Transcend
The Talent Transformation Team, in collaboration with the Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations (CECR), continues its dynamic initiative — Transcend: The Employability Lecture Series — for the academic year 2025–26. This flagship program stands as a bridge between academia and industry, designed to empower students to enter, stay in, and progress within the professional world.
Transcend brings together industry leaders, HR professionals, and corporate mentors who engage directly with students, sharing invaluable insights on:
• What the current job market is truly looking for,
• How to effectively prepare for corporate life, and
• What additional skills, certifications, and professional habits students should develop alongside their studies.
Each session is crafted to nurture career readiness, adaptability, and innovation, helping students gain clarity about industry expectations and the competencies that define success in the modern workplace.
Objectives of Transcend:
1. C2C Engagement (Connect-to-Corporate): Strengthening industry-academia relationships and promoting meaningful corporate interactions.
2. Targeted Employability Development: Designing focused skill sessions tailored to the needs of specific programs and disciplines.
3. Cross-Industry Insights: Featuring experts from multiple sectors who highlight essential knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes (KSBA) needed for success.
4. Empowered Learning: Delivering interactive lectures and discussions that inspire confidence and prepare students to excel in interviews and on the job
Through Transcend, CECR continues to shape future-ready graduates by equipping them with the clarity, confidence, and competence required to navigate today’s competitive employment landscape. The series stands as a testimony to Kristu Jayanti’s unwavering commitment to holistic student development and career excellence
As the Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations (CECR) continues its commitment to empowering students, the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series 2025-26 focuses on preparing students for the evolving professional landscape. This year’s series highlights future-readiness, technological adaptability, sustainability, innovation, and leadership, equipping students with essential skills to thrive in an ever-changing corporate environment.
Through interactive sessions led by industry leaders and domain experts, Transcend 2025-26 aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry expectations. The series inspires students to develop a growth mindset, embrace innovation, and lead with responsibility in their respective career paths.
Upholding its legacy of excellence, Transcend 2025-26 continues to be a cornerstone initiative of CECR, nurturing competent, confident, and industry-ready professionals for the future.
As the CECR celebrates its commitment to student empowerment, the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series for 2024-25 emphasizes future-readiness and the integration of technology in employability skills. With a focus on sustainability, innovation, and leadership, the series continues to shape students into adaptable professionals poised for success in their chosen fields.
The academic year 2023-24 witnessed another successful edition of the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series, prioritizing skill-building in areas like digital fluency, teamwork, and ethical decision-making. The program’s holistic approach encouraged students to understand the nuances of professional expectations and equipped them to tackle challenges in the evolving workplace.
During the academic year 2022-23, the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series set a benchmark by focusing on fostering emotional intelligence, effective communication, and problem-solving capabilities among students. The series inspired students to aim high and instilled confidence in their ability to contribute meaningfully to the corporate ecosystem.
The Transcend – Employability Lecture Series for the year 2021-22 was an enriching journey for students, emphasizing resilience, leadership, and innovation. Industry experts shared insights on navigating dynamic work environments and aligning individual growth with organizational goals. The program inspired students to adopt a proactive approach to career planning and skill development.
The Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations (CECR) continued its tradition of fostering career readiness among students through Transcend – Employability Lecture Series. The series aimed to empower students with vital employability skills such as self-management, critical thinking, and adaptability. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the sessions seamlessly transitioned to online platforms, ensuring uninterrupted learning and professional growth.
The Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations (CECR) conducted Transcend – Employability Lecture Series for the year 2019-20 to enhance the employability skills of the students. For the Year 2019-20, E&Y kick started the employability lecture series on 30th July 2020 and all UG students were part of the same. Officials from 6 top notch companies interacted with the students through the series. Transcend focuses on Self-Management, Adaptability and Critical Thinking areas which nurture the minds of the students towards the path of career selection.
“It is the best platform for learning and also enhancing employability skills. Thank you KJC and CECR team for such a wonderful platform and for giving us an opportunity to interact with experts from top corporates”
The Transcend 2018 – 19 aims to provide assistance to students’ independent learning. There were 20 top most leading companies like Morgan Stanley, ICICI, Deloitte, HP, Amazon and others who addressed students from UG & PG ( 1125 and 511 respectively). The Manager of Deloitte stressed “Don't hesitate to give up the better to gain the best.” The agenda was to encourage a result-oriented way of working, situational awareness and assertiveness.
Beneficiaries who attended the session on 02.08.2018 resolved to work hard and groom themselves well in the areas of self-development and integrity.
“This is an appropriate way to recruit students from campus under the guidance of faculty and CECR team. I am really thankful to the team and management for providing me this employment offer in one of the major companies and I am grateful to be part of it.” – Priyanka V
The Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations, work towards career planning, providing motivational support and fostering teamwork. The target audience were from M.Com & MCA with the strength of 210 and final year students from BCA & B.Sc. Companies like IBM, Microsoft, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and Accenture etc., were available this year to address the students. The number of beneficiaries from UG was 800. The Transcend conducted on 25.11.2017 highlighted the competency skills that ensured that the students develop goals and a plan to help them fulfill the business’ mission.
“I am really grateful to our CECR director – Prof. Sen B Mathews for helping us to secure a job in the company. The CECR team has guided me through the entire process starting from resume building till the final round of the interview.” – Jose Prince.
The emphasis of Transcend conducted on 20/10/2016 was on Conceptual thinking, Persuasiveness and Decisiveness. Most of the leading companies like EY, Deloitte, and KPMG & GT and many more were part of the transcend for the year 2016-2017, where they encouraged the students across UG & PG ( 725 and 188 respectively). One of the HR members from KPMG quoted “You will be exceptional only a few times, but you can be excellent at all times.” There were about 12 employability lecture series from four big companies which resulted in 80% of the beneficiaries determined about their career goal.
“The entire campus drive has given an enriching experience to witness our future company and its corporate culture. As I am selected for EY, thank you for your support and encouragement sir. I am happy to be part of KJC – CECR.” – Swati. AR
Centre for Placement and Corporate Relations of Kristu Jayanti (Deemed to be University) always strive hard to enhance the employability skills of the students. One such initiative is the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series. For the year 2015-16, EY kick started the employability lecture series on 23rd February, 2016. Students from B.Com, BBA, and BA were a part of the session. 450 students benefited from the session. Officials from 8 top notch companies interacted with the students through the series. Transcend focuses on Self-Management, Adaptability and Critical Thinking areas which nurture the minds of the students towards the path of career selection.
“Thanks a lot sir, this transcend helped us to identify the requirement from the company’s point of view. I learnt a lot from this opportunity given to us.” – Joel Tom
