The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) , Madras and IBM have announced their latest projects to enable students obtain an industrial perspective in the present context, when the epidemic is still on the rise, highlighting that the educational system is constantly evolving.
IBM specialists will handle quantum computing education, research courses and conduct free technical sessions too. The selected courses in Data science and AI (Artificial Intelligence) are demonstrated with technical inputs from the current industry perspective, in an enhanced manner. These programs will be readily made available to the students on the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and IIT Madras online platforms.
21st century skill sets
New-age technologies like Hybrid Cloud, AI, Analytics, Quantum computing and IoT are emerging as the key business enabler among the Indian Enterprises. They adopt them at a faster pace. At the same time, the skills gap of the student community in India and the Enterprises must be bridged adequately. This collaboration will enable the students to equip them with 21st-century skill sets that can guide them to build new career paths.
Currently, NPTEL works with more than 4,000 colleges in
- Engineering,
- Arts,
- Commerce,
- Science and
- Management disciplines across the country.
Several students take NPTEL certification exams to improve their employability skills. This provides an added value to the technically rich courses.
The International Labor Organization estimates that India’s skill deficit will cross more than 25 million by 2030. A recent IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study found that approximately 30 per cent millennial working professionals plan to enroll in a formal degree, certification, or badging program in 2021.
In May 2021, IBM announced a collaboration with IIT Madras to provide faculty, researchers, and students with access to IBM’s quantum systems . It has also collaborated with NPTEL to offer a 12-week online course focused on block chain architecture, design and use cases. For further details about the Quantum computing courses , please refer the following link https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_cs103/preview
Also, they plan to take initiatives to accelerate joint research in quantum computing and develop curricula to help in the skill set development of the students .
It has also collaborated with NPTEL to offer a 12-week online course focused on block chain architecture, design and use cases. For further details about the Quantum computing courses , please refer the following link https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_cs103/preview
Also, they plan to take initiatives to accelerate joint research in quantum computing and develop curricula to help in the skill set development of the students .
Conclusion :
It is an acceptable fact that the University education is unable to equip the students with the essential employability skills (even , among graduates passed outstanding or with distinction) . Hence, bigger institutions like IIT enters into a collaboration with IBM to enable the students to obtain an industrial perspective from the current context. This adequately bridges the skill gap between the educational institutions and corporate companies and nurture the rich skill set among the fresh students community.