A Study on the Future of Campus Placements in India Post the Pandemic: An Industrial Perspective

Abstract

Campus placement is considered as an institutional obligation and merit. The ranking of the institutions is based on the number of students placed successfully and the average salary offered. Due to the ongoing conditions the campus recruitment and placement landscape has been altered and has gone through various changes and challenges. There are institutes who have had to regretfully informed students of revoked job offer and are still facing a tough time to get companies onboard for further placements. The paper talks about the recruitment / placement scenario in general for both graduate and post graduates in India based on the primary research work done. Data was collected from 39 companies and analyzed to understand the placement scenario for the students who will undergo the drive in 2021. The paper also tries to understand the recruitment drive pattern for various companies’ whether online will now be routine or are the companies still willing to come to campus for the drive. It analyzes the campus recruitment landscape for future purposes in contrast with the current happenings.