MUMBAI, INDIA: Infosys Ltd has announced the National winners of Aspirations2020, an online programming contest, organized by the company.
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The release further added that, the runners up Timothy Tarun Andrew, Saurabh Meshram, Gajendra Singh KBN from CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore received a certificate and a 32GB iPad for each team member.
S. Gopalakrishnan, executive co-chairman, Infosys Limited said, "It is crucial for Indian students to develop their analytical thinking and reasoning skills. Online contests such as Aspirations2020, give students a platform to develop and showcase their problem solving skills, thereby enhancing their competitiveness and employability."
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The objective of the contest is to encourage participants in the development of problem solving abilities through algorithmic thinking and logical reasoning, and then demonstrating the solution through programming and team work.
Srikantan Moorthy, senior vice president and group head, Education & Research, Infosys Limited said, "The Infosys Campus Connect Program has been created to deepen the link between academia and industry and increase employability of engineering students."
He added, "The Aspirations2020 programming contest is aimed at developing the engineering talent in India through teamwork and shared learning. The participants of this years’ contest have demonstrated their willingness to learn, be evaluated, and build their own competencies. I would like to congratulate the winners of this contest on their enthusiasm and success.”
The programming contest received over 45611 student registrations online from 437 engineering colleges across 20 Indian states.