Vision
Developing a support system to access increased opportunities for indigenous youth with an aim to promote inclusion and economic empowerment of indigenous communities promoting Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Quality Education and Goal 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth.
Mission
- To empower the students with relevant technical and soft skills related to employment and entrepreneurship and explore various opportunities harmoniously with their aspirations and aptitude.
- To equip students with greater job readiness skills to bridge the gap between successful acquisition of academic qualifications and employability.
- To act as a facilitator, designing and executing structured and intensive training programs to successfully access the various opportunities in the public, private and social sectors.
- To identify existing programs, resources and materials and cultivate dynamic industry-academia partnerships for skill-building and better employment opportunities.
- To guide and mentor students to become impactful leaders acting as change agents to empower their communities while staying rooted in their cultural heritage and diversity.
- To regularly gather information about various opportunities, job fairs and recruitment drives and connect them to students while maintaining updated databases.
Career Development Programmes
Mahindra Pride Classroom
Mahindra Pride Classroom is a flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Livelihood programme of the Mahindra and Mahindra group and is fully implemented by Naandi Foundation. The in-person training programme will impart the following skills to the students of KISS.
- Life Skills – compassion, respect, gratitude, being a responsible global citizen
- Soft Skills – grooming, body language, teamwork, time management, social manners, etc.
- Communication Skills – functional English & the ability to express clearly in the local language
- Presentation Skills – speaking clearly, coherently and confidently.
- Interview Skills – resume preparation, interview questions, mock interviews
The program was introduced in 2022-23 for female postgraduate students from the Commerce, Arts and Science departments. Owing to successful completion, the program is being implemented again in the year 2023-24.
Aspire for Her
KISS-DU in collaboration with Aspire for her conducted a four session series from June-July 2022 on Personality & Soft Skill Development for Career Readiness. The programme was offered in 2 batches to final year students from KISS-DU. The sessions were conducted in online mode by expert trainers from Aspire for Her covering topics related to confidence building through self love, self awareness reflection exercises, positive affirmations for self belief, communication and its importance. Students were also guided on how to Introduce oneself, various skills required for giving interviews and CV/Resume building through interactive group exercises and practice sessions. All the participants were also encouraged to connect on the Aspire for Her platform which will help and support them in building their skills and networks in various fields of interests.
IBM Skills Build
IBM Skills build is a free digital learning platform with more than 7,500 learning activities that focuses on learning, skill development & making students industry-ready. The following sessions were covered in the program –
- Generic Sessions: Essentials of job application, Emotional Intelligence, Resume writing, Soft skills training.
- Technical Sessions: Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Deep learning, Data Science, Cyber security, Digital security, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship. Graphic design, Web Development, CSR.
The students can opt for curated learning paths to successfully earn IBM-certified badges and certificates, which help them showcase the latest industry-relevant skills they have acquired.
Logistics Training Programme by 21CC Education
A Logistics Training Programme by 21CC Education, a Mumbai-based e-learning and skilling platform, was launched at KISS Deemed to be University on 18th July 2022. The training programme was introduced in two phases – Training of the Master Trainers (faculty members of KISS-DU) and training of students by the Master Trainers. The tailored curriculum of the certificate program covered insights into the world of logistics, health and safety standards and practices, freight forwarding, cold chains, and warehouse management. The first batch of post graduate students from all departments attended the training from Oct 2022-Apr 2022 and would be working at various logistic companies like Amazon, Flipkart, DHL, Maersk etc.
Meraki Python Programming
Meraki is a mobile app developed by NavGurukul to bring programming to young adults. It is a self-paced learning application with live master classes and also offers an offline Python compiler within the app called Playground to practice coding. Two cohorts were successfully run for the program from Apr – Jun 2022 and Jan-Mar 2023.
HP Life
Free digital platform by HP providing skills-training for all the students of KISS offering self-paced short-duration courses related to Communication, Startup/Innovation, Finance, Marketing and Operations.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Series of events and workshops in collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, Gujarat (2020-22)
- 12-Day Entrepreneurship Development Training Program by District Industries Centre, Bhubaneswar, sponsored by Directorate of Industries, Odisha (2022)
- Startup Odisha Yatra 2.0; Mr. Bikram Biruli, KISS-DU scholar won Rs 1 lakh and was awarded for the Top 10 ideas in Odisha (2022)
- Introduction of the value added course – Atmanirbharshil Janjatiya Yuva Udhyami (2022-23)
- Developing program on training for Agrientrepreneurs in partnership with Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (2023-23)
Placement Insights
Post-Graduate & PhD students from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Deemed to be University are working in various fields employed as Teachers/Professors, Community Development Officers, Odisha Police officers and various other block-level public services. Many of them are also self-employed working as microentrepreneurs and agrientrepreneurs in various fields acting as change-agents empowering their indigenous communities
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