Centre for Industry Collaboration – Driving Industry Practice and Placements

NIIT University is dedicated towards forging strong industry linkages as one of its core principles. This ensures that the University is connected with the best organisations and institutions, in India and globally. The Centre for Industry Collaboration (CIC) assists students in their endeavours to enrich their education, careers and lives and make lifelong contributions to society.

The CIC of NIIT University is a centralised body, headed by a full-time placement specialist. To facilitate career development, our placement specialist works with senior faculty coordinators from the University along with student representatives from each domain of Engineering and Management studies.

Our academic programmes are designed to meet the needs of the ever-changing economy. Students are exposed to challenging research-based academics and a host of sports, cultural and organisational activities on its vibrant campus. The presence of world-class research facilities, vigourous institute-industry collaborations, international exchange programmes, interdisciplinary research collaborations and industrial training opportunities help the students of NIIT University to excel and stand out in a competitive professional environment. This has helped our University to be positioned as one of the most preferred Universities in the list of campus placement records among private institutions in India. The CIC helps the students identify and obtain internships, research fellowships, professional and graduate school opportunities that enrich their lives.

For information and queries related to career development, please contact the people below or email to NU-CIC@niituniversity.in

B.Tech 2016 Placements Highlights

*Excluding students who have opted out because of Higher Studies/Entrepreneurship/Research/Ineligibility, etc.

Some organizations where students were placed:

• Cleartax
• IBM
• Amazon
• Cognizant
• Grant Thornton
• Vodafone
• Pay U India
• PwC
• Sapient
• Tech Mahindra
• Shopclues
• Urban Clap
• NIIT Technologies

Faculty Coordinators

The Career Development Council (CDC) at NIIT University facilitates career development of its students. The CDC continues with the philosophy of providing support for all-round development of the students.

Besides finding suitable opportunities for the students, the CDC undertakes Career Development activities to bridge competency gaps with various activities like workshops on interview skills and resume building, mock interviews, group discussions and placement guidance, mentorship by faculty & practising managers from the industry. The CDC also arranges special sessions for functional fields like acquiring specific skills and knowledge, apart from sessions on personality development and career-related skills.

Career Development Council Student Members

The CDC Student Members work closely with the Centre for Industry Collaboration to look after the training and placement activities. The student members are involved in making new collaboration with various industries for both recruitment and non-recruitment related activities. These include actively engaging companies on a regular basis, handling operations during the placement week and acting as a medium for organisations and industry leaders to interact with students through business talks and live corporate projects.

Industry Practice

This industry-oriented approach enables our students to graduate with the skills, knowledge and hands-on experience sought by employers worldwide. What they learn during Industry Practice not only lands them career opportunities – it also equips them with the ability to adapt and grow throughout their careers. At NU, IP is a requirement for B.Tech. Likewise Internship is a requirement for MBA and M.Tech Programmes.

Building Industry Connections – B.Tech

Summer Internship Program (SIP):

• Duration – 8 Weeks, from 1st June to 31st July

Industry Practice (IP):

• Duration – 5½ months (July to December or January to June)
• Industry Practice conducted onsite in the organisation provides students with opportunities to gain experience working in interdisciplinary teams on real-life projects. The 7th and 8th semesters of the B.Tech programme are known as the 'Industry Practice' semesters. Students will undertake IP in one of the two semesters.
• During IP, students are guided by a dedicated faculty mentor and a mentor from the organisation.

Pre Placement Offer (PPO):

• During Industry Practice, students may be offered full-time employment by the organisation, depending on their performance.

Placement Profiles – B.Tech 2016

Industry Practice Profiles – B.Tech 2017

Partners for Placement – B.Tech 2016

Partners for Industry Practice – B. Tech 2017

Partners for Research – B.Tech

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
• Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani
• Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata
• Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad
• Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Delhi
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bengaluru
• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Bengaluru
• CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi
• Sea6Energy, Bengaluru
• TCS Innovations Labs, Bengaluru
• Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Higher Education – B.Tech

• New York University, New York City
• University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA
• Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore
• Carnegie Mellon University, China
• Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, Canada
• Mahidol University, Thailand
• Full Sail University, Florida
• Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
• Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), New Delhi

Corporate Partners for Placements and Internships – M.Tech-GIS

Corporate Partners for Placements and Internships – MBA

Corporate Partners for Work Integrated M.Tech-ET

Picture Gallery

Coca-Cola Off-Campus Recruitment Drive	Acer Campus Recruitment Drive
PayU India Campus Recruitment Drive	Cognizant Campus Recruitment Drive
Indian Army Campus Recruitment Drive	Amazon Campus Recruitment Drive
Czar Securities Inauguration @ NU	HR Conclave - 2014
Microsoft Innovation Centre Launch	TCS Faculty Development Program
Samsung Guest Lecture	TCS Student Development Program
IBM India Campus Recruitment Drive	Girnarsoft Campus Recruitment Drive
PwC Campus Recruitment Drive