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One-year internship to be made mandatory for engineering graduatesedit
According to a study conducted by the IEI in 2015-16, there were 162 colleges in the state with a total capacity of 62,700 seats. Of the 41,191 students who enrolled in around 15 disciplines in the engineering courses, only 11,210 students could find jobs after completion of the course. As many as 30,000 candidates are rendered jobless even after the successful completion of the course.
IEIIndustry News: Information and Communications
Emerging technology trends that can change how businesses work in next 3 yearsedit
The report said that in the coming years power of cloud and artificial intelligence will continue to advance but what will reshape business is the combination of technologies like distributed ledger, extended reality, and quantum computing (DARQ).
Emerging TechnologyProjections for AI in 2019edit
AI is out there ready to be consumed by startups and corporations alike to solve almost any problem from commuting to visualizing, replacing many mundane human tasks with efficient machines and leaving us humans to make more complex decisions.
Artificial IntelligenceHow Collaborative Robots are Revolutionising Industrial Automationedit
Three features of collaborative robots are increasingly being used not only by big industry giants but also have been the eye candy of small and medium businesses (SMB’s). Collaborative Automation is so versatile and deployable that many small and medium businesses are benefiting from its implementation. Here is the diversity of applications for industrial
Industrial automationIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Ambition: The new norm for India’s EV revolutionedit
Electric mobility is a huge leadership opportunity for the country to proliferate manufacturing jobs and save the government treasury from hefty oil subsidies. Unfortunately, the government hasn’t been able to launch the much-touted FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India) scheme that could have been a dealmaker for the sector.
e-mobilityElectric Vehicles In India See Better Sales Performance And Demand — Would You Buy One?edit
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) claims that converting existing petrol/diesel-powered three-wheelers to electric, is one of the ways to ensure rapid growth of electric vehicles in India — read more details here. Thoughts On The Compatibility Of Electric Vehicles In India In the present consumer and market conditions, electric vehicles might not be the most ideal choice to make.
Electric VehiclesDelhi to Get Fast-Charging e-Vehicle Stations by Marchedit
The government is setting up infrastructure for charging electric vehicles (EVs) in some busy areas of the Capital where cars can be recharged for as low as .`30 for a 15-minute top-up. “We will set up fast-charging stations in public parking spaces and high-visibility areas.
EV Charging StationsIndustry News: Future of Work
AI will revolutionise the modern workplaceedit
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will revolutionise the modern workplace: Cameras are becoming more intelligent with technologies like speaker tracking, facial recognition (AI) and advanced analytics providing organisations with invaluable insights, helping them enhance the overall experience and the productivity of video conferences.
People Trends 2019: The Future Of Workedit
Irrespective of the amount of disruption companies believe they have undergone, there is one critical aspect that has evolved the most – talent. And with this, it is imperative that HR as a whole also reinvents itself periodically to align with the talent of today. While the entire process of people management has been steadily transforming along with businesses. 2019 is when we’ll see a lot of ideas go mainstream.
Trends to watch out for in 2019!edit
At this point of the year, you cannot think of the future. From making a wild guess to taking calculated risks will be occupying significant mindshare. And the outlook, as analysts say is ‘Cautious Optimism’. There are reasons to believe that 2019 will be a better year, yet, there’s a hold-back on account of uncertainty in the environment. This is why trends in 2019 become a very interesting topic.
Workplace TrendsArtificial Intelligence: Are you ready for ocean of new jobs as many old ones will vanishedit
The near future will witness an exponential rise in the use of technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, machine learning, image analysis, thus producing large amounts of data. The need to leverage this data is a big challenge, and the same will grow with time.
AINew Job RolesIndustry News: Education
Boosting higher educationedit
Considering the significant role played by Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in increasing access to higher education in India, the Indian government last year announced it would recognise degrees and diplomas or certificates awarded through this mode at par with those obtained through the regular mode of education.
Higher EducationIndustry News: Skilling
Need to bridge academics-industry gap: Expertsedit
Experts acknowledge that the AI revolution has brought about new and emerging opportunities like growing smart cities applications, Internet of Things (IoT), social media, mobile apps, among other sources of big data. New governance structures have emerged that could be harnessed for the collective good in the future.
Academics-Industry Skill gapData science, AI professionals in demand in 2019: Reportedit
Top tech recruiters are increasingly looking for people with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, according to online job portal shine.com. The latest report by the jobs website notes that IT professionals need to upgrade their skillset in order to take up roles in data science, AI and cybersecurity.
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