Date:20/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/20/stories/2006032014820300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Illinois Institute of Technology's Masters degree offered in Chennai

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: Sri Venkateswara Institute of Technology is offering Post Graduate degree courses in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Network Engineering and VLSI in Chennai, on behalf of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (IIT-C).

The Education Foundation of Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited sponsors the programme.

Jamal Yogoobi of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE), of IIT-C, A.R. Bhujang, Illinois Institute of Technology India Private Limited and S. Muthukkaruppan, academic advisor of Venkateswara Institute of Technology recently visited companies such as Hyundai, Asian Paints, Brakes India, Saint Gobain and Sundaram Clayton.

Courses are to be integrated in the syllabus to suit industry requirements.