Central University of Bihar finishes with a great placement record

PATNA: Central University of Bihar can now boast of some grueling placement record. Out of 25 Students completing MA this year, 18 have got job offers.

“These students, after receiving four semesters’ rigorous training in development studies, are now prepared to work as development professionals and consultants,” said Janak Pandey, the VC of CUB.

Seventeen out of 25 students are currently working with NGOs and donor agencies engaged in developmental work. The remaining one is associated with IIT Patna in research work.

Institutions like Participatory Research In Asia (PRIA), an international centre for learning and promotion of participation and democratic governance; SkillPro, a foundation that focuses on developmental issues; and NGOs namely Society for All Round development (SARD), Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Chetna Vikas and Mithila Gram Vikas Parishad have taken these students for packages ranging between 2.4 lakh and Rs 5.4 lakh.

Arvind Prakash Suraj and Rakesh Kumar Singh are now working with SARD, Atul Kumar with SkillPro in the city itself, while Mamta Kumari is working at Lok Prerna, Deoghar (Jharkhand) and Nupur at city-based branch of PRIA.

Prashant Ranjan has got a job with CARD, Dhantalli (MP) and Rahul Roshan is now working at Punjab State AIDS Control Society, Ludhiana. Pulkesh, who prefers to work in Bihar, has been interviewed by ‘Aide et Action’, an international development organization, recently.

Only those who have plans to study further have not responded to recruitment. Rajan Kumar and Prashant have qualified in prelims for BPSC. Two other students Arvind Prakash Suraj and Shilpi have qualified in entrance examination for MPhil programme at JNU, New Delhi. Mohit Kumar, who has topped in first three semesters, is interested in research and is looking for a suitable institution for research studies.

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