Anna University, AICTE and L&T EduTech sign MoUs to impart industry-oriented courses

AICTE website will now feature the learning modules offered by L&T EduTech and engineering students across the country will be able to access the same.

Anna University, Chennai has collaborated with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and L&T EduTech, a hybrid-learning platform from Larsen & Toubro. The varsity has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with the two bodies in order to offer a learning module to engineering students and complete abridged industry-oriented courses to the students of Anna University.

Learning modules to be available for students across the country

AICTE website will now feature the learning modules offered by L&T EduTech and engineering students across the country will be able to access the same. According to an official press release, this initiative reinforces the students' conceptual learning and exposes them to the tenets of professional practice from an industry standpoint thus improving their employability quotient, the edtech.

The press note informed that courses by L&T EduTech are offered under three verticals of college connect, professional and vocational skilling underpinned by robust assessment and certification processes, said the official press release. These courses are in line with the credit system for engineering and can fit into the existing semester pattern as well.

During the ‘Academic Leadership Summit 2022’ hosted by L&T, AICTE’s Member Secretary, Professor Rajive Kumar talked about the rising need for a curriculum that is industry-oriented to enable young engineers to become more proficient. He also urged universities and autonomous institutions to use their autonomy to select and offer courses to enhance the technical knowledge and employability of engineering students.

Sabyasachi Das, Chief Executive, L&T EduTech talked about empowering youngsters to become productive, and better equipped to contribute to India’s growth story and thereby perpetuate L&T’s legacy of being nation builders.

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