The University’s Career Services department has been instrumental in introducing the programme to students.
More than 6000 entries have been received from students and institutions across the country.
The GradStar Awards have for the past eight years celebrated most employable full-time students and graduates vying for recognition from employers nationwide.
The Top 500 students are now advancing to the next stage, through a three-phase assessment process to compete for a place in the GradStar Top 100, who will be announced during an online webinar in September.
At a live event, in December, they will also meet recruiters from the country’s top employers and face interactive assessments.
The list of 33 Mandela University students among the GradStar Top 500