“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” —Abraham Lincoln
SAI International School has successfully conducted a Virtual Career Fest with Class XII students for two hours on January 20, 2021 between 4pm to 6pm.
There were 8 distinguished participating universities from across India which interacted and engaged students with a wide variety of exciting career opportunities available for Class of 2021, educating them on the new age degree and undergraduate programmes and the admissions processes. The participating universities were Plaksha University, Shiv Nadar University, MIT University Shillong, Flame University, Bennett University, Ecole Intuit Lab Ahmedabad University and Mahindra University.
The session was very useful to the students, for getting to know about the different blend of courses, internships that is being offered along with placement opportunities by different universities. Students were glad that while being in middle of an unprecedented educational environment, SAI International School leaves no stones unturned to combat the hard times with still creating space for engaging students with relevant and up-to-date information. Representatives from the various Universities, briefed on the admissions process, multidisciplinary courses which are research-focused, and student-centric University offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level.
They also showed a video on campus tour, going ahead to highlight on their students Bachelors program- Sustainable Design, Liberal Studies and Science and technology. Balanced curriculum with engineering and management courses. Shiv Nadar University – University representatives briefed on the admissions process, multidisciplinary courses which are research-focused, and student-centric University offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. Hence it gives interesting combinations and choices of courses for the path forward in future.
Benett University briefed on courses, scholarship, fee structure, placement opportunities and Curriculum design to adopt to Global Best Services.
Mahindra University gave a briefing on Btech engineerng courses they offer, admissions based on merit and the scores in the JEE (Main) or SAT score / ACT / SAT Subject Test scores. It also gives interdisciplinary academic excellence integrating the study of science and technology with humanities, ethics and philosophy, and design.
Ahmedabad University representatives spoke on a learning environment is based on cross-disciplinary linkages between the arts, sciences, and professional disciplines it offers, admission process, fee structure and placement opportunities.
Speaking on the event, Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, was elated to see the event was successful and SAIoneers had questions seeking answers , as even the post-pandemic, pre-vaccine stage students want their doubts cleared from Universities directly. Parents too are quite concerned on what to expect and how to identify the right career choice for their wards. Undeniably the events of the last year have jolted everyone in terms of individual expectations management to be better prepared.
“Dreams are core to all of us, importantly imagine what you want to be and then act on it at the earliest. You can surely do it, if you believe in them, your proactive choices made at the right juncture of our lives, makes all the difference” in Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, Founder SAI International Education Group.
A highly positive exchange of communication helped the students to get a fair idea of what to expect on the other side of the pandemic. The uncertainty would have to be put aside, and students are expected to gear up and approach with planning as this time will go down in the annals of history as an event that all of us faced and survived too!
