Launchpad 2025: Hybrid Career Fair

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At Online Manipal, we have always believed in more than just quality education. Whether it is online or on-campus education, knowledge and degrees should always open doors to tangible real-world opportunities. With our first edition of a one-of-a-kind hybrid career fair – Launchpad 2025, we turned that belief into action.

A hybrid placement drive hosted by Online Manipal exclusively for the online learners of Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) brought together career opportunities in two powerful formats: Virtual and In-person. The offline component of the job fair unfolded on June 13, 2025, at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Bengaluru campus, while the virtual hiring drive continues throughout June, ensuring that the learners who couldn’t get to be a part of the offline format got a fair chance at landing their dream jobs. Together, the hybrid career fair offered our students the best of both worlds – accessibility through digital recruitment and impact through face-to-face networking.

A Day on Campus

While online placements bring scale and convenience, in-person hiring brings in a different kind of value – the nervous yet exciting energy looming in the air, dressing up in formals, meeting and shaking hands with the recruiters, experiencing the journey of hiring process in person – exactly what our learners got to experience in MAHE Bengaluru. The day began with registrations at 8.00 AM followed by a welcome breakfast to help the learners connect and share their excitement. Interviews began at 10.30 AM and went on till 7.00 PM.

Benefits of In-person Interviews

Personalized Engagement: The learners got to interact with the recruiting personnel face-to-face, ask questions, and receive immediate feedback.
Confidence: Walking into the interview rooms professionally dressed carrying CVs in their hands amongst competition instilled a great level of confidence amongst the learners.
Campus Exposure: Many of the online learners visited the MAHE Bengaluru campus for the first time, which reinforced their connection to a larger university legacy.

From organizing interviews to getting the learners placed, the joint efforts of the Placement Team and the Learner Experience team made Launchpad 2025 a roaring success.

Opportunities, Offers, and Outcomes

Launchpad 2025 brought together over 110 companies spanning industries like IT, HR & Operations, Sales, Finance, and Data Science, leading the learners to a broad canvas of roles and industries.

Top Recruiters

Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Accenture, HP, ICICI Prudential, Honda, SBI Securities, Lenskart, Colive, Bajaj Allianz, and many more.

Job Profiles Offered

Business Analyst
Business Development Executive (BDE)
Frontend Developer
JAVA Developer
AI/ML Developer
Data Scientist
HR Executive
Operations Manager
Sales Manager
Accounts Executive
Compliance Officer

…and more.

*Lenskart Recruiter Welcoming a Recruited Learner On-board*

Placement Highlights

The event saw a turnout of 1000+ learners participating from a pool of 8000+ eligible online students enrolled in various Online Manipal undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as MBA, BBA, MCA, BCA, MSc Data Science, MCom, BCom, etc. The participants represented various cities and towns from across the country.

The final offer numbers are expected to grow as some recruiters were not able to complete their interviews and would be continuing the interview process for shortlisted candidates in the upcoming days.

Recruiters and Learners Speak

Initiative for Learner Success

Launchpad 2025 is an initiative designed to be more than just a hiring event – it is a reflection of Online Manipal’s commitment to learner outcomes, industry alignment, and employability. We build on a legacy of 70+ years of educational excellence through the Manipal Education Group, and a future where online education opens doors just as widely as traditional education– if not more.