SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Ramapuram Campus
Department of Computer Science and Applications (MCA)
Event Report
Event Title: Planning Your Successful Journey of Placements (Orientation Programme)
Date : 09/07/2024
Time : 10.30 AM
Venue: Block – PG 103 & PG 104
Event Convenor: Dr. N. Krishnamoorthy, Asst. Professor / MCA, SRMIST
Event Coordinator: Dr. D. Kanchana, Program Coordinator / MCA, SRMIST
No. of Participants: 120
Resource Person: Mr. Santha Souraban, Ms. Neeraja M
Profile of the Speaker:
Mr. Santha Soruban, Software Engineer, EPAM.
Ms. Neeraja M., Software Engineer, Bank of America
Summary of the Event:
The First Year Orientation Programme for freshers of MCA (General and Gen-AI) was hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Applications (MCA), Faculty of Science and Humanities at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram.
The Head of the Department delivered an insightful overview of the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) program, highlighting its comprehensive curriculum and the vast opportunities it offers in the field of Computer Science.
In a session focused on placement success, Mr. S. Santha Soruban, a Software Engineer at EPAM, and Ms. M. Neeraja, a Software Engineer at Bank of America, both from the MCA 2022-2024 batch, shared their insights on “Planning Your Successful Journey of Placements.”
Mr. SANTHA SORUBAN S, and Ms S NEERAJA started the session with a delightful elucidation of how they were able to get eminent knowledge in placement.
The guest speakers suggested that the following are to be practiced by the students for successful journey of placement
Portal practices
- Elevation of communication skills
- Acquiring sound knowledge in programming languages
- Attending interviews with confidence
- Preparing a quality resume
- Solving Aptitude tests
- Presenting your views boldly
- Attending training classes and interacting with the trainers
- Dr Sowmya Assistant Professor-MCA proposed the vote of thanks
