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   IT sector showing signs of recovery  
 

Dated March 26, 2002
News Time, Hyderabad

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) local center launched its Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (DESD) course here on Monday.

Principle Secretary, Information Technology, Mr. J. Satyanarayana taking part in the program said the IT sector was once again showing signs of recovery. The State Government was also trying its level best to open new avenues and job opportunities for the IT students.

He said that Information technology Sector was a very dynamic one compared to other sectors with new developments taking place at a rapid speed. Unless a student updated his knowledge by incorporating new developments in the course, he or she would not be useful for the market, he opined.

He said that though some of the objectives had been achieved, the IT sector still had a long way to go in fully exploiting the potential in the country. He said that the IT sector always gave a chance to come up with something more innovative each time, and development of newer methods was always possible here. Explaining about the course, Program Coordinator and Head of C-DAC, Dr. N. Sarat Chandra Babu said that it was developed to address the growing need of diverse and innovative applications in communications, Internet application, consumer electronic and process control industry. The course was developed with equal emphasis on hardware and software, he added.

The DESD was a five-month course consisting of seven modules and an industry relevant project. The selection process would have three stages. The fee for the course is Rs. 40,000 payable in two installments. The course has been designed and offered by hardware and system software designers of PARAM Supercomputer.

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