08th May 2014.
 
EDS Technologies organised one day workshop on "Domain Knowledge Augmentation in Mechanical Engineering" in association with CII & Ballari Institute of Technology & Management (BITM), Bellary
 
 
EDS Technologies organised one day workshop on "Domain Knowledge Augmentation in Mechanical Engineering" in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ballari Institute of Technology & Management (BITM), Bellary on 6th May 2014

The objective of the program is to propagate the information about the knowledge and skill requirements of the Industry to the academicians. The knowledge transfer in turn will facilitate in churning better equipped, employable Engineering Graduates. Mr. Avinash Kulkarni from Confederation of Indian Industry, Mr. Dasarathi, Director-CADEM Technologies, Mr. N. Venkatesan, Assistant Manager, Quality from TaeguTec India Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Sridhar Gatpa, Principal- Talent Acquisition Fulfillment Function (TAFF) from Infosys were the eminent speakers of the workshop.

Mr. Prithviraj, Trustee and Deputy Director-BITM, Mr. Avinash Kulkarni, Convenor - Affirmative Action Panel, CII Karnataka and Mr. Ravikumar K V, National Manager Technical Training - EDS Technologies participated in the inauguration of the One day Workshop. Mr. Prithviraj exhorted the participants to be proactive in getting familiarized about the industry trends so that they can mould the engineering graduates as per industry requirements. Mr.Avinash Kulkarni explained about different activities of CII and efforts in bridging the gap between industry and academia and their support towards the educational institutions. Mr.Ravikumar explained about the importance of value added courses, skill enhancement for the students to increase the Employability quotient of budding engineers.
 
 
The workshop was attended by around 40 attendees which includes Professors, Assistant Professors and Head of the Department, Mechanical Engineering from the Engineering colleges in and around Bellary.
 
About Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
 
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 118 years ago, India's premier business association has over 7100 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 enterprises from around 257 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
 
About Ballari Institute of Technology & Management (BITM)
 
Ballari Institute of Technology & Management (BITM) was established in the year 1997 under the management of Tungabhadra Education Health & Rural Development Trust (T.E.H.R.D. Trust). The institute is located in Bellary in Karnataka. It is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. The institute has been accredited by NBA and has been conferred ISO 9001:2008 certification..
 
About EDS Technologies Pvt.Ltd.
 
EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (EDST), established in 1995, is the largest PLM and Real-Time Visual Simulation solutions provider in India, with its corporate office in Bangalore and having direct presence in Chennai, Gurgaon, Noida, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Pune, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. EDST, an established Value added reseller with global leaders like Dassault Systemes, SAP, Presagis, VT-MAK provides PLM and 3D Visual simulation COTS solutions, PLM Training and Trained on-site resources bringing in the most complete solution for any size and type of industry.

EDST's differentiation is its domain expertise, consultative approach and hands-on understanding of customer requirements required to drive successful implementations with world class training and technical support. Having more than 19 years of experience, EDST has the largest customer base in the Indian market with more than 1000 customers from aerospace, automotive & supply chains, industrial machinery, high-tech and electronics, railways, infrastructure, consumer packaged goods, engineering service providers, defence, research and education sectors.
 
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