EMC ties up with 27 engineering colleges in Pune

EMC has tied-up with 27 engineering colleges in Pune to help prepare students for successful careers in the fast-expanding field of information storage management. EMC through its Academic Alliance initiative will offer unique ‘open’ curriculum based education on technology topics like cloud computing, big data analytics and information storage & management to students from these institutes.

The rapid growth in digital information is spurring the demand for trained software storage professionals who possess the skills and knowledge relevant for the changing industry. This fast-paced increase in demand has resulted in a massive shortfall of skilled industry-ready professionals. As per an EMC Zinnov study, private cloud alone in India is expected to create 1 lakh jobs by 2015 from 10,000 in 2011 and the demand is unlikely to be met. The EMC Academic Alliance initiative aims to bridge the skill-gap in a rapidly changing IT environment and prepare students for better employability.

Speaking on the importance of the alliance for the IT sector in Pune, Krishna Kant, Head, EMC Academic Alliance - South Asia & Russia, said, “Pune is fast becoming one of the key IT and manufacturing hub in the country thereby presenting huge job opportunities for engineering graduates. However, the key issue for the sector is the lack of adequately trained personnel. At EMC, it has been our endeavor globally to create an industry-ready talent pool and help students gain an edge in an extremely competitive and ever-changing IT environment. Our alliance with the engineering colleges in Pune is in line with our endeavor and testament to our commitment to the local market.”

Some of the top colleges associated with this alliance include Sinhgad College of Engineering, MIT College of Engineering, Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Pad. Dr. D.Y.Patil Institute of Engineering & Technology and Maharashtra Institute of Technology.