Covid-19 Pandemic affected each and every part of the life present on the earth. It has made a turbulent effect on the economy of the whole world. Educational Institutions were compelled to get closed during the Pandemic. They have to follow the government rules and regulations and shut down their operations to uphold the safety of their students. Online Tutorials and classrooms came into existence in the best way only because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many higher institutions like NIIT University incorporated the technology to adopt the blended model of education.

About NIIT University

Established in 2009, NIIT University is a private university located in Neemrana, Rajasthan. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the domains of Engineering, Business Administration, Communication & Media Studies, Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Banking and Insurance. The students of all domains of the NIIT University got placed in various reputed places and companies like IBM, WNS, Axis Bank, Genpact, Cognizant, and ITC. Check: NIIT University Placement

NIIT University has ensured internships and industry placements for its students even during the period of the lockdown. Pandemic has even opened the opportunity for the students in many ways. Some of the well-known opportunities opened by NIIT University for its students are:

Digitalization of Education: The COVID-19 Pandemic caused rapid digitalization. It has changed the current dynamics of the business of the world. Now, there are live classes for the students in each and every field. Now more and more students are able to access online study material due to such rapid digitalization. This leads to the rise of the executives or the employees who are comfortable with the handling of the digital transformation.

New Skills: Currently, the companies are interested in hiring graduates who are well-versed with new-age technology skills like Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and the programming languages like R and Python. There is a huge range in the learning of new skills, especially after COVID-19.

Increased Opportunities: The COVID-19 Pandemic has increased the opportunities for the fresher to a great level. Freshers should focus on their skills and polish their key strengths to get the best opportunities. An educational institution like NIIT University equips its students with new-age technologies and skills to make their placement records better.

Rapid Upskilling: Pandemic have raised the need for upskilling among professionals. Many professionals have upskilled themselves in the last eighteen months. This shows the fact that the company values upskilling a lot.

Fresh Outlook and New Ideas: A fresher who has just graduated from University like NIIT University would have great ideas. Their ideas are relevant in today’s market. This would be helpful in tackling issues of the pandemic times in a different way. A fresher can give a different perspective to any issue or give ideas that can attract new people as well as companies.

All in all, NIIT University has updated its way of teaching to overcome the challenges that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. NIIT University worked closely with students through google meets, zoom meetings and other online sources to help them in getting placed at the best places.

- Attributed to Mrs Geetica S R Chaudhary, Senior Director, Industry Collaboration, NIIT University

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