Bengaluru-Based EdTech Startup CNEAR Signs MOU with LJ Institute of Engineering & Technology to Deploy Falcon — India’s First AI-Enabled Placement Enhancement Platform
Bengaluru / Ahmedabad, May 2026 : In a landmark milestone for Gujarat’s higher education landscape,
LJ Institute of Engineering & Technology (LJIET), Ahmedabad, has become the
first college in the state to formally implement an Artificial
Intelligence-powered campus placement system. The institution signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CNEAR, a Bengaluru-based AI-driven
career technology company, to deploy Falcon (Cnear.AI) — described as India’s
first AI-enabled Placement Enhancement Platform — for the benefit of its
final-year students.
The MOU signing ceremony was held
at the LJIET campus and was attended by senior faculty, placement coordinators,
and CNEAR leadership. The partnership is aimed at replacing outdated, manual
placement workflows with intelligent automation, enabling LJIET’s Training and
Placement Cell to manage the entire recruitment lifecycle from a single,
centralised dashboard.
About the Partnership
Under this collaboration, CNEAR’s
Falcon platform will be integrated into LJIET’s
end-to-end placement process. The
AI-powered system is built to automate up to 70% of routine placement
operations — drastically reducing administrative workload while
improving transparency, speed, and
placement outcomes for students and recruiters alike.
The partnership will specifically target final-year engineering
graduates at LJIET, with the stated goal of securing higher Cost-to-Company
(CTC) packages for students by connecting them with curated hiring
opportunities through CNEAR’s growing corporate network. Being the first
Gujarat institution to adopt this technology, LJIET signals a broader shift in
how Indian colleges are beginning to rethink campus recruitment infrastructure.
What Falcon Does: Key Capabilities
•
Automates job creation directly from uploaded
Job Descriptions — extracting roles, skills, and eligibility criteria in
minutes
•
AI-powered resume screening and candidate
shortlisting based on CGPA, skills, batch, and recruiter criteria
•
Real-time placement dashboards tracking CTC
trends, recruiter engagement, and hiring conversion rates
•
One-click NAAC and NIRF-ready placement
reports for regulatory compliance
•
Integrated communication via Email, WhatsApp,
and SMS — keeping students, TPOs, and recruiters aligned
•
Student-facing tools including AI resume
builder, ATS optimisation, application tracking, and interview stage visibility
Voices from the
Partnership
“Universities are still managing placements
through spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems. Falcon is designed to
replace that fragmented process with an intelligent platform that automates
operations and enables data-driven placement management. LJIET’s decision to be
the first institution in Gujarat to take this step reflects exactly the kind of
forward-thinking leadership that transforms student outcomes. Gujarat was just
the beginning.”
— CEO, CNEAR | cnear.in | cnear.ai
About CNEAR
CNEAR (cnear.in) is a
Bengaluru-based AI-driven career technology company incorporated in 2021 as
Yoursthatsenior Private Limited, registered as an MSME. Founded with a singular
mission of improving student employability and campus hiring outcomes across
India, the company has grown from a soft-skills training initiative into one of
India’s emerging
AI-powered placement
automation platforms.
CNEAR operates two
platforms: Falcon (cnear.ai), its AI-enabled placement management system for
universities, and a student-facing portal (cnear.tech) for job discovery and
career readiness. The company provides placement automation tools, career
development programmes, and industry collaboration initiatives — connecting
campuses, companies, and students through a unified digital ecosystem.
Since inception, CNEAR
has partnered with multiple leading institutions across India, including
Chandigarh University (one of its largest enterprise-level deployments spanning
multiple campuses), MIT Art, Design and Technology University (Pune), Krupanidhi
Group of Institutions (Bengaluru), East Point College (Bengaluru), Sarala Birla
University, AISSMS (Pune), and RLJIT, among others. The platform has already
impacted tens of thousands of students and multiple universities across the
country.
About LJIET / LJ
University
LJ Institute of
Engineering & Technology (LJIET) is a premier technical institution under
LJ University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Known for its strong academic
infrastructure, industry collaborations, and focus on holistic student
development, LJIET has consistently produced high-calibre engineering
graduates. The institution’s decision to adopt AI-powered placement technology
reinforces its commitment to equipping students with every possible career
advantage as they transition into the professional world.
Significance for Gujarat’s Education Sector
The LJIET-CNEAR
partnership arrives at a pivotal moment. India’s higher education system
produces millions of graduates annually, yet most placement cells continue to
operate through fragmented spreadsheets, manual follow-ups, and siloed
communication — resulting in missed opportunities for deserving students.
By becoming the first
Gujarat institution to implement AI for placements, LJIET sets a precedent that
is expected to accelerate adoption of technology-driven placement
infrastructure across the state. Industry observers view this as an early
signal of a broader structural shift — from relationship-based, manual campus
hiring toward scalable, intelligent, data-driven recruitment ecosystems.
With Bengaluru-based
CNEAR expanding its footprint northward and westward through partnerships in
Punjab, Maharashtra, and now Gujarat, the company’s national growth trajectory
appears firmly on course.
Media
Contact
CNEAR — Yoursthatsenior Private Limited www.cnear.in | www.cnear.ai Bengaluru, Karnataka, India