More than 250 college students had an engaging session on technology concepts and questions for over five hours here on Saturday.
They were participating at Exterro India's launch of B'hive, a community for computer science students.
Bobby Balachandran, president and chief executive officer of Exterro, told The Hindu that about 10 students from 25 colleges in different parts of the State participated at the launch event.
Nearly 12 of them were selected to work on real time projects of Exterro for three to four months.
B'hive was an initiative to nurture the talent of some of the best next generation engineers, he said.
Exterro had five projects for the students and three to four of the select students would work on each project with the Exterro team and clients. They would work on weekends and after college hours and have hands-on experience on some of the best technologies.
“As a company we have learnt a lot during the last six years and we are sharing our know-how with the students through this initiative,” he said.
The company also had certificates and cash prizes for the students to take home at the end of the projects, depending how they would meet the parameters in delivering the projects.
“We are a product company and work on some cutting edge technology. This initiative will prepare the students to become entrepreneurs. This is an opportunity for them to move on to the next level as those who participated are strong in their technical skills and are innovative,” he said.
Exposure
This would be a sustainable and ongoing initiative, reaching out to more students next year. The aim was to provide an opportunity and exposure to the technically strong students and prepare them for a bright career.
