TVS Motor signs MOU with Thiagarajar College

Madurai, June 24

TVS Motor Company and the Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for including industrial training in the B.E. Mechanical Engineering programme of the college.

The MoU was signed by Mr K.N. Radhakrishnan, President and CEO, TVS Motor Company, and Dr V. Abhai Kumar, Principal, TCE.

The collaborative undergraduate programme would include four to six weeks of internship during the semester vacations as well as a major project at the company or any of its associates during the last semester.

Students of the BE Mechanical Engineering programme would be eligible to pursue the course at the end of the first semester and initially 30 students would be selected with the benefit of financial assistance and the strength would be raised over a period.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Radhakrishnan said the objective of the collaboration was to produce high-calibre mechanical engineers who would be industry-ready on completion of the course. “Currently, it takes one-and-a-half years to train people in the industry,” he said.

Managers from TVS Motor Company and Professors from TCE would co-create a contemporary curriculum, teaching methodology and the evaluation process to prepare the students as first-class corporate citizens in about two years, he said.

The programme is a win-win opportunity for the students of the college as well as TVS Motor Company as it seeks to enhance the competence of the students and act as a catalyst for placements on completion of the course.

As the specific skills of the students is showcased during the internship, the company also stands to gain, Dr Abhai Kumar added.