IIT Madras Foundation Partners with 5 Start-Ups for Upskilling in AI, ML, Data Science; Check Details Here

New Delhi: Pravartak Technologies Foundation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) has announced collaborations with five start-ups to enhance training in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data science. 

The five start-ups to partner with IIT Madras are Crion Versity, Dataswitch, Neekan Consulting, Rudram Dynamics, and Skill Angels. The aim of the alliance is to equip participants with practical industry-oriented skills and project expertise in specialized domains like AI, ML, and data science.

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Students interested in the courses offered through these collaborations can register at the official website, digitalskills.pravartak.org.in.

The agreements were signed in the presence of V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras; Mangala Sunder Krishnan, professor emeritus, IIT Madras; MJ Shankar Raman, CEO, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation; and Balamurali Shankar, general manager, Digital Skills Academy, IIT Madras.

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V Kamakoti, director, of IIT Madras, said, “Start-ups must become leading employers and look at IIT Madras for their talent requirements. Start-ups in the skilling sector should intervene early with students and impart cognitive ability, foundational maths, and science skills for their success in higher education.” 

MJ Shankar Raman, CEO, of IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation, said, “We will work with these start-ups on niche areas like Drone pilot training, Data analytics, AI/ML, and Generative AI. Our clients come to us for complex and sensitive unstructured data insights. We leverage startups like DataSwitch for such requirements”

Balamurali Shankar, general manager, of Digital Skills Academy of IITM Pravartak, said, “These start-ups have a combination of academic and industry expertise thereby giving a good learning experience to the students. One of our partners, Crion Versity, was founded by IIT Madras Alumni and comes with a rich experience of running a digital twin organisation Crion Technologies at IITM Research Park. Their flagship career experience programs provide engaging short-form learnings on job skills in areas such as Data Analytics.”

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