Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 2: Chandigarh University today launched its free-of-cost professional career guidance facility at Jammu as well as Kashmir besides announcing Rs 10 crore academic scholarships on the basis of CU-SAT 2018 for students from J&K.
Under the facility, any Matric, 10+2 or Graduate student can walk-in for getting professional career guidance for which the student would undergo psychometric test based upon which they would be given Career Advisory Report that would help them to choose their field of interest. Click here to watch video
“A team of experts would be available online to counsel the students through career counselling and help them to choose career option and understand the future prospects of the various fields which are available” informed Dr R S Bawa, Vice-Chancellor of the Chandigarh University, while addressing a press conference, here today.
Informing that more than 1700 students from different parts of J&K are currently studying at Chandigarh University, the VC disclosed that 201 students of Engineering, Management and Hotel Management from J&K have managed to get offer letters from top notch MNCs like Microsoft, IBM, Google, Amazon, Wipro, Cognizant, Bank of America and others during campus placements 2017. “There are more than 49 students from the region who have been selected by multiple companies during campus placements.
While launching the All India Scholarship based Entrance Test, CU-SAT-2018 (Chandigarh University Scholarship and Admission Test), VC said, “CU-SAT would be a scholarship based All India Entrance Test for Under-Graduate programs offered by Chandigarh University for 2018 session where students can become eligible for academic scholarships worth Rs 10 crore”.
“The All India Entrance Test would be conducted online in the month of May-June 2018 based upon which scholarships would be offered to more than 800 students across 21 streams and students from any stream after 10+2 aspirants would be eligible to appear for the online entrance examination and Test Centers would be available across 13 States,” he added.
CU-SAT 2018 would offer 100 percent scholarship to first 1 percent toppers of CU-SAT 2018 while the next 2 percent toppers would be given 50 percent scholarship during their course tenure. In addition to above CU-SAT offers guaranteed scholarship of 5 percent for every student who would be securing 60 percent in CU-SAT Entrance Examination.
“Students from J&K stand to reap benefits while studying at Chandigarh University, as good placements have always been top priority which can be established by the fact that more than 490 Multi-Nationals have offered 5132 placements to 2017 passing-out students till date,” Dr Bawa said.
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