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Infosys assurance to Guwahati IIT

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Guwahati: Infosys Technologies Chairman and Chief Mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy on Saturday promised to consider including the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, in the company's "Campus Connect" programme.

Under the programme, training is imparted to teachers in computer to upgrade their skills.

Mr. Murthy was speaking at a roundtable between the Assam Government and Information and Technology stakeholders organised by the Software Technology Parks of India here. He noted that the IIT had an excellent track record since its inception.

Recruitment

On Friday, Mr. Murthy said Infosys would recruit at least 30 graduates from the Assam Engineering College next year.

During an interaction with its students, he said conditions such as good air connectivity, five-star hotels, a robust bandwidth connecting Guwahati with the rest of the country and good English medium schools had to be met before Infosys could think of opening a development centre in the city.

Competition from China

On competition from China in IT, Mr. Murthy said it was at least 100 years ahead in terms of infrastructure, compared to India. India needed to work with great speed to catch up with the neighbour.

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