The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Software firms have openings for non-IT graduates

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Friday, Aug 12, 2005

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Software firms have openings for non-IT graduates

Staff Reporter

Science, humanities students can get jobs too, says industry expert

TECH TALK: Sundar Nagarajan , Senior Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (second from left), inaugurates Saimech 2005, a national technical symposium organised by Mechanical Engineering Department of the Sairam Engineering College at Tamb aram on Thursday. To his left are S. Seetharaman, principal and A. Rajendra Prasad, head of the department.

TAMBARAM: There is plenty of scope for students belonging to basic sciences and humanities and other non-Information Technology courses to get a foothold in the software industry, according to Sundar Nagarajan, Senior Project Manager of Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Inaugurating `Saimech 2005,' a day-long national technical symposium organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Tambaram, the software professional said India was being seriously viewed by foreign countries as not only an ideal location as a technology service provider, but also a manufacturing hub for high-end products in automobile, textile and pharmaceutical industries.

With the increasing demand for non-IT graduates in the software industry, there was a tremendous potential for students graduating from basic sciences to get a foothold in the Informational Technology industry, Mr. Nagarajan said. Appealing to the prospective engineers to adopt a holistic approach towards problem solving, he noted that India was respected for its analytical capabilities.

"The key to success is to understand the customer's needs and problems and applying the right technology," Mr. Nagarajan remarked. He also released `Techno Sense' a newsletter brought out by the students on the occasion.

In his welcome address, S. Seetharaman, principal of the college, said at present, mechanical engineers had to be proficient in other branches of engineering as well.

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