The Hindu Business Line : Satyam recruits in a big way in Malaysia

SATYAM Computer Services has announced the completion of its initial phase of "first mass recruitment" of entry-level engineers outside India where fresh graduates were hired from top Malaysian universities.

They will undergo rigorous training for 14 weeks at its development centre in Cyberjaya, Malaysia.

The Satyam Chairman, Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, in a statement from Cyberjaya, said "these graduates were chosen after a rigorous selection exercise in the last two months. The mass hiring was conducted under a multimedia super corridor (MSC) internship programme and follows an agreement that Satyam signed with the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC) of Malaysia."

Participating at the MSC International Advisory Panel discussions in Cyberjaya, Mr Raju said this recruitment drive was the most significant outside India by the company, which launched its global solutions centre (GSC) in Cyberjaya in April, 2003.

The entry level technology programme (ELTP) in Malaysia is a refined version of the one conducted by the company in India, where over 3,500 fresh graduates taken it in the last year.

This programme aims at transforming fresh graduates into productive software engineers.

The Satyam Asia-Pacific Region Head, Mr Virender Aggarwal, said "Satyam is investing by way of resources to make the programme a grand success. This programme will see the best of the faculty coming from India."

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