Siliguri, May 5,TT: IBM will set up a centre in Siliguri to teach engineering students new skills in information technology in collaboration with the Surendra Institute of Engineering and Management.
The foundation stone of IBM Systems Centre of Excellence was laid on the SIEM campus today by Subram Natarajan, the executive IT consultant with IBM.
“IBM believes in creating a smart planet and the best way to do it is to impart the latest technological know-how to students to make them ready for the industry when they leave college. The collaboration with the SIEM is in continuation with our focus on working with the academia across the country to help combine traditional curriculum with current technical and industry skills that are essential to succeed in the industry,” said Natarajan.
“Our role in this venture will be to provide technical expertise and latest content and software of the IBM to the SIEM, which will in turn deliver such skills to students.”
The SIEM signed a memorandum of understanding with IBM on March 3 to set up the centre.
SIEM principal R.K. Jha said the centre would be ready in two months and classes would start in August. He said engineering students of the SIEM would be trained at the centre right from the first year of their regular course.
“The students will not be charged any additional fees for the training. They will have to attend additional classes for the training and will be provided with certificates from IBM at the end of fourth year,” said the principal.
Natarajan said apart from SIEM, IBM would collaborate with five other institutions in different parts of the country to set up such centres.
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