The Comptroller and Auditor General report has raised serious concerns over the Placement Cell of the University of Jammu as it has not been able to facilitate employment for majority of students studying in the varsity.
As per NAAC Manual, student placement is one of the yardsticks for ranking an HEI.
According to ’Quality Mandate for Higher Education Institutions in India’ issued by UGC, an HEI should fulfill expectations of industry and prepare employable and skilled graduates.
For facilitating placements and summer internship for the students, a Placement Cell
(PC) headed by Dean Student Placements was in place in the Jammu University since 2009. As per the CAG report, records showed that the cell had not followed any process/ calendar for placement activities.
“Audit further observed that none of the students enrolled in general courses offered by the University had secured placements and the placement activity was restricted to a few select departments. Out of over 1,000 students enrolled in professional departments such as MBA (International Business), MBA (Hospitality and Tourism) and MCA programme, only 224 had got placed during 2017-22” the CAG report stated.
The CAG report further stated “Dean Student’s Placement stated (February 2023) that placement being an industry driven process, it was difficult to develop a structured calendar for placement activities and that majority of corporate placements was in respect of professional departments.
Registrar, added in November 2023) that students enrolled in general courses usually opt for higher studies or prefer the Government sector as such placements in such courses is always less.