At Jio Institute, we believe in fostering meaningful, long-term corporate partnerships that align with students’ goals and interests. With the objective of bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world application, these partnerships are thoughtfully nurtured to create engagement opportunities, which are strategically integrated into the students’ academic journey to expose them to real-world business challenges and provide broader industry exposure, while equipping them to thrive in dynamic professional environments.
Engagement Avenues
The Office of Career Services facilitates a wide range of initiatives - spanning engaging lectures, interactive sessions, and experiential, hands-on projects – through which students gain valuable exposure to real-world challenges and evolving industry trends. These diverse avenues not only enrich their academic experience but also serve as organic pathways to internships and placements, enabling companies to engage with and identify talent, while allowing students to gain insights into the company’s ethos, career pathways and culture in more dynamic and impactful ways.
Hackathons
Case Competitions
Capstone Projects
Live Industry Projects
Panel Discussion & Conclaves
Guest Lectures
Industry Visits
Internships
Placements
Insights from Industry
As part of our Industry Immersion initiative, the Office of Career Services hosts a series of engaging sessions with CXOs, Entrepreneurs, and Distinguished Industry Leaders. These talks provide students with unique insights into career development, real-world challenges, and the evolving landscape of various professions. It's an exceptional opportunity to learn directly from the experts and gain valuable perspectives that help shape informed career choices.
Mr. Zoheb Zubair
Strategic Account Specialist at Razorpay delivered an expert session on the topic Digital Transformation of the Future
Mr. Siddhant Agarwal
Founder & CEO, SportsVot interacted with the students
Mr. Parvin Dabass
Co-Founder, Pro Panja League interacted with the students on the topic Understanding the Practical Aspects of Sales & Marketing in the Sports Business
Mr. Shankar Krishnan
Group Head (Strategy, IT & Corporate Communications), Shapoorji Pallonji Group delivered a talk on Building Blocks of Strategy
Mr. Neville Bastawalla
SVP & Head of Marketing & On Air Promotions-Sports Channels, Sony Picture Networks India delivered a talk on Innovation & Ideas Driven Approach to Marketing
Mr. Ekansh Gupta
Vice President, Chennaiyin FC; Fireside Chat: Ultimate Table Tennis - Event Ideation to Execution
Dr. Rupinder Singh Sodhi
President, Indian Dairy Association; Former MD, Amul, India delivered a talk on From “𝐂2𝐂” to Brand Legacy: Lessons from Amul
Mr. Atul Gandre
Global Head of Industry Solutions and AI Cloud, TCS, India delivered a talk on Overview of AI & Generative AI
Prof. Jean-Lou Chameau
President Emeritus, Caltech; Former President, KAUST; Former Provost, Georgia Tech, conducted a session on Building a Culture of Research
Mr. Peter Sprenger
Chairman, Techonomy; President, Volleyball Federation Netherlands delivered a talk on The Future of Sports
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma
Head - Search Engine Optimization, Madison World, India delivered a talk on Essential SEO Skills: A Beginner’s Workshop
Ms. Karishma Bhalla
Founder & Director, Taramis Labs, India; Former Managing Director & Partner, BCG, India delivered a talk on Demystifying Consulting
Dr. Janat Shah
Founding Director, IIM Udaipur, conducted a session on Institution Building and Digital Transformation
Mr. Harish Mehta
Co-Founder, NASSCOM, participated in a Fireside Chat on India’s IT Revolution
Dr. Michael Keller
Vice Provost, Academic Council, Stanford University Libraries, presented a talk on The Future of Digital Knowledge
Dr. Kamlesh Vyas
Partner, Deloitte, specializing in Education and Skill Development, conducted workshops on Consulting Case Presentation
Mr. Sudhir Wadhwa
Head of Data, Data Engineering, Data Science & Business Intelligence, ThriveDX gave a talk on Building an AI start-up in Silicon Valley
Mr. Saurin Shah
Vice President of Head of Global Insights & CMI Center of Excellence, Godrej Consumer interacted with students
Dr. Ganesh Mani
Adjunct Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University, USA gave a session on AI’s Grand Opportunities
Dr. Yasukata Fukahori
Consul-General of Japan gave a Talk on Global Economy, Environmental Economics and Diplomatic Relations
Mr. Vishal Kamath
Executive Director – Audience Measurement, Nielsen addressed the students
Dr. Rajesh Gupta
Member of Programme Advisory Council ( AI & DS) and Director, Halicioglu Data Science Institute, University of California, San Diego, USA interacted with the students
Mr. Sudhir Mankad
Chairman-GIFT City Ltd, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat interacted with the students
Mr. R. Venkatraman
Member of Governing Council; Former Managing Trustee, Tata Trusts interacted with the students
Dr. Zia Saquib
Head - Technology Innovation & Development Group Jio Platforms Ltd. interacted with the students
Ms. Divya Morparia
Associate Vice President – Marketing, Nykaa
Mr. Amyn Ghadiali
President – Business & Integration, Gozoop on 8th November 2022.
Mr. Sanjay Vakharia
CEO & Co-founder, Spykar
Mr. Vivek Sandhwar
Chief Operating Officer, Being Human Clothing
Ms. Sneha Basu Roy
VC & Startup Partnerships, Google India
Mr. Akshay Gurnani
Chief Executive Officer, Schbang
Prof. Rajive Kumar
Member Secretary, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Mr. Ashwin Khasgiwala
Director, Reliance Brands & Group Business Operations Head, Reliance Retail
Mr. Neil Montes
Senior Business Solution Consultant – Digital Experience Adobe
Mr. Kedar Mehta
Head of Experience, Ogilvy India
Sri Satish Ambati
CEO & Co-Founder H2O.ai
Mr. H.S Pannu
President & Corporate Security Advisor of Reliance Group
Prof. Shravan Hanasoge
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mr. Raghav Narsalay
Managing Director at Accenture Research and Research Lead, Metaverse Continuum Business Group of Accenture gave a talk on How are Companies Building Value in the Metaverse
Mr. Tanay Kumar
Analytics Consulting Lead, Fractal AI gave a talk on Solving complex problems of today & tomorrow using a multi-disciplinary AI, Engineering and Design (AED) approach
Mr. Rupesh Punjani
Associate Partner/ Director: Sales, Market Activation, Account Management, IBM Global Competency Center gave a talk on Digital Transformation Consulting by IBM
Prof. Vijay Varadharajan
Global Innovation Chair in Cyber Security, University of Newcastle, Australia
Mr. Akbar Mohammed
Architect, Fractal AI, UK
Mr. Srikanth Vijayan
Vice President - Head Operations & Planning, Corporate L&D, Reliance Industries Ltd conducted a training session on Unlocking Personal Potential
Dr. Meric Gertler
President, University of Toronto, interacted with the students
Dr. Subra Suresh
Former President Nanyang Technological University interacted with students
Mr. Amey Mashelkar
Head, JioGenNext
Ms. Manisha Raisinghani
Co-Founder & CTO, LogiNext gave a talk on the Start-up Ecosystem - Learn from Others - Myth or Reality
Dr. William Sutton
Professor & Director Emeritus, Sport and Entertainment Management, University of South Florida, USA and Dr. Andy Gillentine.
Mr. Devang Bhimjyani
Head of Reliance Sports & Lifestyle interacted with the students
Mr. Bharath Sethi
Founder & CEO, Rage Coffee
H. E Dahila Neumann
Deputy Consulate General of Israel interacted with the students
Dr. Vijay Viswanathan
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University interacted with students
Dr. Krishna Palem
Ken & Audrey Kennedy Professor, Rice University
Ms. Shefali Khalsa
Head- Brand, Communication & CSR, SBI General Talk on Landscape of Marketing
Mr. Jalaj Dani
Member, Governing Council, Jio Institute addressing the founding batch
Prof. Murali Annavaram
Dean's Professor Of Electrical & Computer
Mr. Jorge Varagas
Director Partnerships, Wikimedia Foundation
Mr. Praveen Das
Senior Regional Partnership Manager South Asia, Wikimedia Foundation
Dr. Rajesh Panda
Professor at Xavier Institute of Management
Mr. Harit Nagpal
CEO & MD, Tata Play delivered a talk on Harnessing Disruptions to Build Sustainable Brands
Ms. Pragya Priyali
Founder & Creative Director, Unrush; Former Head of Marketing, Myntra delivered a talk on Fashion E-Commerce
Ms. Keerthana Ramakrishnan
Chief Marketing Officer, 82°E, India delivered a talk on Brand Marketing 101
Mr. CKM Dhananjai
CEO, Data & Innovation, Mumbai Indians delivered a talk on Performance Data & Innovation
Mr. Debashish Roy
Director & Head-Transformation, Digital Innovation & Customer Experience, Pfizer, India delivered a talk on Overview of the Pharma & Healthcare Industry
Ms. Nita Khare
Global Lead in Emerging Technologies & AI Cloud Microsoft Practice, TCS, India delivered a talk on Overview of AI & Generative AI
Mr. Gaurav Ghelani
Regional Head of Talent Acquisition & Academic Alliances, TCS, India delivered a talk on Overview of AI & Generative AI
Ms. Sneha Wadekar
Manager, Human Resources, TCS, India delivered a talk on Overview of AI & Generative AI
Mr. Manu Kumar
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communication, Hero Electric, engaged in a Fireside Chat with the students
Mr. Anirbhan Bhar
Investment Banker, AW Capital was a panelist for the Sports Management Conclave on Harnessing Data for Transformative Sports Consulting and Sustainable Growth
Ms. Nupur Gupta
Product Head, Sportz Village was a panelist for the Sports Management Conclave on Harnessing Data for Transformative Sports Consulting and Sustainable Growth
Mr. Akbar Akhtar
Manager, PwC India was a panelist for the Sports Management Conclave on Harnessing Data for Transformative Sports Consulting and Sustainable Growth
Dr. Kamlesh Vyas
Partner, Deloitte India delivered a talk on Consulting Skills: Problem Solving with Technology
Mr. Mandar Tamhane
CEO, NorthEast United FC, India was on the PowerTalk Podcast Series
Mr. Rajat Jadhav
Co-Founder, Bold Care was a panelist for the Marketing Conclave on D2C: A New-Age Marketing Giant
Ms. Aakansha Cheema
Senior Account Director, Reliance Retail was a panelist for the Marketing Conclave on D2C: A New-Age Marketing Giant
Mr. Rehan Dadachanji
Co-Founder, The Starter Labs was a panelist for the Marketing Conclave on D2C: A New-Age Marketing Giant
Mr. Praveen Kamath
Head of Growth Marketing, Bummer was a panelist for the Marketing Conclave on D2C: A New-Age Marketing Giant
Ms. Vanita Keswani
CEO, Madison World, India delivered a talk on Media Mix Planning & Strategy
Mr. Saurabh Kalra
Managing Director, McDonald’s India (W&S) delivered a talk on Planning Framework/Roadmap: Where to Play
Ms. Surbhi Sarkar
Head of Learning & Development, FabIndia delivered a talk on Learning & Development
Ms. Shivali Kapoor
AVP Marketing- Sony Sports, Sony Picture Networks India delivered a talk on Innovation & Ideas Driven Approach to Marketing
Mr. Anil B. Singh
Managing Director, Procam International Pvt. Ltd delivered a talk on Fireside Chat with Dr. Hans Westerbeek on Building a Major Sports Event Organization
Mr. Sohail Chandok
CEO, U Sports was the keynote speaker in the Inauguration Ceremony for the Class of 2025-26
Ms. Rajshri Bakshi
SVP, RIL and Creative Director in AI was the guest of honour in the Inauguration Ceremony for the Class of 2025-26
Mr. Mukesh Jain
CTO & Executive Vice President, Capgemini was the Chief Guest in the Inauguration Ceremony for the Class of 2025-26