CMC launches EDGE programme
Hyderabad, May 19, 2004

CMC, one of India's premier IT solutions provider has embarked upon catering to growing requirement of skilled professionals, by launching a new programme — EDGE (essential diploma for graduate engineer). EDGE is a placement-oriented training programme catering to requirements of both IT companies and job aspirants. Offering both industrial orientation and live projects, EDGE aims to help reduce the time and cost in deploying these resources on projects of the IT companies.

EDGE imparts IT knowledge and skills with industry orientation and live projects on software engineering and quality and coding standards. With its vast experience in executing large domestic and global scale projects, CMC exposes students to projects on variety of domains and technology platforms to attain competence. The course also gives coaching to handle selection tests by providing key inputs to crack aptitude tests and group discussions with ease. A battery of mock tests designed as per those conducted by IT companies are used during the coaching sessions on issues like presentation skills, body language, assertiveness, articulation, written and spoken communication among others.

Students who have passed with BE / BTech (any branch) or MCA, MSc (IT / CS) from the batches of 2003, 2004 and likely to pass in 2005 are eligible to do this course. Students can pursue the 350 hours EDGE course either following the regular (six months) or fast track (three months) mode. The fee structure for this programme is Rs 15,000 for the entire programme including the mock tests and coaching. The course will be offered in select CMC authorised centres.

Speaking on the occasion of launching this unique initiative, Mr Chinta Prakash, Head – CMC Centre, said, "This new course will help bridge this growing demand for IT education and training. With IT sector poised for major growth, need for skilled professionals will become crucial for deployment of resources in quick time and EDGE will help companies reduce both time and cost when recruiting people."

CMC has been involved in education and training business from 1978 and has formed the SBU in 1993. Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations agencies, Ministry of External Affairs, World Bank among other notable clients, have acknowledged its training expertise. According to recent Nasscom-McKinsey manpower profile report, there is a need for over 6.6 lakh IT / ITES professionals in 2006, which will rise to 36.9 lakh by 2012 and this definitely calls for proper education and training support mechanisms.

About CMC
Incorporated in 1975, CMC is one of the premier information technology solutions providers in India, with a consolidated turnover of Rs 802 crore for 2003-04. Operating out of 18 offices and 180 service locations in the country, CMC Limited employs around 3000 people and has a wholly owned subsidiary in USA called CMC Americas, Inc.

CMC's vision is to operate globally and bring the benefit of information technology to improve the productivity of its customers and the quality of its customer's products and services. CMC combines horizontal expertise in information technology with its vertical experience developed by working in a wide range of Industries. After the successful disinvestment of CMC by the Government of India, CMC has become part of Tata group and closely working with TCS Asia's largest software company.

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