This study investigates the perceived employability and academic performance of engineering students enrolled for placement services at higher education setting in India. The key question is how the students overcome the burden of placement activities along with the regular academics and how far the academic stress effects on their academic performance and particularly on their perception of being employable. This study is an empirical study which intends to test a model using PLS SEM approach (SmartPLS 3.0). Survey of engineering students in the northern India was done through multistage random sampling and data analysis is done to test the hypotheses. Result of PLS-SEM analysis proposes that engineering students particularly enrolled for placement services, can perform academically well and have high perception of being employable due to improved skills despite of having academic stress. Predictive relevance of the proposed model further extends the understanding of the role of placement services on perceived employability and academic performance among engineering students. The results of this study through testing thus exposes the channelisation of academic stress into productive factor perceived employability which is in benefit for mental well-being of students. This study provides opportunity to explore further the placement related activities. © © 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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