Software services company Tech Mahindra has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five educational institutions to provide training to students in the IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) space.

The programme aims to create resources that would meet the industry's demand across various facets of IMS, the company said in a press statement.

The five institutions are: Chandigarh University, KIIT (Bhubaneswar), JSS Mahavidyapeeth (Mysore), Karpagam College of Engineering (Coimbatore) and Dr Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (Pollachi).

As part of the programme, the company will use an in-house cloud computing platform that can train over 5,000 employees.