University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau


Opened in

1973

Located in

Main campus,CUSAT

Thrikkakara

ugb@cusat.ac.in
Tel: 0484-2576756, 2862153

About us

The University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau attached with Cochin University of Science and Technology came into existence on 10.01.1973. This is the joint venture of the University and National Employment Service (Kerala) Department. The Chief of the Bureau is nominated by the Vice Chancellor of the University and the Deputy Chief of the Bureau is an Employment Officer of National Employment Service (Kerala) Department, nominated by the Director of Employment. Bureau is situated at Common Facility Centre in the main campus of CUSAT. It has two class rooms and a career library having more than thousand career related reference books. Over these years the bureau has made a mark for itself in organizing a range of programmes aimed at developing individual competencies in self-knowledge, educational and occupational exploration and career planning. The bureau has been fairly successful in disseminating Occupational and Vocational Information to the student community both within the CUSAT campus and outside

Major Activities

The objective of the Bureau is to provide career guidance (both individual and in groups) and is to disseminate occupation to the student community, so as to enable them to qualify/seek the job they aspire, conducting coaching class of various competitive examinations like UGC-NET/JRF, Bank Clerical/Probationary Officer Examination, PSC Lower Division Clerk, etc are other important activities of the Bureau. The Bureau also conducting Soft Skill training, EmployabilityEnhancement Programmes, Personality Development Courses, etc in University Departments and various colleges. The Bureau provides Career Guidance Talks to schools and colleges regularly. Services offered are absolutely free of cost except coaching classes.

The Bureau is also conduct free coaching classes for UGC/CSIR-NET/JRF and entry into service to the SC/ST minority community students of CUSAT with the aid of University Grant Commission.

The Bureau has an occupational information room where English and Malayalam dailies, periodicals with up-to-date information of various competitive examinations, applications, results of various examinations, etc are displayed. Several students are approaching the Bureau for availing the above facilities.

Library

The library is updated with latest books like Association of Indian Universities hand book and guides for competitive examinations. Books containing information about scholarships, research opportunities etc are available in our library.

Besides the Bureau is subscribing useful magazines like Employment News, Civil Service Chronicle, Banking Service Chronicle, Competition Success Review, Prathiyogitha Kiran, Competition Affairs etc.

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