Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has collaborated with ICT Academy, a not-for-profit society backed by the Government of India, State Governments, and industry leaders with a reach spanning 1,500+ academic institutions across 27 states, to scale the Snowflake Academia Program in India.  The program designed to equip educators and students with direct access to data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) …

On Engineer’s Day (Sep 15), Adani Cement announced the launch of ‘Adani Cement FutureX’, a nationwide academia–industry engagement programme designed to connect classrooms with real-world infrastructure and sustainability challenges. Adani Cement FutureX comprises of a Smart Lab, STEM & Beyond Learning Activations, Field Visits & Experiential Immersion, Knowledge Sessions & Leadership Engagement, Collaborative Research & Innovation, Internships, live projects and pre‑placement …

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), a leading global online learning platform, on Aug 7 released its annual Global Skills Report, revealing a 107% year-over-year (YoY) surge in Generative AI (GenAI) enrollments in India and over 2.6 million enrollments to date — the highest of any country globally. With a rapidly growing learner base now exceeding 31 million, India has also surpassed …

In a powerful push to bridge the gap between engineering education and industry readiness, the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC), in collaboration with VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), rolled out its innovative Eicher Training Van program across four leading technical institutes, training over 300 students in real-world automotive technologies. The on-campus sessions, held in July, brought advanced automotive systems training directly …

Samsung, consumer electronics brand, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Startup India, a flagship initiative of the Government of India, to empower young innovators from remote corners of India and strengthen the country’s startup ecosystem with Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. The MoU was signed in New Delhi and brings together Samsung’s flagship nationwide innovation contest, Samsung Solve …

By Ramanujam Thirumalai, CTO, Global Products and Solutions (GPS), NIIT Ltd.   A recent study found that 78% of employers consider fresh engineering graduates ill-equipped for the workplace. One of India’s Tier 1 IT firms cut its fresher intake by more than 70%—from 38,000 in FY23 to just 10,000. Across industries, onboarding delays for new hires are now stretching well beyond a …