Training Department
Every student joining a course in engineering has an ambition to get a plum job in a reputable company in order to make a successful career.
On the other hand the employers represented by a well-known body hold a different view about students coming out of the Engineering colleges in India.
Training Department has therefore to deal with two challenging issues.
1. The dream of students, hailing from vastly different academic backgrounds and capabilities, who may not even be aware of the yardsticks used by the potential employers for eliminating whom they consider unsuitable and
2. The policy of almost all the employers, especially of IT sector, to accept only those fresh graduates, who fulfill their selection criteria and are "Industry-ready".
With the growth of IT sector, job opportunities had increased many folds, but the requirement of skills to be possessed by a student became more demanding too.
With better pay packets, as compared to other sectors, the companies of IT sector offered a dream career to the students but unfortunately the bar had also been raised in so far as the eligibility criteria are concerned by these companies.
Not far behind, are the demands of companies engaged in other sectors.
Thus the reality of the situation has made it obligatory for the Training Department to ensure that the teaching-learning process in the Institute caters to:
1. Acquisition of a good knowledge in the branch of engineering chosen by a student in their respective class rooms,
2. Acquisition of additional IT-related training in the areas like Oracle, .Net and Java, which do not form part of the BPUT curriculum,
3. Acquisition of employer-specific qualifying inputs in Aptitude, Reasoning, Technical etc. from reputed and competent external faculty,
4. Acquisition of additional soft skills comprising good knowledge of English language, excellent communication skills, positive aptitude, leadership qualities, team spirit etc. The students are also given training on Group Discussion Techniques and Personal Interview skills.
5. Making the students really industry-ready by arranging visits to near-by industries and counseling the students about the need for taking summer training at firms of their choice so that they get that much needed blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
Some statistics may reveal the quantum of training given to the students at GIET.
