Industrial Linkage

Industrial Linkages and Industrial Visits

The department of information and communication engineering has taken measures to actively involve industrial personnel to play a role in academic grooming of our student. Experts from industry, alumni and others are taking part to strengthen our engineering program. We encourage our students to visit such organizations and identify problems pertaining to them, which could be undertaken as projects. Such liaisons have remained fruitful in developing industrial linkages with industries/organizations situated in the near vicinity. A list of Collaborating Organizations is given in given Table.

List of Organization

Internship

Internship is an important part of engineering degree program and serves as a major purpose in imparting practical experience as well as an insight into the working of the organization. Its importance is vital for grooming the engineering graduates. The department arranges internship for its students by requesting reputed organizations all over Pakistan in summer vacations. Following is the list of the organizations where our students were offered the internships:

i)Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)

ii)Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Bahawalpur

iii)Civil Aviation Authority

iv)Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra.

v)Ufone BSC, Bahawalpur

vi)Mobilink, Pakistan

vii)Telenor, Pakistan

viii)Highrise Pvt. Ltd., Islamabad

ix)Pakistan Television Pvt. Ltd., Islamabad

Job Placement and Career Counseling

The department works in strong collaboration with the carrier development center (CDC) IUB along with the student societies of similar scope for career counseling of graduating students. The emphasis is on the effective placement of students and graduates in the industry along with counseling sessions, which provide career advice to the students. The department organizes different workshops in routine e.g. “Interview Techniques”, “Resume Writing”, “Job Search Techniques” etc.

Job Fairs and Alumni Dinners

To meet the demand of the job market, information and communication department bridges the gap between academia and industry with effective industrial linkage program. Department arranges and facilitate different organizations to hire and interact with promising students. Open houses and final year project displays are organized in which industrial partners are invited. This is a continuous process for students at the IUB and with the help of Alumni chapter the rate of job placement is increased.

Employability in major sectors is:

·Mobile operators, vendors and sub-contractors

·Telecommunication Industry

·Networking and IoT

· DSP and DIP

·Academia

·Industries in Pakistan and abroad