Placement Boot camp:

The Training and Placement department and EduMinerva, the career counselling society of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi, organised a 5-day Placement Bootcamp from 24th April 2023 to 29th April 2023. This bootcamp aimed to equip the third-year students with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the upcoming placement season. More than 150 students have been participated in this event. 

In addition to attending diverse Speaker Sessions, taking Aptitude & Coding Assessments, and participating in Mock Interviews, students were given the opportunity to interact with their seniors who had secured placements in prestigious companies. This interaction allowed the students to uncover the secret strategies employed by their seniors.

The detailed timeline for the bootcamp:

  • Day 1 (24/04/23) – Session on Career in Data Science by Mr. Ankush Singla, Co-Founder & CEO, Ninjas followed by a Senior Talk. 
  • Day 2 (25/04/23) – Placement Aptitude Quiz based on the questions asked in various company’s written test rounds. 
  • Day 3 (26/04/23)- Session on Resume Building & Interview Etiquette by an Industrial expert followed by a Senior Talk. 
  • Day 4(28/04/23) – Mock Interviews & Resume Screening by Alumni. 
  • Day 5 (29/04/23)- Session on a Complete Roadmap to DSA by Mr. Lakshya Singh from Coding Blocks followed by a Senior Talk.

Informative sessions were conducted by seniors who had secured placements in renowned companies like TCS, Amazon, ZS Associates, Nagarro, Thoughtworks, Publicis Sapient, Accenture, TCIL, and more.

The major highlights of the event featured industry experts from Coding Ninjas and Coding Blocks, who provided guidance and mentorship to the students. Through activities such as aptitude quizzes, a session on Resume Building & Interview Etiquette conducted by an industry expert, resume screenings, and mock interviews, the students were fully equipped to confidently excel in their upcoming placement opportunities.  At the conclusion of the event, the selection committee identified the top performers as Saiyam Arora, Aditya, Abhay Tiwari, Srishti Singhal, and Aryan Tiwari.  All the top performers and participants were rewarded with exciting prizes and awarded certificates as a token of recognition.

Day 1

A session about “Career in Data Science” would be held by the CEO and Co-founder of Coding Ninjas Mr. Ankush Singla. The session started by introducing the field of data science and highlighting its importance in various industries. To help the audience better understand the field, he covered the following: – 

  • Real-world examples of data science projects and their impact on businesses and industries. 
  • Challenges that data scientists often face and how to overcome them.
  • Some tips for those interested in pursuing career in this domain.

This was being followed by an Informative Talk by Seniors placed at companies like S&P Global, Amazon and Yamaha.

Day 2

A Placement Aptitude Quiz was conducted on the second day which was based on questions asked in real job interviews. It was a 90 minutes MCQ based test consisting of actual questions asked in the company’s written test rounds.

Day 3

A session on Resume Building and Interview Etiquettes was held on day 3 by Minakshi Bansal, an alumni of Shri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC) who is a certified corporate trainer. She is empaneled with National Career Service (NCS), Ministry of Labor and Employment as a Career Counsellor and Vocational Guidance Expert. In the session, 

  • Some common mistakes were discussed that people make while creating a resume. 
  • The etiquettes that one should follow while applying for a job was taught in the session.

This informative session was followed by Senior Talk, another interactive catchup where our seniors placed at ZS Associates and Thoughtworks will walk us through the recruitment process and their personal experience.

 

 

Day 4

Mock Interviews for placements and Resume Screening were done on the fourth day by our college alumni placed at colossal companies who provided feedback and improvements in student’s resume and interview performances.

Day 5

On day 5 of the placement bootcamp, we have:-

A session scheduled on “Complete Roadmap to DSA” which was given by a professional speaker from Coding Blocks Mr. Lakshya Singh. The session covered the following:- 

  • Discuss about different types of data structures and their implementation in various programming languages. 
  • Cover the most commonly used algorithms, such as sorting, searching, and graph algorithms.
  • Tips on how to prepare for coding interviews that typically require a good understanding of data structures and algorithms. 

After the session, An interactive session was scheduled with seniors from comapnies such as TCS, Nagarro, Accenture, TCIL, Publicis Sapient and Eduvoice.

Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony for the Placement Bootcamp was conducted on 4th May 2023, Thursday in Auditorium, wherein the announcement of the top performers and felicitated by Principal Sir, Prof. Dharmender Saini and certificates to all the participants were distributed.