Department of Library & Information Science, BHU has formed Training & Placement Cell

The Department has established Training & Placement Cell for providing better job opportunities to the students of the Department in Government / Corporate sectors. The Department is starting apprenticeship training (since 2008) to the M. Lib. & Inf. Sc. students in order to provide them on the job training with the aim to develop professional proficiency & to provide them necessary experience of working in a library to gain working knowledge of automation work, online information handling. The apprenticeship training programme is optional


Details about this apprenticeship training programme is given below:

Programme: Apprenticeship training for the students of M. Lib. & Inf. Sc.
Duration: The programme will be for 12 months starting from July.
Venue: University Library System of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Stipend: A stipend of Rs. 3,000/- per month to each student undergoing the apprenticeship will be paid.
Intake of Students: Thirty (30) only.


Criteria For Selection:

(A) The Apprenticeship programme will be available to those students who have completed M. Lib. & Inf. Sc. course from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
(B) The Head of Department, Library & Information Science will invite the applications from students interested for apprenticeship training and a committee consisting of members of Department will finalize the students to be enrolled for apprenticeship and placement.
(C) The Head of Department, Library & Information Science will invite the requisition from different libraries of Banaras Hindu University regarding the number of
students to be accomodated for apprenticeship in respective libraries.

For any query in this regard, contact to

Dr. Aditya Tripathi
Co-ordinator, Training & Placement Cell
Department of Library & Information Science
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

on Department's email address dlis.bhu@gmail.com.