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Hindustan College of Science & Technology aims to provide holistic and value-based education, transforming students to become industry ready in order to get placed in an esteemed organization or start their own ventures,as well as to develop himself/herself as a good human being.As it is evident from the vision and mission statements of the college, the collegeis committed for the holistic development of the students while aiming at excellence in education, meeting the quality standards, set by accrediting and regulatory bodies and transforming the students into industry ready personality. The Context- The college believes that academic input is a major component in determining a student’s success, but by no means it is the only factor or complete development of the student. There is a bouquet of personal abilities and attributes which guide a student towards achieving their dreams and aspirations in the actual professional work life. The students taking admission in the college, in majority, belong to West U.P. or surrounding areas. As they are from vernacular background, their English communication is mostly poor and they lack the mannerism and etiquettes needed from a true professional. Hence, these students need a lot of preparation and grooming for a complete transformation of their personal qualities to become suitable for professional work role in a global work environment.The College proactively identifies the preparatory gaps and makes provision for imparting the content, beyond syllabus, to prepare our students, equipping them to be industry ready in terms of not only their domain skills, but additionally soft skills &behavioral skills also.The college fosters a unique system of ensuring smooth transition from academics to professional environment, through a well-structured curriculum. In addition to the AKTU academic curriculum, this program is tailor-made and cater to the professional requirements of the engineering and management students in accordance with  the industry expectations. The Practice- Rigorous brainstorming sessions are conducted on the feed backs, received from our recruiters about the skills needed for performing well in the industry. An independent Training and Development department designs and runs a program spreading across seven semesters with 110lectures (100 min each) along with 30 hours three workshops in III semester, V semester  and VII semesters , to facilitate the student transit from College to Corporate successfully.Therefore, a course on soft skills and employability enhancement PDP (Personal Development Program) is meticulously designed, beginning from the 1^stsemester up to 7^th semester. Total 273 ( 183+90) hours course is specifically designed to inculcate Soft skills, enhance Aptitude, Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability, Logical, Critical and Verbal Reasoning, Group discussion and Interview skills.The College has a team of 11 competent and experienced trainers who earnestly guide students to explore their strengths and weaknesses; honing their skills and developing confidence as well as competencies, transforming them into industry ready and employable personnel.The expert trainers conduct regular employability test through mock GD, personal Interview and extempore sessions. Pre requisite:   When the student takes admission in first year, a SWOT analysis of the student is conducted to find out the grey areas and provide them with training, accordingly. Student has to appear in TOEBL (Test of English as Business Language) and his vocabulary is tested. The students are counseled and grey areas are properly addressed. Step -1 : Professional Communication A professional communication course is designed for first year students to brush up their communication skills and focus on the correct English usage. Besides we focus on enhancing communication skills of the students through activity-basedinteractions. Students participate in skill enrichment drills like debates, extempore, meetings, presentation, just a minute (JAM) session etc. and undertake experiential learning. LSRW (development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills) is the targeted area for first year students. Slow learners are given extra care and remedial assignments are given to them to adjustto the learningrequirements. Step-2: Soft Skills and Behavioral Skills The syllabus of second year is devoted to develop soft skills, communication skills, behavioral and interpersonal skills along with quantitative skills and aptitude.Induction to employability workshop is held at the beginning of the semester in order to emphasize the concept and importance of soft skills to the students. Lectures are designed to expose the students to the needed soft skills and give them practice sessions to experientially groom them under expert supervision. Understanding Emotional Intelligence, regulating emotions, analyzing antisocial, social traits and improving upon them, developing positive attitudes, are all, integral part of the curriculum. Step-3: Aptitude / Reasoning Test Preparation and Group Discussion/ Personal Interview Preparation  In third year, a well-designed combination of theory and practical curriculum polishes and reinforces the soft skills, communication, quantitative, analytical reasoning and logical reasoning of the students. Special mock sessions and workshops are conducted to prepare the students for GDs, PIs etc. to make them confident to face the real-liferecruitment processes. Recorded sessions of GD and PI are conducted to enable students evaluate themselves through feedback and improve their performance. Step-4: Career Counseling and Employability Enhancement The students are given aptitude training, reasoning practice, quantitative aptitude training, verbal ability training and thematic ability training to appear confidently in the written placement exams conducted by various recruitment companies. Regular group discussion and personal interviewsessions provide practice and boost the morale and confidence of the students to face the interviews.Experts from outside are also invited and workshops are conducted to provide Employability Aptitude Training. Evidence of Success: Thus, a comprehensive four-year training and guidance is provided to every student taking admission at HCST to groom him/her into a successful professional.This exclusive approach provides the college a distinctive edge to convert the students into successful industry ready professionals. In the span of four years, students are gradually exposed to different employability skills and proper training, grooming and experiential learning environment, transforming them into professionals gradually and progressively.The saga of the success of this intensive grooming program is sung by our alumni all over the globe. The testimonials from our students, alumni, recruiters, parents and society are the proof of the success of this unique program.