Frequently Asked Questions (for Students)

  • All students planning to apply for Campus Interviews for Jobs or Internships need to share their information in OCCaP pre-registration form or send an email to OCCaP.
  • Students directly cannot sign up on OCCaP portal.  Those filled in the pre-registration form will be sent an email with sign-in credentials, in Aug/September 2024.
  • Students need to make it sure that they complete all the required information in the portal.
  • Student who already have any sort of confirmed/ accepted offers from Government or Private or Multinational agencies are not eligible to appear for placements. Please report to OCCaP to withdraw your profile as soon as you receive the first confirmed offer (by personal efforts or through departmental help or through OCCaP events)
  • You will not be able to change your login id during the placement season.  This will be the iisc email id provided in the pre-registration form. OCCaP will make efforts to inform you using email and/or sms for any announcements.
  • Both email and mobile number will be verified. If you do not get verification sms, please re-check the number you entered.
  • Students can fill in their academic details using specified fields.  An Other Information field is provided for students to fill in other important information such as key achievements, previous experience, or any other information that may help their selection.
  • CV’s (only in pdf format) need to be uploaded by student. This session, CV should include contact details of the student.
  • Research students may include details of the research project, publications, relevant photographs etc.  relevant for the work.
  • Please note that none of the students registered for job placement this year will be allowed in subsequent academic years. Similarly, students registered for job placements during 2024-25 or earlier are not allowed to register again.
  • Opportunities for Internships at Industries will be available for all categories of students at this stage. For students from Undergraduate B.Tech (new program), BSc (Research), MSc (Research)) and Masters (course programs such as M.Tech/ M.Tech (Research)/ M.Mgmt/ M.Des) programs, these internships through OCCaP will be allowed only during summer months (May-July). Please note that a consent from the Guide/ Advisor/ Chair of department in the form of a scanned letter is required to be eligible to apply using the portal. Please use the link from the Download   However, please note that this will not be taken up until after job placements are facilitated.
  • All RESEARCH students are required to upload scanned copy of a consent letter email in their profile. All accounts without such letter will be disabled before posting new opportunities.
  • OCCaP will notify students to apply for available job/ internship opportunities at a later date. Student profiles will be visible to recruiters only after they apply. All information sought by the employer will be shared.
  • Information provided by students in this portal will be subject to verification, and if found to be incorrect, the student account will be disqualified till the end of the placement season.
  • Students found engaging in any malpractice during placement related events will be summarily disqualified and/or reported to the administration for appropriate punitive action.