Finishing school for IT aspirants

HYDERABAD: Whether the IT industry soars or witnesses a drop in its business, every year lakhs of students pass out of engineering colleges looking for opportunities in the industry. Campus recruitment may not reach all colleges and many graduates keep looking out for jobs months after they complete their course. That’s where a finishing school comes into picture.The concept of IT finishing school is gaining popularity and after having seen an increasing demand for such schools, 3Edge Solutions, an IT finishing school has opened its second branch in the city.Inaugurating the school’s branch at Madhapur in the city on Monday, Polaris Software Labs’ president Kedarnath Udiyavar said a lot of companies are now open to the idea of finishing schools after having seen that a majority of students approaching such schools would be on par with those recruited during campus placement, their drawback being opportunities at the right time.Udiyavar also felt assistance in communication skills in the finishing schools along with guidance to step into the profession with a willingness to learn would provide edge to the students.3Edge offers a three month’s program to students called Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering (ADSE) and has seen 95 percent placements in the ast five years.Vice president and regional head of TCS Rajanna V, centre head HCL Technologies Kiran Babu Cherukuri, Sr director and head of IT services of DST Worldwide services Rama Evani9 were also present on the occasion.