Rabindra Mahavidyalaya.

The event witnessed the presence of Sashwati Mukhopadhyay, Additional Director of Employment from the Labour Department of West Bengal Government as Chief Guest along with Dr Manishankar Roy, Principal of Sir Gurudas Mahavidyalaya.

"In the current scenario, only educating students is not enough. It is our responsibility to make them future-ready. Hence, through several programmes we provide them training to make them employment ready. This career fair is one such initiative," said Dr Srabanti Bhattacharya, Principal of Rani Birla Girls' College.

"Many students don't think about the career they would be pursuing after completing graduation. Through this fair, we are trying to make students understand the importance of choosing a career for themselves," she added.

Several firms attended the career fair and engaged with the students to make them aware of the career opportunities before them and the skills they require to fit into those job profiles.

"It is an enriching experience for the students. They are getting to know about the new career opportunities and the different skillset required for different jobs. They are also being made aware of the trainings available for them to attain those skills," said Dr Sarmila Paul, a teacher of the college and one of the main organisers of the fair.

Not only career awareness, a special placement drive was also organised at the college during the day, witnessing participation of the students from all the participating colleges.

"We have invited a few organisation for this placement drive. Students are participating in the interview process of these companies and ones who are selected will be made job offers," said Sarmila.

"Students securing a job through the interview process will have a job at hand. Others will gain a lot of experience which will build their confidence when they appear for recruitment interviews at other places," she added.

A lot of enthusiasm was witnessed among the students participating in the career fair and placement drive. While some could be seen gathering up at different stalls for various upskilling opportunities, others could be seen facing the interview boards of different companies with confidence.