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Semiconductor industry faces talent crunch

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BANGALORE: Semi Conductor industry in India is finding it difficult to rope in quality talent to meet the demands for this burgeoning industry.

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Only 1500 relevant engineers are being churned in the country as against the demand of 75000 engineers needed for the semiconductor industry in the country. This was stated by the Praneet Mehrish, HR director of ST Microelectronics, at the HR Conference held at the annual showcase IT event Bangalore IT.in 2006.

“We are and will be falling woefully short of filling the vacancies created in the Semi Conductor industry. Annually the industry finds 1500 BTech, MTech and BE quality professionals who can fit the industry” said Praneet while highlighting the reasons responsible for the huge gap in demand and supply.

“The emphasis on pure sciences like Mathematics and Physics seems to have taken a back seat in high schools and colleges which is hurting the prospects of producing quality engineers in the long run", said Praneet while calling for universities and colleges to come up with new curriculum as per the requirements in the semiconductor industry.

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Praneet added the talent crunch will hurt the counrty as Forrester research survey shows that 3.3 million American jobs will be moved to countries like India by 2015 in Semiconductor Industry.

Responding to concerns, Puneet Jetli, VP, Global head, People function, Mindtree in his address said that ISA (Indian Semiconductor Association) is trying level best to meet the challenges thrown by this huge gap in demand and supply.

“We are going to engineering colleges and are informing about the huge potential of semi conductor industry so as they devote more talent and resources to this sector”, said Puneet while adding that ISA is also helping academicians chalk out syllabus which can help churn out better professionals.

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Puneet added that ISA is creating interest among the students about the growth and incentives waiting for them in the semi conductor industry

“It is not about money alone. It is telling students that you will get an opportunity to work at the higher level of value chain. In 2005 alone, 600 chip designs had their origination in India and that figure will increase five fold in the coming years” said Puneet adding that such incentives appeal to students more.

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