Covid gives learning on job new meaning

For yet another year, university students will be missing hands-on training during internships, with the whole process being conducted online again. However, this also means more students will be hired, particularly in infotech, finance, and management. The majority will work from home and most do research work.

Jamia Millia Islamia’s placement cell confirmed that placement opportunities coming the way of their students were mostly for remote internships. “Firms are hiring students only for work for home,” said Rehan Suri of the university’s placement cell. “There are very few companies that want a physical presence of interns”.

Suri added, however, that the number of internship opportunities had gone up from the number offered last year with “most hiring happening in the education technology and financial services sectors”. He said many students had been hired for content generation and digital marketing and in the development sector where students need not leave their homes, but hardly any in the manufacturing sector.