The team of byteXL – championing ‘Transformation of engineering through tech’, aims to work with Engineering colleges in the state to rope in their existing curriculum and enhance it to match the current as well as future tech industry standards.

By adding Tamil Nadu to its burgeoning roster, it now has a total tally of 7 states within its network.

Under the program, around 550 students of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) will be skilled by byteXL in the current 2023-24 academic year.

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While the college will decide on the categorization, byteXL programs on campus are currently open to all students, say sources from byteXL.

Cofounder and CSO of byteXL Sricharan Tadepalli said byteXL has long been at the forefront of the technological skilling of engineering students, since its inception, and the addition of new geography marks an important milestone in the company’s commitment to nurturing future talent in Tamil Nadu.

‘This will help to foster a skilled talent pool and increase their collective hiring potential by 10-fold in the coming year.’

Once students gain mastery in the realm of emerging technologies, the opportunities that lie ahead of them are endless – whether it is excelling placements or exploring avenues in research and entrepreneurship, said Sricharan.

The educators from the organization will specifically teach courses focused on Cloud Computing including – an initial foundational programming course on scripting languages like Python to foundational and developer associate certifications in AWS and Microsoft Azure.

This will also prepare students who aspire to work in product-based companies specifically geared towards cloud computing and infrastructure to gain expertise in the subject.

For the initial term alone, it has deployed four specialists at VIT who are attuned to the needs of the industry and have a clear understanding of its current skilling needs.

The organization is currently transforming 22 colleges in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi NCR, and now in Tamil Nadu.

It is a one-stop shop for self-learning coursework and guided training – preparing a new generation of coders for the workforce.

It will feature R&D Projects from all the IITs, NITs, IISc and IISERs besides top Government and private engineering institutes that rank within the top 50 in NIRF, say sources from IIT Madras.

Highlight

The highlight of this year IInvenTiv 2025 is that a larger number of exhibits from participating institutions (around 300) will be featured in an expo, with a good representation from startups that have been initiated based on the R&D from these institutions.

Inauguration of IInvenTiv 2025

IInvenTiv 2025 is scheduled to be inaugurated by Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Education Minister of the Government of India, at the IIT Madras campus in the presence of marquee personnel from industry and academia, on 28 February 2025.

Director of IIT Madras

Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “IInvenTiv 2025 is a flagship event of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

This year, we have a lot more institutions taking part, including private institutions, he said speaking about IInvenTiv 2025.

This two-day event is to showcase the inventions and creativity of the institutions.

We expect a lot of investors and large industries to take part in this event, which will facilitate Industry-Academia collaboration, he said speaking about IInvenTiv 2025.

Landmark event

Prof. Manu Santhanam, Dean (IC&SR), IIT Madras, said, “IInvenTiv 2025 is poised to be a landmark event that will bring about a way forward for industry-academia collaboration, and chart the path for future research efforts at India’s premier engineering institutions.

Starting

IInvenTiv was started in 2022 as an event held at IIT Delhi featuring R&D only from IITs.

The second edition of the event with participating institutions from top 50 of NIRF, apart from IITs, NITs, IISc and IISERs, was held at IIT Hyderabad during January 2024.

IIT Madras is now hosting the third event in the series, IInvenTiv 2025.

Format

The format for the event includes an expo with multiple stalls displaying the exhibits from the participating institutions, along with plenary talks and panel discussions on thematic areas.

Brainstorming

A ’Chintan Shivir’ or brainstorming session will be organized for each thematic area in IInvenTiv 2025, featuring leading experts from government, industry, academia, and start-ups.

Each session would be featuring a lead talk followed by a discussion on what is the current R&D focus and industry need; a rapporteur from each session will be responsible for drafting an outcome paper that will be presented at the closing of the event.

The focus in these discussions at IInvenTiv 2025 would be on the specific needs of the industry and how academic institutions can gear their research efforts to meet these requirements.

The role of government and start-ups will add to the discussion. A coffee table book on leading technological innovations from Indian higher education institutions, which have led to great impacts on the industry, will be released during the event.

It serves as a prominent platform for showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

A rigorous evaluation committee comprised of industry and academic experts review submissions by researchers for showcasing their products at the Expo

IIT Madras is organising the third edition of R&D innovation Fair of Higher Education Institutes of India, IInvenTiv 2025 on behalf of Ministry of Education, Government of India at the IIT Madras Campus, on 28 February and 1 March 2025.

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