DE Montfort University Placements

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has quietly built one of the strongest placement and employability records among mid-tier UK universities, and Indian students benefit exactly the same as home students because the entire system is built around real industry links rather than just career fairs.

The university runs a proper two-year paid placement route (DMU Works) for almost every undergraduate programme - Business, Computing, Engineering, Fashion, Pharmacy, Nursing, and even Arts & Design. Students earn £17,000-£25,000 per year while working at companies like Deloitte, PwC, IBM, Capgemini, NHS trusts, Adidas, Next, Disney, and Jaguar Land Rover. Many Indian students who joined with 65-70 % marks have come back with offers from these same placement companies before the final year even starts.

For master’s students, the DMU Global Hub and Faculty Employability Teams arrange 8-12 week paid internships, guest lectures, and live projects with local Leicester firms and London companies that visit campus regularly. The Frontier Placement module in many MSc courses is actually credit-bearing and paid. The university also has dedicated visa and job-search support for the two-year Graduate Route - mock interviews, CV clinics, and Tier 2 sponsor lists that many Overseas Education Consultants in India in Punjab and Gujarat swear by.

Because Leicester has lower living costs and thousands of part-time jobs in warehousing, retail, and hospitality (most pay £11-£14 per hour), Indian students easily save money during placement year and graduate with solid UK work experience that beats most Russell Group students who only do summer internships. That’s exactly why counsellors keep recommending DMU to average-to-good profiles who want real jobs, not just a degree certificate.