Bangalore University plans placement cells across 274 affiliated colleges
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Bangalore University outlined plans in November 2026 to extend placement cells to all 274 colleges under its jurisdiction. The initiative would combine recruitment drives, employment-related training and closer coordination between colleges and companies, according to The Hindu.
Bangalore University planned to set up placement cells in all 274 government and private colleges under its jurisdiction, The Hindu reported on November 8, 2026. Covering undergraduate and postgraduate institutions, the proposal included recruitment drives and online and offline training in employment-related skills.
Sarvamangala, director of the university’s Pre-Examination Coaching Centre and Placement Cell, said reaching students across affiliated colleges had been difficult. Placement officers appointed in some colleges were reportedly inactive, with allegations that students lacked adequate recruitment information. The university had created a WhatsApp group for principals and placement officers to circulate opportunities and was also arranging links between companies and individual colleges.
The proposal sought to broaden access beyond the university’s existing placement cell, which held annual recruitment drives. Sarvamangala said some companies offered training before hiring when suitably skilled candidates were unavailable. The report described two completed mega placement drives but provided no hiring totals or timetable for establishing the college-level cells.
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The Hindu — 7 November 2026
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