Mysuru, Oct. 18 (MK&BS)- In all, 1,346 candidates secured jobs through Mysuru-Division level Job Mela, organised by the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, in association with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation, Zilla Panchayat, District Administration and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), at Maharaja’s College Grounds in the city yesterday.

Of the total 13,289 candidates, who had attended the Job Mela, in which 235 companies had taken part, including the companies manufacturing various products and skill training institutes, a total of 1,346 candidates emerged lucky as they received their offer letters. While 3,303 candidates have been short-listed.

The Mela was held from 9 am to 5.30 pm, in which 24,000 candidates had registered their names, but 13,289 candidates had turned up, till the end. The candidates belonged to Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu, Hassan and Chamarajanagar districts and waited in serpentine queues to register their names in online and offline mode at over 30 dedicated counters, opened for the purpose.

Following their successful registration, the candidates were issued tokens, facilitating their interviews in the class rooms of Maharaja’s and Yuvaraja’s Colleges, in five slots.

Most of the job aspirants were degree, Post-Graduate degree and Diploma holders, who were armed with B.Com, M.Com, MBA, B.Sc, M.Sc and Diploma certificates. Not many of the SSLC and PUC completed candidates were noticed among interviewees.

The students of final year degree and PG, from Maharani’s, Maharaja’s and Yuvaraja’s, were also among the job aspirants.

As the server issue persisted, prolonging the process of registration with the delay in opening of the website of Karnataka Skill Development Corporation, some of the candidates returned with disappointment.

Following which, the organisers were seen making related announcements on microphone, appealing to the candidates to wait for some time.

Lunch had been arranged for all the candidates, besides providing adequate Police bandobast to avoid any untoward incidents.