Placement & Training Cell

Preparing Engineers for Corporate Excellence

The Training and Placement Department, in association with the Centre for Professional and Organizational Development (CPOD), organized a comprehensive "Campus to Corporate Skills" program for 2024-2025 engineering graduates at PA College of Engineering on October 28, 2024. The event drew 123 students.

The resource person for the day was Ms. Diana Bangera, Associate Lead HR Business Partner at Novigo Solutions. Distinguished attendees included Dr. Ramis M K, Principal, Dr. Sharmila Kumari, Vice Principal, Prof. Mohammad Hussain, Training and Placement Officer, Mohammed Faizal, Head of CPOD, Dr. Asif Hassan, Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, and faculty coordinators.

Ms. Diana, a certified trainer, delivered an engaging presentation focusing on essential corporate skills such as employee engagement, soft skill development, effective communication, interview etiquette, and leadership skills. The program included interactive activities and sessions, providing students with hands-on experience and practical insights.

The event concluded with Ms. Hanan Hameed, Placement Executive, extending a heartfelt vote of thanks. Dr. Sharmila Kumari, Vice Principal, presented Ms. Diana with a memento, acknowledging her valuable contributions to empowering students with corporate- ready skills.

Q spider Campus Recruitment drive at PACE

On October 23, 2024, Q-Spiders conducted a campus placement drive at PACE for engineering students graduating in 2024-2025, with 175 students participating. The pre- placement presentation was led by Ms. Jenifer, the HR Manager at Q-Spiders, while Ms. Isha Sahu from the HR team managed the recruitment process. Key attendees included Dr. Ramis M K (Principal, PACE), Mr. Harikrishnan (Vice Principal, PAFGC), Prof. Mohammed Hussain (TPO), Mohammed Faizal (Head of CPOD), Ms. Hanan Hameed (Placement Executive), and Ms. Sheethal Mohan (Placement Coordinator, PAFGC), along with other faculty coordinators. The event was coordinated by Prof. Divya K.K (Assistant Professor, CSE), Prof. Safa Sanha (Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering), and Prof. Irshad K (Assistant Professor, CMSR). The recruitment process consisted of three rounds: an Aptitude Test, a Group Discussion, and an HR interview, leading to 34 students being shortlisted.

Expert Talk on Project Management & Agile Methodology

On June 13, 2024, the Centre for Professional and Organizational Development (CPOD), PACE, in association with Department of Training and Placement and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering organized a comprehensive program on Project Management & Agile Methodology. The event was held at the Multipurpose Hall, commencing at 11:00 am.

The program was facilitated by Ms. Sheetal, who set a dynamic tone for the proceedings. The event began with an acknowledgement of the unwavering support of the Managing Trustee, Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim, whose guidance has been pivotal in the institution's endeavors.

The keynote speaker, Mr. Piyush Sharma, representing Accenture, shared his extensive experience in project management and proficient utilization of industry- standard PM Tools. He emphasized the significance of streamlining processes and fostering effective collaboration among diverse teams. Mr. Sharma's discourse was supplemented by contributions from esteemed figures, including Principal Dr. Ramis M K, Vice Principal Mrs. Sharmila Kumari, Mr. Mohammed Faizal, Head of CPOD (PACE), and Dr. Hafeez, Associate Professor, CSE Department.

The collective wisdom of the speakers added depth to the discussions, elucidating the pivotal role of project management in organizational success.

The program concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. Mohammed Faizal, Head-CPOD, PACE. This event marked a significant milestone in the institution's efforts to foster professional development and organizational excellence.

FDP on “Technology as an Enabler & Role of Faculty in Achieving the Institutional Goals”

A Faculty Development Program was organized by the Centre for Professional and Organizational Development (CPOD) in association with IIC under the aegis of ISTE on the topic “ Technology as an Enabler & Role of Faculty in Achieving the Institutional Goals” on 16th June 2023 for all the Teaching and Non-Teaching faculties of PACE. The talk was delivered by Mr. Shazil Ahamed, Associate Vice President at Coll Poll with Mr, Nishanth Varshney AVP-Coll Poll as a guest of honor.

The objective was to empower the faculties with the necessary knowledge and strategies to leverage technology effectively in their teaching and contribute to the overall success of the institution. The session also emphasized the importance of aligning technology integration with institutional goals and provided practical insights and strategies for faculty members to effectively leverage technology in their teaching practices.

Dr. Ramis M.K., Principal delivered the concluding remarks. The entire event was successfully organized under the guidance and leadership of TPO Prof. Mohammad Hussain, Mr. Mohammed Faizal, Head-CPOD and Vice Principal Dr. Sharmila Kumari. Ms. Heena Kausar, Training and placement executive delivered the welcome speech and Dr. Maruthi Prashanth, ISTE coordinator proposed the vote of thanks. Ms. Ankitha, Assistant Professor CSE department mastered the ceremony. The expert talk received a positive response from the participants, who expressed their appreciation for the valuable insights and inspiration gained.

PACE Career Talk – Hexaware Technologies

PACE Career Talk is an exclusive program tailored specifically for students who have secured placements in Hexaware Technologies. The program includes an interview conducted by Mohammed Faizal, the Head of CPOD & Corporate Relations. In addition, Moidin Nazim and Muhammed Jaseel were invited to share their interview experience with the students, and the session was recorded and circulated among peer groups and junior students to provide them with valuable insights into the placement rounds.)

The Next Step 2 Live Webinar Wednesday 2nd November 2022, 2.30pm - 3.30pm

To promote dream job opportunities among the students, Centre for Professional and Organization Development (CPOD) organized THE NEXT STEP 2 webinar for the students of Computer Science Engineering in the PACE campus multi purpose hall on 2nd November 2022 .

Students who would like to enhance their technical proficiency to try their hands on the fortune 100’s was invited to this event more than 60 students joined the program.

The event was felicitated by Dr Surfaraz J Hashim – Principal (PAFGC) ,who highlighted the importance of achieving a job in big corporations and shared the importance of learning from the industries for their career achievement.

Dr Surfaraz J Hashim invited the guest speaker Mr Mehul Haran – Senior Software Engineer (Microsoft) , Who has a decade experience working with the companies like Samsung, Amazon and Microsoft.

The speaker shared a lot of insight on enhancing technical skills and tips to prepare for the various selection process. Students put forward number of questions which showcased their interest. The speaker addressed all the questions to bring a better understanding on the process and motivated the students to look forward for a career in the product based companies.

The session was concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr Faizal - Head (CPOD)

FDP on “INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY FOR OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION”

The Faculty Development Program on “INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY FOR OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION” was rolled out by Center for Professional and Organization development in association with Training and Placement Department was conducted for Teaching and Non teaching faculties. More than 50 participants took part in the program.

The Resource Person Dr. Abdul Khader A. A, former Principal of Govt. Polytechnic College have involved in successfully imparting FDP for over 25 years.

Principal Dr. Ramis M. K. along with HOD's of various department participated in the Program. Mr. Faizal (Head - CPOD) facilitated the program. Principal shared the highlights and importance of the program and welcomed the resource person.

The program shared insight on various areas the faculties can focus to psychologically tackle the current challenges that has taken place among the learner’s community post pandemic and significance of using hybrid learning pedagogy to influence better teaching learning relationship. The program was very essential to enhance the teaching deliverables on par with National Education Policy.

Webinar on “The Next Step”

To promote higher education among the students and focusing international job opportunities Centre for Professional and Organization Development (CPOD) organized a webinar on “THE NEXT STEP” for the students of Computer Science Engineering in PACE campus at multi-purpose hall on 21st June, 2022.

Students who would like to pursue higher education abroad was invited to this event. More than 80 students gathered for the event. The event was felicitated by the Principal Dr. Ramis M. K. He motivated the students to look forward for higher education opportunities abroad to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Principal invited the guest speaker Mr. Prithvi Ichangimath, who has completed his Masters from University of Chicago and currently working as Senior Data Engineer with Meta in Seattle. Students put forward a lot of questions which showcased their interest. The speaker addressed the all the questions to bring a better understanding on the process and preparation. The session was concluded with a vote of thanks from Mr. Faizal - Head (CPOD).

WEBINAR on DESIGN THINKING: CONCEPTS AND CAREERS

Exploring the art of practical and creative problems solving through the human centered process of design thinking, is something that is spoken all around and wisely implemented.

The Department of Basic Sciences in association with Centre for Professional and Organization Development (CPOD) and MFIRD, P.A College of Engineering organized a Webinar on 8th January 2022 focusing on Design Thinking Concepts and Careers for the first year students as a part of the curriculum Innovation and Design Thinking.

Dr. G.S. Javed, Technical and Execution Lead- Analog and Mixed Signal, INTEL India was the resource person who briefed the students on how creativity can be applied with logic to make things better at a personal or professional level. There are five basic tools for any design to take place –Empathize with people’s needs, collaborate with others need across disciplines, skill sets and perspectives. After which to include every idea in visible form for Evaluation and finally repeat, iterating and testing solutions. At every level there requires a collaboration and perceptive that turns the most basic thing into a resourceful one.

For students, professionals or any layman, these aspects of creativity would help, that is having a design, brain storming, thought and vision for ideas and research. He also stressed on his life examples emphasizing on how the design thinking process helps in problem solving. The steps to solve any problem is to first Define, then Empathize, Ideate, Prioritize, Build it, Test and Learn where finally you Share it.

He brought in an example of an MRI for children, where designers at General Electric designed an MRI machine for internal scanning of patients for tissue damage, where it didn’t look pleasant to the children and incited fear in them. To which they applied design process and brightened up the room with cartoon characters drawn on the walls and made the room more colorful, their patients who were children felt comfortable and it was easy to approach them. Later he gave another example on how the Government and other sectors worked hand in hand during the Covid Pandemic.

The webinar ended with a question answer session, having over 500 participants actively participate including students and Professors, broaden their thoughts.

Dr. Ramis M. K., Principal, P. A. College of Engineering thanked the guest for bringing it down to a perspective that was easier to comprehend. He also welcomed the people in the industry for interactions ad inputs like these.

Talk on Creativity and Innovation for First Years under CPOD

One Day Session on Creativity and Innovation was conducted on 18th Dec., as a part of the Induction Program, by Mr. Faisal, Head, Center for Professional and Organizational Development (CPOD), PACE. The program was conducted to the First year Students in 2 parts:
a) Learning
b) Outcome of the program.

As a part of the learning, a session was conducted on Creativity and its principles. As engineering students, how creativity can be inculcated in their career and methodology was discussed through an interactive session.

Outcome of the learning’s was assessed by conducting an activity to explore creativity in various forms like creating drawings, designs and other forms of creative arts.

The program was well received by the students through their active participation.  Prof. Majeed HOD, First Year Department and Prof Ismail, HOD, Physics Department assisted in coordination of the program.