1. Bridging the University-Corporate Chasm Tan Moorthy Senior Vice President and Group Head, Education and Research, Infosys Technologies Limited

2. 2 2 Agenda Current state Our situation Addressing challenges – Infosys approach Looking ahead Bridging the Gap

3. 3 3 University to Industry – Knowledge Know-How Gap Source: VDE Survey “Young Professionals 2007”

4. 4 4 Our Situation – Common Refrain Source: NASSCOM-McKinsey Report 2005. Extending India’s Leadership of the Global IT and BPO Industries “Currently only about 25% of technical graduates and 10-15% of general college graduates are suitable for employment in the offshore IT and BPO industries respectively.”

5. Why is there a Gap?

6. Different Paradigms Success can only come from “Us and Our Projects” Daily tests Appraised based on application of knowledge Soft-Skills most visible Focus on “Me and My marks” Scheduled Exams Scores based on ability to recall Blind to soft-skills Campus Corporate

7. Infosys Solution

8. Our Context 1120 fresh entrants, June 2009

9. 9 9 On going Current & Relevant Continuous Education and CoE Strong Base Fresh Entrants Fresh Entrants Foundation Program Before Joining Infosys Before Joining Infosys Industry Readiness Campus Connect

10. 10 Technology specific Intermediate Basic Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years

11. 11 Technology specific Intermediate Induction Soft skills Problem solving Operating system Programming and DBMS Induction Soft skills Problem solving Operating system Programming and DBMS Basic Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years

12. 12 Technology specific OOP concepts Design and analysis of algorithms User experience Software engineering processes OOP concepts Design and analysis of algorithms User experience Software engineering processes Intermediate Basic Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years

13. 13 POST (project on Organizational Standards during Training) Developing enterprise applications Java /.Net Open Systems Mainframe SAP / Oracle Infrastructure management Independent validation POST (project on Organizational Standards during Training) Developing enterprise applications Java /.Net Open Systems Mainframe SAP / Oracle Infrastructure management Independent validation Technology specific Intermediate Basic Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years

14. 14 Students Faculty Institution Education Bodies

15. 15 Education Bodies Influence higher education policies Partnership with NASSCOM, CII, IUCEE, AICTE, Vice Chancellors Satellite based education using EDUSAT Students Faculty Institution Education Bodies

16. 16 Institution Engaged with 400+ engineering colleges Partnering in conferences/events conducted by the institution Inputs to Board of Studies Invitation to Conclave meets Finishing School in Malaysia, China and Mexico Students Faculty Institution Education Bodies

17. 17 Faculty Provide IT industry exposure & experience 5000+ faculty covered through one/two week programs Portal access Webinars 2-3 months sabbatical programs Students Faculty Institution Education Bodies

18. 18 Students Provide access to Infosys courseware, projects Training Industrial visits 100,000+ students trained 600,000+ courseware download 120,000+ students registration on portal 5,000 faculty registration on portal Contests at 475 colleges Students Faculty Institution Education Bodies

19. Looking Ahead

20. A future engineer’s challenge! Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

21. A future engineer’s challenge! Billions of devices are digitally connected Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

22. A future engineer’s challenge! Zillions of bytes wait to be made intelligible Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

23. A future engineer’s challenge! Human and natural threats loom large Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

24. A future engineer’s challenge! Natural resources deplete at a fast pace Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

25. A future engineer’s challenge! Sphere of operation is global Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

26. Attributes of a Global Engineer

27. 27 Concepts Context Curious Communicate Collaborative Compassionate Committed

28. Bridging the gap

29. Start with a few simple changes

30. How we teach Start with the big picture - demonstrate applications of concepts Transition to active learning - more hands-on, personalized using technology and more time for peer learning Start with the big picture - demonstrate applications of concepts Transition to active learning - more hands-on, personalized using technology and more time for peer learning

31. What we assess Test ability to think and apply and not capacity to memorize. Ask them to apply a concept and solve a problem rather than repeat a definition. Real world is an open book exam with ambiguous problems and short deadlines Test ability to think and apply and not capacity to memorize. Ask them to apply a concept and solve a problem rather than repeat a definition. Real world is an open book exam with ambiguous problems and short deadlines

32. How we engage students Facilitate team community projects – to enhance team skills and develop community empathy Encourage global benchmarking through participation in debates, coding competitions, innovation challenges etc. Facilitate team community projects – to enhance team skills and develop community empathy Encourage global benchmarking through participation in debates, coding competitions, innovation challenges etc.

33. It’s about change! It’s about time to change - to secure the future!