1. Uday Kant Pandey (MBA-II, Technology Management student) was declared a winner at "Aakruti - The 3DVIA Design Contest" The following link also provides snap shots of his model (i.e., KIIT School of Management) and it is quite interesting: Uday's 3DVIA showcase
2. In other developments,  Financial Chronicle (dated 13 Feb 2011) reports from the sidelines of Aero India 2011 in Bangalore. The report titled “Dassault up against talent dearth in India” captures quotes from both Mr. Andy Kalambi and Mr. Philippe Forestier . DS India is actively promoting the work done at KIIT School of Management. Here is an excerpt: “Dassault, KIIT MBA programme aims at helping students develop hands‐on skills with modernized courseware before starting a career. The courseware includes necessary skills in manufacturing processes and methods that are prevalent in the industries across the world today. Companies hiring such graduates can expect to save time and cost from fundamental training,”......Andy Kalambi, President, South Asia, Dassault Systemes

Read today’s ET headlines:

Buoyant Indian IT industry rebounds but remains cautious [Excerpt: ……Buoyed by increased tech spending in the private and public sectors, the industry has been gearing up to offer its services in new areas such as engineering services and product development….]

Outsourcing, just a phone call away, is the norm now [Excerpts:….Both the technology and network outsourcing deals have been re-worked to cater to the galloping growth of Bharti. The telecom major has partnered with IBM even in 16 African countries –taking its outsourcing model global. That includes doing billing, customer relationship management, applications development, network expansion and keeping Bharti up-to-date with any new technology deployment…… Today, IBM manages around 100 technology vendors for Bharti.]

Change is our only hope in next decade (click to read)

1. GE Is Going Back To The Basics [ET 8 Dec 2010]. [Click here to read the full article and do note the highlights. Excerpt: "Any executive who wants to change things should be guided by a point of view about whats going on in the world,and you invest around that point of view.".....Jeffrey R Immelt]
2. Rise of Manufacturing - Reform Laws, Education [ET 8 Dec 2010]. Click here to read the full editorial. Excerpt: The Deloitte study underlines India as a place where global corporates are increasingly at home designing, developing and manufacturing innovative products for domestic and export markets.
3. 2015: Some of the Most Happening Sectors [ET 23 Nov 2010]. Click here to read the article. Note: Techno-Managers powered by design thinking and having the necessary skill sets will be in demand. Focus on product design and sustainability. 

• Work with customer users to translate high-level business requirements into detailed functional specifications and manage requests for changes to the specifications for engineering
• Assist the business (customer) in determining which business requirements can and should be automated and how they are then integrated with other business and technical processes
• Maintain functional peer relationships within customer organisation
• Maintain a detailed working knowledge of Enovia Matrix line of products

• Excellent communication skills and academic background
• Good working knowledge of actual manufacturing environment, and associated business processes
• Enovia usage/configuration skills
• Basic understanding of the Engineering Systems and Product Data Management Systems
• Understanding of issues surrounding complex computing environments
• Exposure to major CAD and PLM implementations and integration desirable
• Awareness of logical/physical data modelling and object-oriented analysis and design concepts a definite plus

Event Notification (received 2 Sep 2010):

Brief details about the program:
 
Project Areas
•       CAD / CAM
•       CAE / Finite Element Analysis
•       Geometry / Geometry Kernels
•       Mathematical Algorithms
•       Simulation
•       PDM - PLM
 
Typical Project Scope
•       Literature survey
•       Validating ideas/exploring alternatives
•       Proof of concepts
•       Algorithm design
•       Software development, testing, validation
•       Experimental verification as applicable
 
Typical Project Scope
 
•       2nd year Engineering post graduate students ( ME / MTech / MS)
•       Good academics all throughout (from 10th onwards)
•       Aptitude to work in the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM/Algorithm domain with Software Programming
 
Selection Process
•       Nominations of the students meeting the criterion to be submitted by collage through proper authorizations
•       Students of 2nd Year Engineering Post Graduation course from stream Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Aerospace, Ship Building, CAD/CAM/CAE labs, Advanced computing/Mathematics/Simulation labs; would be eligible for the projects.
•       3DPLM will conduct written tests to select students for this program:
•       General Intelligence
•       Technical Aptitude
•       C++/Java test as applicable
 
Stipend: Offered for Project scope 6+ months
•       For Projects done at 3DPLM office:           Rs 70,000/-
•       For projects done at College Campus:       Rs 35,000/-
 
Further details are provided in the attached document.
 
Students will be required to work from 3DPLM office (at Pune / Mumbai) and will get an opportunity to work on latest technologies and PLM tools.