The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore’s Center for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) will offer a sponsored fellowship program for second-year Master of Technology (MTech) students from the academic year 2022-23. The aim of the program is to help expand the talent pool to support the developing semiconductor industry in India.
The fellowship is offered in partnership with Applied Materials India Private Limited and aims to provide opportunities for students from traditional engineering and scientific disciplines to gain expertise in electronics and semiconductor technology.
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Two second-year master’s students from the fields of mechanical engineering, chemistry and electrical engineering from CeNSE are eligible for the two-year fellowship programme. In addition to opportunities to conduct research in materials technology, program participants are eligible for internships at Applied Materials India.
Commenting on the initiative, Srinivas Satya, Country President, Applied Materials India, said: “We are delighted to offer the MTech scholarship to students of the CeNSE. Through the program, we aim to build on the foundations students have acquired in their undergraduate courses in nanoscience and engineering. We look forward to working with the CeNSE faculty to shape the MTech curriculum and inspire the next generation of innovators.”
“We look forward to the positive impact the collaboration can have, especially in the areas of mechanical, electrical, materials and chemical engineering, physical and chemical sciences. The initiative will connect the students with highly skilled tech professionals and prepare them for the industry,” added Professor Srinivasan Raghavan, CeNSE, IISc.
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Suraj Rengarajan, Managing Director and CTO, Applied Materials India, said of the impact of this relationship: “There is an increasing need for highly skilled technical workers to support the AI computing era. With the partnership, we aim to make the innovation ecosystem a The fellowship allows students to gain specialized skills, which can lead to incredible career opportunities.”
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