Thus far, IBM has recruited 151 students, Satyam (483), Infosys (154), Wipro (406) and other MNCs (49) and the recruitment process continues.
Over 6,000 students from 164 engineering colleges were trained in 2005-06 at JKCs this year and 1,258 students have already been recruited. Over the next couple of months, all of them are likely to land jobs. In comparison, even some of those who are among toppers in their respective engineering colleges, often do not find jobs with these companies. Of the 1,066 girls chosen by these JKC centres in 2004-05, and trained in 32 centres, 235 students were inducted by multinational companies, and 831 were inducted by IT companies. During 2005-2006, about 6,058 students were trained in 43 centres. The success stories of JKC abound. It has begun to spread and the Government plans to expand the scope of these centres. Several States are now looking to replicate this model.AJKC serves as hub where students from nearby engineering colleges converge to both learn and work on live projects. Run by the Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG), a society under the IT&C Department and is supported by free grants and software inputs from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft. Enthused by the progress made by these JKCs, Infosys Technologies has offered to provide training to mentors, who would be provided two week intensive training. They, in turn, will have the capability to train over 12,900 students. These students learn in groups. Thus far, IBM has recruited 151 students, Satyam (483), Infosys (154), Wipro (406) and other MNCs (49) and the recruitment process continues. As a part of the ongoing programme, efforts are on to broaden the scope of this initiative, according to Prof. Ghanta Subbarao, State Chief Information Officer.
