A symbiotic initiative by TCS

Dr. K. Kesavasamy,
Head, Academic Interface Programme

Introduction:
In the workspace of ‘Knowledge factory’, the Academic Interface Programme initiative by Tata Consultancy Services will act as a sounding board in strengthening academic relationships and ensuring the entry of ‘right people’ into the organization. The impetus behind creation of this program is to enable academia and industry to seek improved ways of working together. This is important, in the context of our vision of “Global Top 10 by 2010”.

Supply Chain Management is one of the most important activities, addressed by Business Excellence Models, such as Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA), European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) etc; Academic Institutes are main ‘suppliers’ for HR intensive industry, like Tata Consultancy Services. The sourcing for the entire Initial Learning Programme (ILP) depends on the academic Institutions. The Academia- Industry will need to cultivate mutually beneficial and lasting relationships with one another. In this emerging framework, robust high-quality, long- term relationships, based on two-way investments of time & resources, are becoming essential to understand, influence and improve the interactions between both sectors.

Our Support to Academic World:
We are happy to announce that we do support academic institutes in many ways:

• Project Support and Internship to Students
• Conducting Workshops in Academic Institutes
• Sponsorship of Academic / Social Events
• Best Student Project Awards
• Professors from Academia on sabbatical to TCS
• Academia meet of HOD’s of Computer Science Departments
• Sponsorship of TCS associates to acquire higher qualifications
• Sponsored course on Software Engineering for selected final year students
• Maintenance of TCS Academic Portal

In order to ensure the quality of TCS – Academic Interaction, the availability of the programme benefits and support will be subject to certain constraints. Our Academic Relationship Managers, placed in different Geographies, would be too willing to provide the details / clarifications.

If you share our vision, please be in touch with our Academic Relationship Managers, providing the details

• Register yourself
• The name of your institute & its credentials
• Your name, designation and contact details

We are sure that a healthy relationship between us and the academic world would help both to scale great heights. Together, we shall contribute to the knowledge and economic growth of India.