30 pc jump in campus placements in engineering colleges in Hyderabad By Sameer| Updated: 7th May 2021 2:46 pm IST Representational photo Hyderabad: Despite COVID-19 pandemic, the engineering colleges located in Hyderabad witnessed 30 percent jump in campus placements and long-term internship in the current academic i.e., 2020-2021. According to a report published in Time of India, many companies hired newly-graduated engineers. They have offered jobs in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, data sciences, blockchain, and the internet of things. Director of training and placements at Vasavi College of Engineering, K Kishore said that due to the rise in digital banking, e-retailing etc., more service-based companies offered jobs.