KTR Inaugurates Tech Entrepreneurship Course; Vows To Bridge Skill Gaps

KT Rama Rao at the launch of Technology Entrepreneurship Program at ISB along with Sri HK Mittal, & Ajit Rangnekar

Information and Technology Minister K T Rama Rao today asserted that the Government is committed for industrial development and promotion and to create conducive atmosphere with employable graduates. Inaugurating a Technology Entrepreneurship Course at ISB in Gatchibowli here, KTR reiterated that the Telangana government would focus on bridging the skill gap among students to make them industry ready. The two-year programme is offered by ISB in association with Institute of Electronic Governance. It is aimed to help students create and launch new business ventures — in the technology space — through online courses and in-lab training, design workshops as well. There are 10 colleges from Telangana and five from AP participating in it.

Reportedly, around 700 students in their penultimate year of engineering from 14 colleges in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been selected based on their academic performance and will be guided to launch their entrepreneurial ventures once they finish their engineering course.

“Our initiatives like T-Hub, an incubator for 1,000 start-ups and TASK ( Telangana Academy of Skill and Knowledge) are directed towards helping such students who have the education but are not industry ready or want to set up their own ventures,” said Mr  Rama Rao.

The first phase of T-hub would be ready by the end of the year and will be spread over 80,000 square feet at the IIIT campus in Hyderabad.

TEP will be offered to III and IV year students and ISB faculty would also play a role in training the faculty of participating engineering colleges. ISB Dean Ajith Rangekar also spoke on the occasion.