Overview
- Uttar Pradesh’s technical education department, following Tuesday’s review in Lucknow, moved to require at least two industry visits for every student.
- The minister directed colleges to send civil engineering cohorts to expressway, tunnel and dam sites, and to place mechanical and electrical students in EV plants and other factories.
- Officials reported that over 8,000 students are now on the state placement portal as a dedicated Naukri.com page is built to widen local job access.
- The department is developing AI and other new-technology courses with partners including Infosys to build job-ready skills.
- A new State Quality Framework will apply NAAC, NIRF and NBA standards across campuses, using self-assessments, SIRF data tracking and workshops to raise faculty strength, rankings and placements.