- Eight semester professional training program offered by SAP in partnership with IIIT-Band BITS-Pilani whereby the degrees will be provided by the institutes itself.
- To bridge the gap between what colleges offer and what the industry wants – a practical knowledge of industry realities among students and lack of people with advanced and specialized degrees.
- To encourage students to go for advanced engineering degrees while getting professional training in parallel.
- Under the program, promising students are selected though a rigorous technical entrance test and an interview on soft skills and behavioral analysis. Once selected, the students enroll in a post-graduate program with either IIIT-B or BITS-Pilani while spending a portion of their time working on a part time basis with SAP Labs. On successful completion of the program, students will get an offer to join SAP and are treated at par with experienced candidates.
- 67% aggregate marks in B.Sc /BCA
- Along with 60% marks in Standard 10 and 12 (II PUC)
- For B.Sc. students the major subjects should be either of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Information Technology or Statistics)
- As per Peter Zencke, Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG., this program allows promising students the opportunity to go in for higher degrees without losing out on gaining a first-hand perspective on cutting-edge global product development,”
- As per Professor Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore., This program is a commendable initiative by SAP to enhance the professional skills of the students and act as a mentor to them. Competitive engineering talent is the keystone for the IT industry in India. We need to capitalize on our existing talent pool and work towards placing them at par with international standards. We are confident that our association with SAP Labs will elevate the standards of IT education in the country.
- If the eligibility criteria is met, Resume of the student can be sent to scholar@sap.com latest by 15-January-2010
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