In the backdrop of the ongoing agitation against reservation for Other Backward Classes in institutes of higher education, IT major Infosys on Tuesday said it will spend around $4 million this year to train OBC students, enabling them access to advanced technical know-how.
"Under this initiative, we select students under a specific educational eligibility criteria, who are given technical as well as personality development training," Infosys HR head Mohandas Pai said in Mumbai.
He said on completion of this training period, the company hires the students, based on their performance during the training period.
"Last year, we carried out such training initiative for our BPO Progeon, which was attended by 65 students and around 35 of them are working with us now," said Pai.
The company is already carrying out an initiative called 'Campus Connect' and 'Genesis' across 250 engineering colleges in the country, to train students, with a view to improve their quality and equip them with better skills to enter the job market.
The company is carrying out this initiative in parts of North and South Karnataka, where it has received excellent results, Pai informed.
"We have observed most of these students basically lack confidence. We give them opportunity to strengthen their skills and it is earning good returns," he added.
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