List of students placed through Placement Unit, Niepvd


Placement Unit Members

Dr. Surender Kumar Dhalwal

Designation: Incharge Training & Placement Unit (Assistant Professor & HOD DCRPR)
Department: Clinical Psychology and HoD, DCRPR
Working Since : 2002

  • Ph.D. (Psychology), GKV, Haridwar
  • M.Phil. MM&SP (Clinical Psychology), CIP, Ranchi
  • M.Sc. (Applied Psychology), GJU, Hisar
Sunanda Rana

Mr. Parmeel Kumar

Designation: Assistant Placement Officer
Department: Placement Unit, NIEPVD
Working Since : 2008

  • Master of social work, Jaipur
  • Orientation Mobility Instructor, NIVH, Dehradun
  • B.A., CCSU, Merrut

Placement Unit — Summary

The Placement Unit at the Institute was established in 1984 with a mission to develop model placement services for persons with blindness and low vision. It plays a pivotal role in identifying suitable jobs in both the organized and unorganized sectors.

Recognized as a Special Employment Exchange, the Unit maintains a register of unemployed blind and low-vision individuals, offering them career counseling, skill-matching, and placement support.

Job Fairs (Financial Year 2024-25)

Two Job Fairs were conducted in the financial year 2024-25.

  1. A Job fair 21 September 2025 collaboration with Sarthak Education Trust, Delhi Successfully49 PwDs is selected out of 212 candidates at NIEPVD,Dehradun,Uttarakhand .
  2. A Job fair 15th October 2025 collaboration with American India Foundation, Delhi Successfully 32 PwDs are selected out of 152 Candidate NIEPVD Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

In the year 2024–2025, the Unit:

  • Sponsored: 20,981 candidates
  • Successfully Placed: 99 candidates
  • Enrolled under Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme: 115
  • Registered on PM-DAKSH Rojgar Setu Portal: 85
  • Enrolled on UDID Portal: 26

This performance reflects the growing outreach and commitment of the Unit in enhancing livelihood opportunities for persons with visual disabilities.

Comparative Performance of the Placement Unit

Year-wise Performance
Year Candidates Sponsored Successfully Placed
2024–2025 20,981 99
2023–2024 18,750 88
2022–2023 17,250 89

Contact Details

Email address:

niepvdplacementcell@gmail.com

Phone Number:

0135-2736712