Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Technology launches placement e-portal

Kolkata: State Education minister Partha Chatterjee launched the placement e-portal of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Technology (Makaut) - makautplacement.com.

Vice-Chancellor of Makaut, Saikat Maitra said: "We are keen to showcase our talented students to the national and international job market thorough this portal. The resume of the students will be extensively visible to potential employers. Our academic curriculum has gone through an immense transformation and reformation lately. This is an effort on our part to appease the quest of various organisations and employers seeking suitable candidates."

The website contains information about a few thousands of skilled and qualified job seeking students from 196 affiliated colleges under Makaut.

Maitra added that in the next phase the portal will have the database of various industries along with their requirements.

"This will enable the students of our affiliated colleges to look for job vacancies and apply accordingly by browsing the web portal. The portal will enhance linkage of academia and industries effectively,' a senior official of Makaut said.

State Education minister Partha Chatterjee at the formal launch said: "Makaut has pioneered a web portal which caters to procuring placement assistance to all the students of its affiliated colleges in engineering, technology, pharmacy, management, architecture and various other professional courses. I hope that the students of the state will be immensely benefitted from this placement portal."

The minister has urged all the affiliated colleges to upload the database of their students in quick time on the portal so that the students reap

the benefits.

According to a Makaut official, this portal will be contain the details of all the students of its affiliated colleges with their academic and experience backgrounds who could be selected for internships and placements by the prospective

employers.

The portal has been developed by the web team of iLead. Chairman of iLead Pradip Chopra was also present.