BFSI students of Dayal Singh College complete course with 70% placements

NEW DELHI: As part of a joint ‘Short Term Skill Development’ programme run by Delhi University and National Skill Development Corporation for under graduates, students in the BFSI (skills for banking, financial services and insurance) course at Dayal Singh College completed a pilot program course with a placement rate of 70% in leading financial institutions.
The companies that hired the students included Deloitte Consulting, HDFC Bank, Angel Brokers and Mudra Financial Services at a salary in the range of Rs 1.8 L to Rs 2.5 lakhs per annum.

The curriculum covered topics like basics of banking, banking products, terminology, operations and processes. The assessment and certification was conducted by Sector Skill Council for 35 students.

Dilip Chenoy, managing director and CEO of the National Skill Development Corporation said they were planning to replicate the course across all colleges under DU starting this academic session. "It's is an opportunity for students who want to supplement their theoretical knowledge with hands-on training to improve their employability in the competitive job market,” he said.

The MoU between National Skill Development Corporation and DU, signed in November 2014 aims to improve the employment potential of the students of the university with systematic training, certificates of competency and placement assistance.

According to MoU, up to six sectors per college/institution will be introduced initially including IT/ITES, BFSI, Telecom, Healthcare, Automotive and Media & Entertainment.

As the next step, NSDC is also allocating training partners to colleges starting August this year. The National Collegiate Women Education Board – under DU has already started the programme for girls of NCWEB