What to look for, ten questions to ask every vendor, and how the options compare.
A placement management system (also called campus placement software, or a training and placement management system for institutes) puts every part of placements in one place: student resumes, company and HR contacts, job openings, drives and reports. Colleges in India choose between spreadsheets and WhatsApp, a placement module inside an ERP, and a dedicated placement platform. This guide helps you decide, whichever you pick.
Placement officers, coordinators, students, the principal and IQAC should all sign in to the same app. A tool that needs a separate login for each role is a tool nobody opens.
Company and HR contacts should live with the college, not in one officer’s phone, with every call and email logged.
Openings should reach every student the day they arrive, and applications should come back to one place.
Look for scored resumes, skill tests and projects, so recruiters see evidence and not just a PDF.
Department-wise numbers, drives and offer-letter records, ready for management and accreditation reviews.
A price you can see before a sales call, and a plan that scales with your student count.
| Spreadsheets and WhatsApp | ERP placement module | A dedicated platform like MySkillDB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Immediate, but it never gets organised | Depends on the rollout of the wider system | Days, with logins set up for you |
| Student app | None, students use WhatsApp | Often a web portal | A mobile app for every role |
| HR contacts and email | In personal phones and inboxes | Usually limited | Shared HR list with every email logged |
| Drives and job board | Tracked by hand | Basic | Job board plus drive tracking |
| Reports for management | Built by hand each time | Generic | Placement-specific reports |
| Price visibility | Free, but costs staff time | Quoted per project | Look for public pricing |
ERP columns describe what is typical, so check the specific product you are considering.
Placement management software helps a college run campus placements in one place: student resumes, company and HR contacts, job postings, placement drives, applications and reports. A training and placement management system does the same for training institutes.
At minimum: a student app, scored resumes, a college job board, a shared HR contact database, drive tracking and reports for management and accreditation. Check that it works for every role on campus, not just the placement officer.
An ERP module is usually one small part of a larger campus system, built around records. A dedicated placement platform is built around the placement cell’s daily work: reaching companies, running drives and getting students job-ready.
Prices vary widely and many vendors hide them behind a sales call. MySkillDB publishes its prices on the pricing page, with a free job board and a platform plan that scales with the number of students.
Yes. MySkillDB offers a 30 day free trial, and we set up the logins for a starting cohort of up to 100 students.
MySkillDB is for colleges and training institutes. Placement officers, students, department coordinators, the principal and IQAC admins all use one app and see what their role needs.
A 20 minute demo, built around your college’s setup.