Karachi:The University of Karachi on Friday issued the list of students who have been shortlisted for internship programs.
The Directorate, Students’ Guidance, Counseling and Placement Bureau, KU, has conducted the written test and interview for the internship at Pakistan State Oil.
Over 400 students of different departments appeared in the test which was held at the Arts Auditorium.
The Director Students’ Guidance, Counseling and Placement Bureau, Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan said that 276 students were shortlisted after the interview.
Meanwhile, he mentioned that more than 50 students were selected for National Financial Literacy and Students’ Ambassador Program which would be run by the State Bank of Pakistan.
He said that these students were selected according to the merit lists shared by their respective departments.
He further said that two students namely Ariba Zahir from Department of Economics and Rida Irum Abdul Rasheed were selected for the Summer Internship Program-2019 of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Ariba Zahir was the position holder of BA (Honors) Economics while Rida Irum was the most brilliant student in her class of BBA (Honors).
The Director Students’ Guidance, Counseling and Placement Bureau, Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan said that KU would give maximum opportunities to students to avail such program so that they could learn about working environment at early stage and utilize their experiences when they started their professional careers.
He mentioned that these initiatives were taken on the directives of the KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan to encourage talented students and aim to help them in utilizing their skills practically. He believes that it would boost the confidence level among students and their eagerness to perform well in education.