Christ University Placement Blog

Placements in the Food Service and Hospitality Industry Established in 1991, the Department of Hotel Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) has been offering an AICTE accredited 4-Year Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM) Programme and providing the best professional and quality manpower to the hospitality and service industry since the last three decades. The BHM programme has been consistently ranked amongst the top five private hotel management institutes in the country. The BHM programme offered at CHRIST, helps the students to develop industry skills and management acumen as the syllabus is also designed to mould them as management professionals. To meet the ever changing and constantly evolving needs of the hospitality industry, the department has included career oriented topics like digital marketing, neuro marketing, Imagineering to name a few which will help the students to keep abreast with the latest trends in the industry. Students have to undergo a mandatory sum

Recruitment in the Development Sector Job opportunities in the development sector have evolved from ‘just grass root NGOs’ to a variety of categories ranging from international NGOs, social foundations, Corporate Social Responsibility/Corporate foundations, social enterprises, social consulting organisations, funders, ecosystem creators and research organizations etc. Christ (Deemed to be University) offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sociology, Social Work, Economics and Psychology for students to pursue a career in the Social Sector. More than the academic qualification, it is a passion to work and contribute to meaningful changes in the society that recruiters look for while hiring in the development sector. Unlike the Corporate space, an emotional connect with the stake holders is a driving force for a successful career while working amongst the community. Over the last decade, the social sector has witnessed a paradigm shift. The sector is now much mor

Recruitment by Top Pharma Companies India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally. Indian pharmaceutical sector industry supplies over 50 percent of global demand for various vaccines, 40 percent of generic demand in the United States and 25 percent of all med i cine in United Kingdom. Indian pharmaceutical sector is expected to grow to US$ 100 billion, and medical device market is expected to grow to US$ 25 bi l lion by 2025. Pharmaceuticals exports from India stood at US$ 19.14 billion in Fiscal Year 2019 and US$ 13.69 billion in Fiscal Year 2020. Pharmaceutical e x ports include bulk drugs, intermediates, drug formulations, biologicals, ayush & herbal products and surgicals. The Department of Chemistry, Christ (Deemed to be University) students have an excellent placement record over the years, and 2019-20 is no different.   With a placement percentage of over ninety, Christ (Deemed to be University) offers one of the best placement opportunities for MSc Chemistr

P lacements in IT sector The Department of Computer Science at Christ (Deemed to be University) and the Placement Office has facilitated some of the best placement opportunities for students in the Information Technology (IT) sector. This year has been no different as we had some of the top Information Technology firms visiting the campus to recruit some of the exceptional talents from the existing pool of students. Fortune 500 firms like Walmart, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Amazon and top Information Technology firms like Wipro, Accenture, Dell, Cognizant, Infosys, DE Shaw are a part of the distinguished list. The top packages offered were in the range of Rs 5.00 lakhs to Rs 9.50 lakhs, Cost To Company (CTC). The Department of Computer Science, by incorporating a mix of industry internships and a course curriculum with latest technical skills like Java, C, C++, Python, R and subjects like Data Structures and Design, Analysis of Algorithms ensure that the students are a notch above the oth

Hiring for Sales and Marketing Profiles Sales and Marketing profession is growing faster than the average for all other occupations. Marketing and promotional campaigns are essential to every company, regardless of industry, as organizations seek to grow and maintain their market share. Marketing jobs are available at all kinds of organizations — large firms, startups, small businesses, and non-profits as well. Some of the Major recruiters at Christ (Deemed to be University) for Marketing and Sales profiles include Godrej & Boyce, JLL, ICICI Bank, Zoho Corp, Byju’s, MyGate, Zomato, Impelsys, Great Learning, Kristal AI, Intellipaat, The Media Ant, Address Advisors, MuSigma, Zolo Stays, Times Internet and Deltax. The Cost To Company (CTC) range is from Rs 3 Lakhs to 7 Lakhs per annum. The job profiles offered are in the areas of Digital / Content Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketer, Product / Event or Brand Marketing, Business Development &

  Highest Packages and Top Recruiters The placement record at Christ (Deemed to be University) is something to be coveted, both in terms of highest packages offered and also top recruiters, mainly from the Big Four consisting of KPMG, Ernst Young, Deloitte and PriceWater Cooper (PwC) who make a big number of offers. The following statistics serve to authenticate the same.   There are over 60 companies which have offered a minimum CTC (Cost to Company) of Rs 5 Lakhs per annum, going up to Rs 13 Lakhs per annum. The best package offered was Rs 13.12 Lakhs by Sailax AI for students from the MBA and MA in Media and Communication Studies Programmes. We have had 14 companies that have offered a minimum of Rs 10 Lakhs Cost To Company(CTC) per annum, and at least 23 companies which have offered packages in the bracket of Rs 6 Lakhs to Rs 9.5 Lakhs CTC per annum. Some of the organizations that have paid high packages are as follows - Sailax AI, Moneytap, ITC Foods, Practo, MTR, Chaipoint,

Employability Enhancement Skills and Digital Literacy One of the major concerns of most of the organizations conducting campus recruitments in India is that the students lack necessary skill sets and knowledge level essentially required for good placement. The knowledge of  changing environment and emerging economy  as well as a fairer picture of the requirements of the companies for various job profiles is the key.This is majorly because of the lack of skill development training. Therefore, employability training plays a major role in shaping up career goals of students as it enhances their employability skills and helps in transition from academics to industry. The Center for Placements and Career Guidance, Christ (Deemed to be University) conducted soft skills placement training session for the final year PG and UG students who had registered for placements. The objective of this session was to help students get an insight into various processes that happen during a campus place

Campus Placements for Technical Writing Profile Christ (Deemed to be University) has always attracted the best companies for campus hiring. Placement season 2019-20, has been no different and witnessed some of the Fortune 500 technology firms like Accenture, DELL India, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to name a few, hiring for the Technical Writing Profiles from different Programmes like MA Media and Communication Studies, MA English Literature and Master in Computer Application (MCA).   Top packages in the range of Rs.6.00 lacs to Rs.7.14 lacs Cost To Company (CTC) were offered to the recruited students. Christ (Deemed to be University) nurtures the students for best placement opportunities through different soft skills training programmes conducted by industry experts. Summer and Winter internships help them get a first-hand exposure to the working of the industry. In addition to this, open elective courses add value to the education that students imbibe

Campus hiring for Actuarial Science Actuarial Science applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance and finance based industries. The Master of Science in Actuarial Science programme is dedicated towards dealing with real-world scenarios and application of the analytical process, thereby helping students to prepare for Actuarial exams conducted by Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) or The Inst i tute and Faculty of Actuaries   (IFoA) in order to become a qualified actuary. The Master of Science in Actuarial Science programme offered by Christ (Deemed to be University) has had an excellent placement season during 2019-20. The Master of Science in Actuarial Science programme covers key areas in global business with in-depth coverage of Risk Management opening a plethora of opportunities in the insurance and global investment sectors with the help of reputed faculty members who have immense experience in this indu s try. Along with our regular recruiter

Big Four Hiring The Big Four have been part of the placement process at Christ (Deemed to be University) campus for many years now. The Big Four have recruited over a thousand students both from the UG and PG programs over the years, as the talent pool available at Christ (Deemed to be University) is amongst the best in the country. The Big Four refers to the four largest professional services companies consisting of Deloitte ,  Ernst & Young (EY),  KPMG , and  PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The majority of the publicly traded companies are audited by the Big Four auditing and accounting firms. In India, These Big Fours operate through a network of affiliates. A total of 479 companies listed in NSE are audited between them. In order to reduce the risk of exposure to audit these Big Fours offer variety of other services like tax advisory, risk advisory, financial advisory, consulting services and actuary services. Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY),  PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC