Subheading: 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 The partnership is aimed at replacing outdated, manual placement workflows with intelligent automation, enabling LJIET’s Training and Placement Cell to manage the entire recruitment lifecycle from a single,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
