The Training, Internship & Placement (TIP) Cell of Goa State Higher Education Council (GSHEC) and the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) organized a placement drive called “Inspire to Aspire” for Arts, Commerce and Science Undergraduate (UG) students of all Higher Education Institutions in Goa on May 26, 2023.
The placement drive was conducted for the job role of Business Process Services (BPS) at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai. The event was a collaboration between GSHEC, DHE, and TCS Mumbai. DHE identified the College as the South Goa center for the placement drive and UG students from 14 colleges of South Goa participated. 393 students registered for the placement drive, of who 68 students participated in the drive. The inaugural session began with a welcome address by Prof. Prita D. Mallya, the Principal of Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics. She expressed her gratitude to DHE for selecting the college as the center for the placement drive and encouraged the students to seize the opportunities offered during the event.
Dr. Niyan Marchon, Professor of Teaching Learning and Educational Technology at Goa State Higher Education Council, Directorate of Higher Education, provided an overview of the event to the audience. Later, Ms. Uttara Nair, Campus Lead of TCS Mumbai, addressed the session and provided additional details about the placement drive. The Vote of Thanks was given by Dr. Anjali Sajilal, the B.Com Programme Coordinator, acknowledging all the individuals and organizations involved in making the placement drive a success.
The first round of the placement drive was a written test;those who qualified after the first round then attended the interviews conducted by TCS. The event was coordinated by Ms. Sheryl Sanches, Asst. Prof. in Commerce.
College-wise details:
| No | College | Students attended | Male | Female |
| 1 | Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Rosary College | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | PES Ravi Naik College | 1 | – | 1 |
| 4 | Goa Multi-Faculty College | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | MES College | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Govt College Quepem | 4 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Chowgule College | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Carmel College | 3 | – | 3 |
| 9 | Swami Vivekananda College | 3 | – | 3 |
| 10 | Government College Borda | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | GVM College Ponda | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | Sridora Caculo College | 1 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Govt College Khandola | 3 | – | 3 |
| 15 | Shree Mallikarjun College | 1 | – | 1 |
| 16 | Goa Business School | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 68 | 22 | 46 |
