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Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO and Managing Director, TCS (left), with Mr Ravi Viswanathan, Vice-President and Head, Chennai Operations, at a press conference in Chennai on Thursday. - Bijoy Ghosh

Chennai , Dec. 28

Science graduates to software professionals - that is what 500 graduates in mathematics and physics from 125 colleges will become after going through TCS Ignite.

They are the first batch of science graduates that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is grooming for an IT career.

Announcing the science-to-software training programme, TCS Ignite, Mr S. Ramadorai, CEO and Managing Director, TCS, told newspersons that this programme is an inclusive and innovative solution to groom youngsters for the global IT industry and increase the talent pool.

It is not only about personal transformation and professional growth, but also about social change, he said.

Over 60 per cent of these graduates were from non-metros and most of them were first generation college goers.

In the second batch, TCS plans to recruit 2,000 science graduates next year. Of the 500 graduates, 365 were from Tamil Nadu, 90 from North East and the rest from various parts of the country. More than 60 per cent of the students were women.

These students will become TCS employees from day one and are paid monthly salary during the training.

The new recruits are in addition to the company's plan to hire around 30,000 this fiscal, he said. Mr Ravi Viswanathan, Vice-President and head Chennai operations of TCS, said after the training programme, these science graduates would be placed in areas like IT, business process outsourcing, consulting and infrastructure management.

TCS Ignite curriculum includes formal lectures, projects and assignments, quizzes and interactive sessions.

The students would undergo courses in the principles of software development and IT, develop an understanding of core technologies underlying IT systems and services like package implementation, new technologies like Java and .Net. These would be complemented by soft-skill development in presentation, communication, teamwork and leadership skills, he was quoted in a press release.

A company official said the seven-month training was equivalent to a one-year academic course.

TCS chose students with first class educational background, analytical skills and ability to work in a team. Around 5,000 students applied, 4,000 were interviewed and 500 selected, he said.

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