Semiconductor companies are adopting a more targeted approach to campus hiring as they seek specialised talent to meet their growing needs. Once reliant on traditional recruitment methods, these firms are now focusing on a smaller pool of highly skilled candidates, forging close partnerships with premier institutions. At International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), the Embedded Systems Workshop (ESW) gives students direct engagement with industry players. Qualcomm provides real-world problem statements and mentors students during the course while supplying advanced hardware kits to implement solutions on mobile platforms. Texas Instruments has developed a course focused on analogue and digital roles, while Qualcomm’s programme centres on design. Allegro Micro Systems offers a verification and design course, and Blaize Semiconductors has created a design-driven module. Ola Electric also runs a VLSI course at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.

The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) and the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration between academia and industry through joint initiatives in research, training, and innovation. The agreement aims to bring together expertise from both institutions in food technology, computing, sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, blockchain, drones, and robotics. The collaboration will focus on developing technologies for agricultural produce grading using computer vision-based sensing, food and product traceability and provenance through blockchain, bio-sensors for detecting adulteration and counterfeits, and AI/ML for large-scale sensor data processing. The MoU was signed during a visit by Prof. Harinder Singh Oberoi, Director, NIFTEM-K, and Prof. Vinkel Kumar Arora to IIIT Hyderabad.

IIITH, India’s premier research-led institute in information technology has collaborated with TalentSprint, Part of Accenture, a leading global education company powered by AI, to offer advanced programs for professionals seeking to lead in the era of Generative AI (GenAI). Building on the success of legacy AIML programme, which has trained and transformed thousands of professionals in advanced AI and machine learning, the launch of this Certificate Programme in Generative AI and Prompt Engineering marks a decisive step forward in creating a future-ready AI workforce. Generative AI is transforming the world today. From writing code and developing products to automating customer experiences, GenAI has become central to how industries innovate and scale. According to recent reports, over 78% of global organizations are actively exploring or investing in GenAI capabilities.