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First foreign university in India concludes first placement cycle

Deakin University GIFT City places seven students in the first round

Students of the first cohort secured paid internships, which will offer them full-time roles upon graduation in NAB’s Innovation Centre India in Haryana' Gurugram

Deakin University GIFT City, the first foreign university to have its offshore campus in India, has concluded its first-ever placement cycle in collaboration with the National Australia Bank’s (NAB’s) Innovation Centre India.

Seven postgraduate students of Business Analytics from a batch of 30 were placed.

Prof Deepak Bajaj, Academic and Campus Director, Deakin University GIFT City, said, “Our first placement cycle, led by a prestigious global partner like NAB, validates the international standards we uphold at GIFT City. Our students are proving that world-class education can be delivered and nurtured right here on Indian soil.”

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Students of the first cohort secured paid internships, which will offer them full-time roles upon graduation in NAB’s Innovation Centre India in Haryana’ Gurugram.

Vikas Malik, Executive Technology, NAB Innovation Centre India, said, “The quality of talent from Deakin’s GIFT City campus is truly exceptional. These students are not just industry-ready, but innovation-ready.”

Khushi Saraf, a Masters of Business Analytics student, said: “The opportunity to work with NAB is more than just a job offer, it’s a career breakthrough.”

“The outcomes highlight the power of our industry-integrated academic model. The level of preparedness and maturity shown by our students made all of us at Deakin incredibly proud,” David Das, Head of Campus Operations, Deakin GIFT City, said.

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The hiring process includes technical and management interview rounds, which follow online coding assessment to gauge communication, motivation, and alignment with NAB’s values.
Deakin University’s GIFT City campus offers postgraduate programmes in Business Analytics and Cyber Security.

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