TCS in Assam with IIT tie-up
A STAFF REPORTER TELEGRAPH INDIA Guwahati, March 1: Announcing plans
for a long-time commitment with Assam, the $4.3 billion Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) today signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT Guwahati to
set up a learning centre in the city.
CEO and managing director S. Ramadorai, who is leading a high-level company
delegation to the state, said it is for the first time that the company has
entered into a collaboration with an IIT.
The TCS learning centre, to be set up on the IIT campus in the city, will
stress on collaboration in research and development based on mutual interests.
The idea behind the venture is to harness the intellectual capital of the
region and develop the northeastern states as a whole, Ramadorai said.
It is a beginning and we have sown the seeds for a long-term commitment. The
state is known for tea and oil. Now software will be added to it, he said
after signing the MoU in Dispur today.
The centre will start operating by the middle of this year.
Two decisions forced the company to take the decision of coming to Assam,
considered a risky place for investments, he said.
The first reason is the immense availability of talent and the second is the
welcoming nature of the Assam government.
The CEO added that the company was delighted with the talent pool in the
Northeast and the dedicated training centre would give a strong fillip to human
capital development efforts in an inclusive manner by hiring and training
engineers and science graduates from the area.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi said the city now has a chance to become one of
the top IT cities in the country. He thanked Union minister of state for
commerce Jairam Ramesh for taking the initiative to bring TCS to Assam. Ramesh
termed the entry of TCS into Assam as a giant act of faith on the companys
part.
Assam IT minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government had acquired 300
bighas for an IT park in Guwahati, adding that the Assam Electronics
Development Corporation will collaborate with TCS to develop an online portal.
Hailing the entry of TCS as a historic occasion, IIT Guwahati director Gautam
Barua said it would usher in a big change.
The new training facility in Guwahati will be used to conduct TCSs globally
recognised initial-learning programme for fresh engineering graduates as well
as a seven-month ignite training programme for science graduates.
TCS trainees will have access to all facilities at the IIT Guwahati campus,
including classrooms, library as well as sport and recreational facilities.
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