IIT has always been regarded as the leading technical institution in India. Every student who gives his board examination in the 12th standard has his eyes set to get an admission in the top college in the country. The students have to prepare a lot to crack the entrance test for IIT. Cracking admission in IIT is not a matter of joke by any chance. The students from the CBSE board definitely have an advantage over the students from other boards. However the undue advantage has been called off as IIT body has declined the proposal of two JEE mains exam.
The next step:
IBM is one of the most reputed computer solution providers across the globe. Recently IBM and IIT Madras have agreed to sign a tie up where they both will help to enhance the standard of education provided across the country. IBM has agreed to provide computing solutions for the institution. The company is very hopeful about the progress of education with their latest technology involved in grooming students for the future. They will help students to get ready for jobs as well.
The other institutions who have partnered with IBM:
Not just IIT but there other institutions as well who have agreed to tie the bond with IBM in pursuit of excellence for the future. Among the other reputed names some of them are The Indian institute of Science Education and Research [IISER], Shiv Nadar University [SNU] and Karunya University. They have opted to go with the latest technology that IBM has to provide for the students. These universities feel that the latest technology would help them to give students a better chance to cope up with the current job expectations of the market.
What does the latest technology include?
System x iDataPlex servers, IBM Power servers, IBM Pure Systems are some of the few things that IBM have offered to the institutions. Other solutions include solutions in storage, servers, visualization, virtualization; refining, software and IT help. They are ready to provide these institutions with the best technology to enhance the level of higher and technical education in the country. The latest technology may not be easy to control. The students will be taught on this. They will be equipped with supercomputing skills in order to meet the demand of highly qualified professionals in the country.
Will education benefit from this?
Education seems to be the primary concern of every single person on the planet. The people are looking for the best possible education. The emergence of smarter concepts in computer science needs to be dealt with. These universities and IBM are looking to create professionals who are ready to excel in every field of science. The tie up will only help them to encourage students to be more responsible. Some teachers also believe that if the students across the country arte to be developed with the best possible computer skills then they have to undergo the training with these hi-tech computer solutions.