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Panchkula, January 3
Region’s largest career fest ‘Satluj Career Fest’ was organised by Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula (a part of Satluj Group of Schools, with 14 branches across India; the newest being in Jammu and Derabassi, with an upcoming campus in Kurali, New Chandigarh) with an aim of guiding the students of class IX to XII and their parents about various career opportunities. Key speakers at the career fest stressed that with many losing their jobs and uncertainty looming large, there is a need to develop entrepreneurial skills.
This year, the event was hosted virtually, leading to not only a pan-India, but international reach with student registrations from all over the world. Counsellors and foreign representatives from more than 500 universities, foreign and Indian. Over 5,000 students represented 100+ schools from India (including metros, tier 2 and tier 3 towns) and around the world during the career fest.