Gandhinagar, 16th May, 2025: In a significant achievement, Swarrnim Startup and Innovation University in Gandhinagar has achieved 48 student placements in the academic year 2025 by far. The maximum placements on campus took place in the Information Technology (IT) sector, with the average annual package of Rs 6 lakh per annum, and the highest offer reaching Rs 9 lakh per annum.
Key recruiters who visited Swarrnim University for
placements, this season, included Hitachi, TCS, Bharti Airtel, Coditas,
Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, NTT Data, Hexacoder Technologies,
Intellipaat, and Deltax—signalling strong industry confidence in the
university’s talent pool.
Besides corporate placements, Swarrnim continues to foster a
strong entrepreneurial culture for its students. Four final-year students this
year chose to launch their own startups rather than appear for placement
interviews. These ventures—Wetcoal (waste management), Ashwinia (saffron
cultivation through agritech), and Puribags (clean-tech water purification)—are
addressing key concerns in the areas of sustainability, agriculture, and public
health. Even though none have raised external venture capital yet, the ideas
demonstrate a bold approach to solving real-world challenges and breakthrough
innovations.
Swarrnim’s incubation ecosystem has seen steady growth over
the years, with some 78 startups incubated on campus by far. Of these, 32 were
added in the current academic cycle alone. Startups receive end-to-end support
that includes mentoring from industry veterans, assistance with intellectual
property rights, market access, and networking opportunities. Notable
mentorship partners include ISRO, the National Innovation Foundation, FICCI
FLO, and the Foundation of Entrepreneurs—offering students a well-rounded
foundation for launching and scaling their ventures.
“At Swarrnim, we don’t see placements and startups as
competing outcomes—they are parallel success stories. Whether our students are
joining top firms or creating their own, our role is to equip them with the
mindset and skills to thrive in whichever path they choose. Our philosophy is
to expose students to entrepreneurial thinking and innovation opportunities
from the early stages of their academic journey. Through meaningful
collaborations and industry engagement, we help them stay relevant to real-world
scenarios while they’re still in the classroom,” said Dr Ragin Shah, Provost,
Swarrnim Startup and Innovation University.
The Training and Placement cell of Swarrnim Startup and University carries out a series of activities time and again to help students sharpen their skills. During the year, students were exposed to mock recruitment drives and guest lectures by industry professionals to sharpen both technical and soft skills. The university also signed new training partnerships with IBM, QSpiders, and Data Flair to enhance its skilling programmes and increase students’ job readiness. Feedback from previous placement cycles has been actively incorporated into training modules, helping bridge expectations between recruiters and graduating students.
