MindTree ties up with RV College of Engineering

BANGALORE, INDIA: MindTree Limited, an IT solutions and product engineering services company, on Thursday announced that it has completed the pilot execution of a software testing course at RV College of Engineering (RVCE) in Bangalore as part of the core syllabus for the final year information science and engineering (ISE) students.

MindTree designed and developed the entire curriculum of this course in association with ISE department faculty with Vishweshwaraya Technological University's guidelines as baseline, said a press release.

Dr. Ramakanthkumar, head of the ISE department, RVCE, said, “The unique thing about this engagement is that the entire program was designed and executed by the practitioners with vast industry experience and a passion for software testing. These practitioners made these classes extremely interesting to the students, as they explained every concept with real life examples.

RVCE Principal, Dr. B. S. Satyanarayana said that the collaboration with MindTree was in-line with the institution efforts to establish a strong industry-academia linkage.

“We are passionate about such academia affiliation, which benefit students at the grass roots level who will be shaping the future of our industry. We are committed towards this relationship with RVCE and plan to contribute to other progressive academic institutions in coming years” said Anand Rao Ladi, vice president and head of testing business, MindTree.