IIT Madras startup working on coding lessons in Tamil, Hindi
TNN | Apr 3, 2019, 08:38 IST
IIT MadrasCHENNAI: An IIT-M startup is working on an updated online platform to help engineering students from rural areas to improve their coding and problem solving skills.
It would allow students to learn coding languages such as Python, C++ and others in regional languages including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
The startup, GUVI, on Tuesday conducted community conferences in IIT-M to provide opportunities for students from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
"Recruiters are looking for students with programming and problem solving skills. Our online platform will give students a hands-on experience in data structure algorithms and web technologies," said S P Balamurugan, co-founder and CEO, GUVI.
Top recruiters including Juspay, GoFrugal, Chargebee, Scapic, Ionix, Linarc and Infinity Software Solutions participated in the conference and offered jobs to students.
More than 30,000 engineering students have enrolled with GUVI's online courses. The platform offers 45 courses and will add 34 more soon.
It would allow students to learn coding languages such as Python, C++ and others in regional languages including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
The startup, GUVI, on Tuesday conducted community conferences in IIT-M to provide opportunities for students from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
"Recruiters are looking for students with programming and problem solving skills. Our online platform will give students a hands-on experience in data structure algorithms and web technologies," said S P Balamurugan, co-founder and CEO, GUVI.
Top recruiters including Juspay, GoFrugal, Chargebee, Scapic, Ionix, Linarc and Infinity Software Solutions participated in the conference and offered jobs to students.
More than 30,000 engineering students have enrolled with GUVI's online courses. The platform offers 45 courses and will add 34 more soon.
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