Minister for Social and Backward Classes Welfare Kota Srinivasa Poojary said that the State government will organise a mega job fair at Bhandarkars Arts and Science College in Kundapur in Udupi district on June 29. Over 40 reputed companies will participate in the event to select candidates and  about 2,500 candidates are expected to attend the job fair.

Minister of Higher Education, Information Technology, Skill Development and Livelihood C.N. Ashwath Narayan will inaugurate the fair. Udupi District Skill Development Officer Jagadish said that the companies will select candidates for technical posts.

More than 1,000 job-seekers have registered their names for the job fair through https://udupi.nic.in and 300 more have registered through offline mode. In addition, 1,000 more candidates are expected to register in another one week.