Placements in the industry and alignment of career with role,

brand and package have come to be regarded as the most

critical goal of professional education. Though learning must
be recognized as an end in itself, yet, it is definitely
important that professional education facilitates the process
of career advancement of students. Moreover, it has been
seen that right placement happens as much because of
individual brilliance and aptitude as it is because of
strategically preparedness. The university visualizes its role
as a facilitator to bring about a radical change in the
employability of its students. Consequently, a
comprehensive placement policy has been framed keeping
in mind the aspirations of the students, their parents and
expectations of the industry.

The Placement Services of the University will now be

available to those students who opt to avail of them
and commit to abide by the requirements thereof.
 The essence of this policy is that the university will
bear the entire cost of Professional Enhancement
Programmes and other interventions without passing
on any cost to the students.
 Since as per current recruitment trends, the
recruitment activity starts early in pre-final semester,
the students are required to gear up for being a part
of placement related activities immediately at this
stage.
 In order to provide effective inputs to the students,
the students likely to pass out in 2012 and opting for
placement assistance will be required to forego
all/part of intervening vacations and will be expected
to attend mandatory sessions in campus during
vacations.
 The attendance in these sessions will be
compulsory and will be mapped. No request for
relaxation/exemption etc whatsoever will be
entertained.
 All such students who are already availing hostel
facility may be provided accommodation at subsidized
hostel fees in different hostel during their period of
mandatory sessions in campus.
 The exact PEP activity schedule for coming summer
vacations will be intimated separately.
 For all purposes, the UMS will be used for
announcements/notifications. Any
announcement/notification made on UMS will be
deemed to have been served on the students. The
University may also use Email/SMS at times to convey
information/interact with students/parents.

APPLICABILITY: THIS POLICY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR

BATCHES PASSING OUT IN YEAR 2012.

A. OBJECTIVES

1) To provide active placement assistance to every eligible

student opting for Placement Services of the University.

2) To provide sufficient grooming, career and personality

enhancement related inputs to students to imbibe
personality traits and job relevant information to enhance
their employability.

3) To lay down rules and regulations for availing placement

assistance that provides equitable opportunity to students of
varying academic achievements and capability levels.

4) To define students' code of conduct that is expected and

appreciated by the industry.
B. THE PROCESS (A detailed time line of calendar is included
below)

1. The student visits UMS, fills basic information form and

reads policy text available thereon.

2. The student reads the policy carefully and understands

expectations of the university from the student and other
vital ingredients of the policy.

3. In case student wants to register for the placement

assistance, then he/she checks in the box provided therein
thereby accepting all provisions of the policy.

4. Student then fills the registration form diligently by

following the instructions.

5. A system generated mail/SMS is sent to the student to

confirm successful registration. In case no mail/SMS is
received, then it means that there was some problem in
filling the form. The student then follows the prescribed drill.

6. The student attends the orientation session as per further

instructions.

7. The student takes ?Diagnostic Tests? conducted by the

University and other such interventions.

8. The student attends PEP and other sessions conducted by

various bodies in order to improve his employability.
 C. PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMMES

1) The Department of Placements (DoP) under Division of

Student Career Services of Lovely Professional University will
facilitate active placement support to all the eligible students
who have opted for the placement services of the University.

2) The University will conduct a mandatory Professional

Enhancement Programme (PEP) for all students who opt for
placement services of the University. ?Diagnostic Test(s)?
will be conducted to evaluate the skill set level and other
related issues for readiness in Placement. The tests are
mandatory for all students who register for placement
assistance. Each of these tests is likely to about cost Rs
500/- per student. The university will bear the cost of these
tests. However, in case a student skips any of these tests for
whatever reason(s), the cost would be recovered from the
student @ Rs 500/- per test. These tests will check the soft
skills, technical skills and other professional competencies of
the student. Based on the performance in this diagnostic
test, a Training Programme known as Professional
Enhancement Program (PEP) will be conducted for these
students.

3) The University may also conduct placement

preparedness test(s) to determine the readiness of students.
The test is likely to cost about Rs 500/-. In case a student
does not take this test, the cost would be recovered from
student. The scores of this test may be utilized in
segregating students for selective exposure to corporate.

4) The attendance in various activities conducted under the

umbrella of PEPs will be mapped rigorously. There can be
various types of activities under PEP. There can be several
categories of these activities depending on the host body.

a) Deptt of Placements driven activities

b) Activities conducted by different
schools/departments/faculties etc
c) Central Placement Committee driven activities
d) Special activities

STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SECURE AN

ATTENDANCE OF 80% (AFTER DEDUCTING 10%
BECAUSE OF MEDICAL REASONS) COLLECTIVELY IN
ALL MANDATORY PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES TAKEN
TOGETHER IN A PARTICULAR ATTENDANCE CYCLE.
The attendance will be computed at the end of each
reckoning cycle as below;

All sessions conducted

after enrollment and
till reopening of
university after
FIRST ATTENDANCE
1. summer vacations.
CYCLE
This will include
mandatory sessions
during summer
vacations

All sessions conducted

SECOND ATTENDANCE after reopening of
2.
CYCLE university and till
30th September, 2011

All sessions conducted

THIRD ATTENDANCE between 1st October
3.
CYCLE 2011 and
30th November 2011

All sessions conducted

between 1st December
FOURTH ATTENDANCE 2011 and
4.
CYCLE 28th February 2012.
his will include
mandatory sessions
 All sessions conducted
FIFTH ATTENDANCE between 1st March
5.
CYCLE 2012 and 30th April
2012

5) In order to qualify for taking part in any recruitment

activity in next attendance cycle, the student is required to
secure 80% attendance in the PEPs and other placement
related activities and to take part in all mandatory tests in
the preceding cycle. THE ATTENDANCE IN ?ATTENDANCE
CYCLE I? THAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING SUMMER
VACATIONS IS ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY. ANY STUDENT
WHO DOES NOT ATTEND MANDATORY SESSIONS DURING
SUMMER VACATIONS FOR WHATEVER REASON(S) WILL BE
SUMMARILY DEBARRED FROM THE REMAINING PLACEMENT
PROCESS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME. THUS IT IS MADE CLEAR
AGAIN THAT ATTENDANCE IN SESSIONS DURING SUMMER
VACATIONS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. Any student whose
attendance in mandatory placement sessions falls below
stipulated 80% at the close of any attendance cycle (CYCLE
II ONWARDS) will not qualify to take part in any recruitment
drive (whether ?on campus drive?/joint campus/resume short
listing etc or any ?off campus drive? facilitated by the
university) in the next attendance cycle. In case a student is
interested in being a part of placement assistance again,
then he/she will have to deposit Rs 2000/- afresh. , The
student will then be required to attend all placement
sessions and will be allowed to take part in campus drives in
next attendance cycle subject to following conditions:
1. The student deposits Rs 2000/- again and furnishes receipt of
the same.
2. The student furnishes an undertaking from parents at least
15 days before the close of the cycle.
1. ILLUSTRATION: If attendance falls short in Cycle II, then
student does qualify for recruitment drives in Cycle III but
has to attend mandatory PEP sessions in Cycle III. In order
to be able to attend PEP sessions and to take further part
in placement process, the student deposits Rs 2000/-. In
case he/she attends mandatory placement sessions in
Cycle II and secures stipulated attendance and furnishes
undertaking from parents, then he/she is allowed to take
part in recruitment drives in Cycle IV.
6) Any student whose attendance falls below 80% in any of
2 attendance cycles will be permanently debarred from the
placement process. It will be presumed that he/she is not
inclined to seek university?s placement assistance.
7) Any student who is on training during any of the
attendance cycles will be required to attend mandatory
sessions immediately after his return or if called by the
university earlier on curtailment of training or after viva etc.
He/she would, however, be required to take part in all such
interventions/tests which are made available to students
online or on UMS.
8) In so far as possible, no PEP session would be organized
during regular exams. However, in case a PEP session and a
backlog/reappear exam date clashes, then exemption from
PEP session will be given on specific request in advance.
9) Exemption from PEP sessions may also be considered in
case session(s) clashes with any recruitment drive facilitated
by the university.
10) In case the total exemptions (S No 8-9 taken
together) in a particular attendance cycle results in
attendance falling below 80%, then the student may be
assigned/asked to attend optional placement activities for
additional inputs for which separate directions would be
issued.
11) The fee of the PEP will be borne by LPU
subject to fulfillment of underlying conditions. The
University is committed to enhance the place ability of all
such students who opt for placement assistance and believe
in observing attendance norms as above and all other
prescribed norms under this policy. The University will
accordingly bear all expenditure in this connection after the
student has opted for placement policy.
i) The expenditure per student works out to more than Rs
2000/- per attendance cycle. In order to ensure an element
of seriousness amongst students towards the placement, the
students who register for placement process are required to
deposit a refundable sum of Rs 2000/- and furnish receipt to
DSCS. .
ii) This refundable component shall be refunded back after
completion of all cycles to such students who are not
disqualified for any reason and after adjusting for any extra
expenditure incurred for mandatory benchmarking tests etc.
iii) A student can be permanently disqualified on account of
missing sessions during summer vacation in Cycle I.
iv) A student can also be disqualified from placement
process on account of low attendance as explained above or
for not conforming to prescribed norms of behaviour, dress
code etc. For very instance of disqualification, the deposit of
Rs 2000/- will stand forfeited.
v) However, any student who is permanently disqualified
from placement process will not be admitted back under any
circumstances.
12) The profile of the companies visiting LPU for
Campus Drives will be made available, wherever feasible, to
enable students to understand and analyze the relevant
information and prepare themselves for the Campus Drives.

13) To the extent feasible, the DoP/Faculty/Placement

Coordinators shall organize briefing sessions or provide
relevant information to appraise the students about the
expectations of the companies visiting LPU for Campus
Drives.
D. REQUISITES FOR AVAILING PLACEMENT SERVICES

1) Benchmarking Tests:

i. All students who aspire for jobs in IT/ITEs companies

will have to register and appear for NACTECH test and/or
other such benchmark tests as may be prescribed.

ii. The University can get one or more benchmark tests

conducted for other streams as well.

iii. For other jobs, the University may prescribe industry-

standard tests which all students desiring for these types of
jobs will have to register.

iv. The students belonging to specific streams to which

the benchmarking test acts as enabler will have to
mandatorily take part in such tests.

v. The cost of these tests will be borne by the students.

The students will be required to deposit a sum of Rs 1000/-
immediately after registering for placement assistance. This
amount shall stand forfeited if student skips the test(s) for
any reason.

vi. This fee of Rs 1000/- will be utilized for expenses

incurred in all mandatory benchmarking tests. The balance,
if any, will be refunded back to students. In case of any extra
expenditure incurred by the university on these
benchmarking tests, the same will be adjusted against the
refundable component of Rs 2000/- lying with university as
above as hedge against PEP participation. In case there is
any extra expenditure by the university on mandatory
benchmarking tests over and above Rs 1000/- and the
 refundable security of Rs 2000/- has also been forfeited for
whatever reason, then student will be required to pay extra
expenditure.

vii. The University will arrange free coaching for these

tests which will be mandatory for all such students to attend
and will have to secure 80% attendance. The coaching for
the benchmarking tests will be provided free of cost to the
students. However, the coaching will cost Rs 1000/-
(approx.) per student. In case a student does not attend
coaching classes or fails to secure mandatory attendance of
80%, Rs 1000/- shall be recovered from the student.

2) Timely Online Registration: All students interested in a placement

drive shall register online as per the specified date and time and as per
the instructions made available to them from time to time.

3) In so far as possible, the registration process for particular recruitment

drives will be actuated through UMS only in online mode. However, there
may be instances when registration is done manually/walk-in/through
placement coordinators. It will be responsibility of the student to keep
watching UMS for guidance on case to case basis.

4) At times intimation to students may be made through their registered

cell number and/or registered email address. So students are required to
ensure that they keep monitoring their email accounts and SMS inbox of
cell numbers. In the present regime, a good number of companies are
going in for written test in online mode. These companies transmit the
confidential ?User IDs/Passwords? direct to students on their registered
email addresses and/or registered cell numbers. These are normally not
shared with university. Thus students are required to stick on with such
addresses and numbers so that they do not miss any communication.
This is more visible during vacations/trainings when students switch on
to some other local cell number. The university shall not be responsible
for any such loss of communication arising out of student missing out
announcements on UMS/Registered Email Address/Registered Cell
Number. No request/correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

5) Timely Reporting for Drives: The students who register for a drive
shall report to the venue of placement drive strictly at the appointed time.
6) Placement Kit : The students shall be required to maintain a
placement kit in prescribed folder containing the following a) 3 copies of
their latest resume duly vetted by their faculty placement co-coordinator.
b) 5 passport size photographs. c) Original copies of all relevant
testimonials/certificates. d) At least 2 photocopies of all relevant
testimonials/certificates. e) A copy of the project
report(s)/trainings/certifications and reports thereof undertaken by the
student during the professional academic programme.

7) Dress/Presentation/Decorum Code: Students registering for

placement drives shall present themselves in formal attire and shall be
well groomed as per industry standards which would be prescribed
separately.
a) Plain shirt with neck-tie (with blazer in winter), formal
trousers (no jeans) and formal shoes. The
colours/combinations of shirts, trousers and neck-tie would
be prescribed in due course of time.

b) Students will be required to buy a specially emblazoned

University ?Neck Tie? for this purpose.

c) Neatly cut hair of reasonable size for non-Sikh students.

Male students not sporting regular beard are required to
come clean shaven.

d) Turban for Sikh students.

e) Well-polished formal shoes are essential.

f) For girls, formal and sober dress is essential

g) Girl students should consider wearing only essential

jewellery item(s), if they want to sport any jewellery and only
formal footwear. The make-up and cosmetics should be
simple, decent and minimum essential only.
 8) Behaviour: The conduct and behaviour of the students
with the company officials, members of the placement cell,
faculty and student coordinators shall be decent and polite.
They are required to follow instructions from the deputed
and authorized staff members. Any rude or unwarranted
behaviour shall disqualify the student from the placement
drive or even the placement process. This may also lead to
disciplinary action as well.

E. SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF STUDENTS

AND LPU

The table below summarizes various scenarios relating to

financials.

FORFEITU
COST TO BE
RE
EVENT INVOLVE BORNE
/RECOVER
D BY
Y CLAUSE

Rs 500/- LPU(NO In case

per test COST TO student
(approx.) STUDEN fails to take
T) any test,
DIAGNOSTIC
then Rs
TESTS
500/- per
test would
be
recovered

PEP SESSIONS Rs 2000/- LPU(NO In case

per cycle COST TO student
STUDEN fails to
 T) secure
stipulated
attendance
and is
disqualified
for a
particular
cycle, the
security of
Rs 2000/-
shall stand
forfeited
and the
student will
have to
deposit Rs
2000/-
afresh in
order to be
eligible
again to
take part in
placement
assistance
programme
s subject to
other
conditions

Rs 1000/- LPU(NO In case

(approx.) COST TO student
STUDEN fails to take
COACHING FOR
T) the test(s),
BENCHMARKIN
then Rs
G TESTS
1000/-
would be
recovered

BENCHMARKIN Rs 1000/- STUDEN In case

G TESTS (approx.) T student
fails to take
the test(s),
 then Rs
1000/-
stand
forfeited.

As can be seen from above, the university is likely to spend

about Ten Thousand Rupees (Rs 10,000/-) per student in
final year alone. Other than benchmarking tests costing Rs
1000/-, no other cost has been passed on to the students.
The element of recovery/forfeiture has been included to
ensure element of seriousness and for the sake of
constructive participation on part of the students.

F. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PLACEMENT SERVICES

1. A student enrolled for placement services shall attend all

placement drives relevant to the student, as organized by
DoP. The preferred list of relevance will be indicated by the
student at the time of enrolment process. In case the student
enrolled for placement services fails to register for three
consecutive relevant placement drives, for any reason
whatsoever except Medical Reason, or fails to register for in
a total of five relevant placement drives conducted by the
DoP for that particular stream, he/she shall be permanently
disqualified from availing any further placement assistance.

1. In case a student fails to participate in any placement drive

for which he/she has registered (except for genuine medical
reasons) or does not complete the entire process of the
drive, he/she shall be permanently disqualified and debarred
from availing any further placement assistance.

1. All students shall furnish correct information as and when

required. A student giving wrong information at any stage
 shall be permanently disqualified and debarred from availing
any further placement assistance.

1. Any student who is found guilty of using unfair means in any

of the tests or other process will be disqualified and debarred
from availing placement assistance.

1. Students who opt for placement services may be assigned

the responsibility to organize or assist in the placement
drives or activities conducted for the senior batches for
another purpose, in order to prepare them better for their
own placements.

1. The students are prohibited from entering into any

debate/argument with company officials or university
officials during the conduct of drive. Grievance, if any, may
be taken up with appropriate authorities at any later stage.

G. POLICY FOR JOB OFFERS

(Any Provision mentioned under this Placement Policy
may be revised at any point of time as deemed
appropriate by the University)

1. A Student can participate in any number of placement

drives till he/she gets a job offer.

2. A Student can avail maximum of two job offers. In case a

student opts to appear for a second job when he/she already
has secured an offer, then he/she is indicating that profile of
the second job is preferable to the one he/she has already
secured and, therefore, in case he/she gets the second offer,
the first job will be automatically be considered to be
surrendered. No correspondence/hearing shall be
entertained in this regard. Offer for the purpose of
placement would mean either a formal offer letter/letter of
intent from the company or any formal communication from
the company either to individual students or to the
placement office.

3. Shortlisting of the student by a company would not be

counted as job offer till result is declared. In the event of his
getting an offer, the same would be regulated as under:
a) SCENARIO ONE: NO PREVIOUS OFFER IN HAND: This
would be counted as first offer.
b) SCENARIO TWO: ONE PREVIOUS OFFER IN HAND: If he
gets an offer from a second company where he was
shortlisted prior to getting first offer, the student will have
the option to choose within 72 hours one job from among
any of the two offers. In case no communication is received,
then the offer received earlier shall be deemed to have been
surrendered. This would be treated as first offer. He would
be eligible for one more offer as per para 2 above.

a) SCENARIO THREE: AVAILED TWO OFFERS: No

more eligible to take part in placement process. All offers
and short listings till now or in pipeline would stand
cancelled.

4. A Student can avail any number of offers through Job

Fairs, Walk-ins and from any other source which are not
initiated by DoP but needs to intimate the DoP about the
same so that in case there is any verification/enquiry from
the company DoP is in position to answer the same.

5. Student Coordinator ? Student Placement Coordinator

whose performance is found to be excellent in coordinating
the drives will be eligible for one extra offer as a token of
Appreciation.

6. In case of any peculiar situation arising out of unforeseen

contingencies like 2 results being declared on same day etc,
the DSCS may have to take a balanced view on case to case
basis and on the facts and merits of the case. Any decision
taken under this clause will not be treated as precedence for
any future analogies. No request on this count shall be
entertained.

In case of any issue arising out of this policy and

interpretation thereof; decision regarding any point not
covered under this policy; and in case of any
provision/decision being changed, modified or overridden,
Chancellor LPU shall be the final authority.