Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

How to earn and learn from live videos

- Nagesh Banga

Abachelor of technology computer science and engineerin­g student of Lovely Profession­al University has received a lucrative job offer from Microsoft. The student, Tanya Arora, has received a package of ₹42 lakh.

As per officials, it is one of the highest offers received by a fresher in North India for the year 2019. Arora has been offered the post of software engineer at Microsoft’s India R&D Centre in Hyderabad.

Officials say LPU has secured record placement of its students for the last three years.

Tanya says, “I am excited to have received an opportunit­y to work with Microsoft. I did my summer internship with them and had a wonderful experience. Getting selected as a member of the Microsoft team is a dream come true. I have always been interested in technology, and have worked hard to stay on top of emerging trends, including artificial intelligen­ce and machine learning.”

“I have immensely benefited from my peers at LPU, several of whom are as technology savvy as me. I am thankful to my alma mater, LPU, that provided me an invigorati­ng and career-focused learning environmen­t. My teachers and mentors at LPU guided me at every turn,” she adds.

Congratula­ting the achiever, LPU chancellor Ashok Mittal says, “We are proud of Tanya. She has received a prestigiou­s job offer from Microsoft. By emphasisin­g on industry-academia immersion, we enable students to fulfil their dreams.”

“The centre of excellence that we have built on campus offers plenty of opportunit­ies to students. In turn, students work on real-time industry projects and apply what they learn in the classroom. I hope that other students at LPU will also follow Tanya’s example and bring pride to their parents, nation and alma-mater,” he said.

LPU’S school of computer science and engineerin­g is one of the best performing schools in the country. Several of its alumni are working at fortune 500 companies, including HP, Amazon, Yahoo, Cisco, Apple, Google and Amazon with packages salaries upwards of ₹1crore.

LPU has always kept pace with industry requiremen­ts by

ensuring excellent placements, nurturing entreprene­urs and upgrading research skills of the students. It has a strong and meaningful interface with the corporate sector where a large number of profession­als regularly share their expertise with

LPU students. Senior industry profession­als are active partners in finalising the curriculum of all programs and also participat­e in the evaluation process to ensure that the learning outcomes are completely in sync with industry requiremen­ts.

This connect also ensures opportunit­ies for students to work ongoing projects of the industry to maximise their practical exposure, which ultimately translates into desirable placements. Numerous courses are conducted in workshop mode to provide students with hands-on exposure in response to the emerging skill requiremen­ts of the industry. In fact, admission to LPU’S prestigiou­s Btech programme is merit based, through university’s entrance test, LPU’S National Entrance and Scholarshi­p Test (LPUNEST). The test is conducted online and the university has created centres in more than 200 cities across India for it. It is not only the admission test to get enrolled at university but it also provides scholarshi­ps.

Based on performanc­e in the test, students can get scholarshi­p up to ₹ 4.3 lakh per student.

For the year 2020, LPU is to conduct NEST in two phases- in January and April 2020- as per the newly introduced pattern.

Admission helpline: 01824 404422

Globally as well as in India, the video streaming industry has been growing by leaps and bound. Traditiona­lly used as one of the most expensive and effective means to promote a product or service the role of video has expanded drasticall­y. Fuelled by growth in internet users, lower data costs and easy access to video-making tools/platforms, video consumptio­n and creation are becoming more popular among the youth.

Moreover, the concept of live streaming of videos is well accepted by internet users across the globe. As a part of a large social media platform, it is just another feature. However, as per many experts live video streaming is the future of social platforms and the majority of revenue will come from this source.

Niche players with live video streaming capabiliti­es have already started to experience the benefits and these players are shaping the future of video consumptio­n.

In the field of education, live streaming videos will prove to be a powerful tool for exchanging knowledge without boundaries. The new age live video streaming players are not only providing a platform to create live videos but also enabling video makers to earn money for their due effort.

For seekers, students, learners, and curious youth, live videos are increasing­ly becoming popular to connect with their mentors.

The live streaming video platforms present a great opportunit­y for students in tier 2, 3 cities to connect with educationi­sts from metro cities and gain access to market trends.

Interestin­gly, the big live video streaming players offer educationa­l live streaming for free of cost to viewers. Hence, an initiative to make education accessible to all.

TANYA ARORA HAS BEEN OFFERED THE POST OF SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT MICROSOFT’S INDIA R&D CENTRE IN HYDERABAD

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