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IBM & Venturesity launches 'Career Challenge' for engineering students

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Many engineering graduates are considered unemployable in their domain due to the lack of market-relevant skillsets. Hence, to bridge the skills gap in emerging technology areas, IBM in association with Venturesity, is conducting a one-of-its-kind "Career Challenge" for students.

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Online registrations started on July 15, 2016 and conclude with a finale that will be held across cities in the first week of October, 2016. At the end of the challenge, participants get to win prizes and stand a chance to have their resumes reviewed by IBM India's recruitment team for potential placement interviews and internships.

The workshops will be held in 8 regions throughout India for a total of 24 workshops. Following the workshops, students will be invited to take part in a Hackathon where they will develop innovative apps using these emerging technologies.

So far 11,800 students across India have registered for this online challenge. Six workshops have already been conducted over the weekend of 27th and 28th August, 2016, with over 1600 students attending the same. The workshops were mentored by industry experts and experts from IBM.

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The tutorials will focus on conducting interactive workshops on IBM's Bluemix Cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that will enhance their practical skills. It will also include engaging workshops in the areas of mobile app development, cognitive computing including IBM's Watson technology and data analytics.

According to Mona Bharadwaj, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, University Relations, IBM India /South Asia, "The main focus of this initiative is to help make students industry ready, therefore more employable and to serve as an open platform enabling hidden talent across the country to have the opportunity to be spotted. If these preliminary sessions are any indication, the goals are already being met."

Before attending the workshops, students will be required to take part in a small online quiz that will test their preparedness.

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