Campus Placement Cell

Placement and Career Counseling Cell

The objective of the Placement and Career Counseling Cell of DAV College Bathinda is to identify the potential of students, provide them training according to their strengths and weaknesses and groom them for competitively good companies. The Placement and Career Counseling Cell also formulates and organises activities, foundation courses, workshops, seminars, extension lectures, hands on training sessions, in order to equip the students with the requisites of  a globally challenging employment market, thereby preparing them for meeting the expectations of the prospective employer during rigorous placement process.

The committee constituted for the sessions 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 is:

  1. Prof. Meetu S. Wadhwa (Dean)
  2. Prof. Vikas Katia
  3. Dr. Shishpal Jindal
  4. Prof. Rajesh Batra
  5. Prof. Monika Bhatia
  6. Prof. Amit K. Singla
  7. Prof. Atul Singla
  8. Dr. Amar Santosh Singh
  9. Prof. Seema Rani
  10. Dr. Neha Jindal
  11. Dr. Prabhjot Kaur
  12. Prof. Harpreet Kaur Brar
  13. Dr. Amandeep Kaur’
  14. Prof. Hina Bindal
  15. Prof. Ramil Gupta
  16. Dr. Pritpal Singh

Eight Students got Placed in the Placement Drive conducted by Career Counselling and Placement Cell of DAV College Bathinda. (9/4/2024)

Career Counselling and Placement Cell of DAV College Bathinda organised a Placement Drive by “IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals” for the students of B.com, B.Sc. and M.Sc.(Chemistry)Classes.

The Placement drive included three rounds; Pre Placement interaction, followed by written examination. The final round in the process of selection was the personal interview of the candidates with the panel.45 Students set foot in the Interview Session after qualifying the Written Exam.

The participants were motivated by the Dean, Career Counselling and Placement Cell, Prof. Meetu S. Wadhwa and the team members. The students participated wholeheartedly and enthusiastically, and Eight Candidates were selected in the Recruitment Drive.

The Principal of the College Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma extolled the efforts of Dean Career Counselling and Placement Cell Prof. Meetu S. Wadhwa, Coordinators of the Placement Drive Dr. Parveen Bala and Prof. Seema Rani, and all the committee members for their contribution in the placement of the students. He congratulated the diligent and well deserving students for their early placement and wished them luck for their future endeavours.

DAV College Bathinda Organizes Lecture on “Road Towards Employment” (1 Sep., 2023)

The Placement and Career Counselling Cell of DAV College Bathinda in collaboration with CSR initiative of Bajaj Finserv organized a lecture on “Road Towards Employment”. The resource person on the occasion was Mr. Kamaljeet, Lead Trainer of Punjab Cluster, CSR Wing, Bajaj Finserv. The esteemed guest was extended a warm welcome by the Principal Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Vice Principal Prof. Parveen Kumar Garg, and Dean Placement and Career Counselling Cell Prof. Meetu Sukheja Wadhwa.

Mr. Kamaljeet delivered an informative lecture to mentor the students and equip them with the prerequisites of the corporate world. The lecture focused on various concepts like Self management, Communication Skills, Retail Marketing and Overview of Insurance. He interacted with the students and informed them about demand chain of the corporate world. He stressed upon the need to develop better communication skills which will lead them to better job opportunities.

Principal Dr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma thanked Mr. Kamaljeet for sparing his valuable time and interacting with the students. He said that it is the need of the hour in today’s era to keep ourselves updated about the various career options. He was greatly pleased to see the students engage interactively with the resource person.

The faculty members who graced the occasion with their presence were Prof. Vikas Katia, Prof. Seema Rani, Dr. Neha Jindal and Dr. Prabhjot Kaur.

Initiatives of the Placement & Career Counseling Cell

Due to the unrelenting efforts of the Placement and Career Counseling Cell, Recruitment Drives are organized in which reputed and illustrious companies recruit bright students of the college by conducting rigorous written tests as well as interviews. The Placement & Career Counseling Cell keeps working strenuously to ensure the future of its students and many of them have been inducted by some of the renowned companies namely Vedanta Group Thermal Power Plant at Mansa, ICICI Prudential, Star Health & Allied Insurance, Geojit BNP Paribas Ltd, Touchstone Education, etc. Placement drives held for the students of DAV College and the relevant details in the year 2022 are as under.:

Date Name of the CompanyResults
27-04-2023ICICI Bank3 Students Placed
20-01-2023IOL Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.11 Students Placed
30-03-2022IOL Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.07 Students Placed
10-03-2022ICICI Prudential08 Students Placed

Extension Lectures and Seminar organized by the Placement Cell for the students of DAV College and the relevant details from October 2021 are as under :

DateName of the EventStudent Notice and Mode
21-05-2022Mock Interview Session for Final year studentsStudent Notice : Mock Interview Session by Mr. Lalit Sachdeva
20-05-2022Extension Lecture on Career Counselling Program Student Notice : Extension Lecture by CA Shreya Bansal
26-04-2022Extension Lecture on Joining Indian ArmyJoining Indian Army : Student Notice
19-04-2022Training program by representatives from AMULExtension Lecture : Market analysis – Live Project (AMUL)
04-04-2022BYJU’s Training Program (ATP)Student Notice : BYJU’s Training Program (ATP)
02-04-2022Lecture on Bee KeepingExtension Lecture on Bee Keeping
29-03-2022Awareness about Healthcare CareerWebinar on Google Meet
28-03-2022Training Program by Debut InfotechTraining Program by Debut Infotech
27-01-2022Career Prospects after GraduationWebinar
16-03-2021Mega Career Counselling Session by NIRCWebinar
11-10-2021Webinar on Digital MarketingWebinar on Google Meet

Placement drives held for the students of DAV College and the relevant details in the years 2016-2021 are as under.

Date Name of the Company  No. of Students Placed
10/03/2021 Vivachem Pvt. Ltd. Raikot 8
27/02/2020 Info Wiz Pvt. Ltd. 10
13/02/2020 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 10
04/05/2019 Dhan Accounting Pvt. Ltd. 9
02/09/2019 Technopedia Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Infoniz, Chandigarh 2
 02/11/2019 IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited 11
 06-02-2019 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance 8
 15-02-2018 IOLChemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.  7
 05-02-2018 SBI Life Insurance  23
 19-01-2018 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance 11
 23-02-2017 VIRBAC 5
  23-02-2017  ICICI Prudential Life Insurance 13
 02/11/2017 CONCENTRIX 10
  13-01-2017 Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology 10
10/03/2016 IOLChemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 7
  16-03-2016 ICICI Prudential, Star Health &Allied Insurance, 8
  25-01-2016 Talwandi Sabo Power Plant 2

Placement Proofs of Last Five Years 2016-21

Seminar & Extension Lectures organized by the Placement-Cell

Date Organizing Agency Mode
2/8/2013 Post Graduate Department of Commerce Seminar
27/9/2013 Orane Beauty Academy Seminar
14/11/2013 Post Graduate Department of Political Science Extension lecture
22/11/2013 Post Graduate Department of English Seminar
5/2/2014 Post Graduate Department Of Commerce Seminar
15/03/2014 Post Graduate Department of Political Science Conference
22/03/15 Post Graduate Department Of English Extension lecture
14/10/2015 Post Graduate Department Of English Extension lecture
28/01/2016 Regional Center Bathinda Extension lecture
17/2/2016 AIR Bathinda Station Talk
19/2/2016 My Career Extension lecture
11/3/2016 Punjabi University Patiala Extension lecture
15/9/2016 Career Counselling and Placement Cell Bathinda Extension lecture
24/9/2016 Career Counselling and Placement Cell Bathinda Extension lecture
30/9/2016 Post Graduate Department of Computer Extension lecture
14/10/2016 DAV College Jalandhar Extension lecture
23/11/2016 Post Graduate Department of English Extension lecture
23/1/2017 Students Welfare Department Extension lecture
22/3/2017 Post Graduate Department of History Extension lecture
28/3/2017 Post Graduate Department Of Physics Extension lecture
27/9/2017 Gyan Academy Seminar
24/10/2017 Maharishi Markandeshwar University Seminar
26/10/2017 National Cadet Corps DAV College, Bathinda Seminar
31/10/2017 Commerce Extension lecture
4/11/2017 NCC and NSS DAV College, Bathinda Extension lecture
9/2/2018 Maluka’s IAS Acadmey Extension lecture
12/2/2018 Students Welfare Department Extension lecture
20/2/2018 Shoolini University Extension lecture
27/2/2018 Punjabi University Extension lecture
(22 February-28 February, 2018) IQUE Ideas Associate Partner 24X7 Extension lecture
21/2/2018 Post Gradute Department Of English Extension lecture
20/8/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Physics Extension lecture
28/3/2018 Post Graduate Department Of English National Seminar
31/3/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Punjabi National Seminar
3/4/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Sciences National Seminar
9/4/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Commerce Extension lecture
4/10/2018 Department of Info Maths Chandigarh Extension lecture
11/10/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Physics Extension lecture
24/10/2018 DAV College Jalandhar Extension lecture
31/10/2018 DAV University Jalandhar Extension lecture
30/10/2018 Post Graduate Department Of Political Science Conference
15/03/2019 MOU Committee Extension lecture
04/03/2020 The Career Counseling and Placement Cell Extension lecture