The Hindu Business Line : ‘India needs 2.3 m people for IT sector by 2010’

The country needs 2.3 million people in IT (information technology) and ITES (IT enabled services) sectors by 2010, according to Dr Sandhya Chintala, Director (Education Initiative), Nasscom.

Speaking at the valedictory of ‘Finishing School’ for engineering students, conducted by the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), in Mangalore, on Thursday, she said that the country has been able to produce 1.6 million employable people for these sectors.

Terming IT as the lifeblood of all other sectors in the country, Dr Chintala said the country will need 11 million people for IT and ITES sectors by 2020.

These sectors require people with communication skills and problem-solving skills. She urged the educational institutions to address the needs of industry in this matter.

Dr Chintala said that the candidates who appeared for ‘Finishing School’ would have an opportunity to do NAC-Tech (Nasscom Assessment of Competence-Tech) – an employment benchmarking test — followed by a job fair.

Prof Sandeep Sancheti, Director, NITK, said that ‘Finishing School’ for engineering graduates was launched on a pilot mode. The school was conducted for eight weeks during May and June this year, and 56 students appeared for the school.

Some of the major IT companies will meet the students of ‘Finishing School’ in the next few days, he added.

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