IIT Kanpur, GUVI join hands to launch technology, business courses in regional languages

These mentor-led courses blend theoretical knowledge and practical application, catering to students, graduates and professionals. These are available in Hindi, English, and Tamil.

The courses are offered in English, Hindi and Tamil. (File)

IIT Kanpur and ed-tech platform GUVI will jointly launch technology and business courses in regional languages. The courses, as per IIT-K, will provide opportunities through a series of transformative professional career courses across technology and business domains designed to cater to the diverse needs of today’s dynamic job market.

These mentor-led courses blend theoretical knowledge and practical application, catering to students, graduates and professionals. These are available in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

The courses will be offered by IIT-Kanpur’s Foundation for Advanced Consulting, Education and Training (IFACET). These are Professional Certificate Course in Business Intelligence and Digital Marketing available in English, Hindi and Tamil, Professional Certificate Course in Full Stack Development – MERN Stack provided in English, Hindi, and Tamil, Professional Certificate Course in Data Science, provided in Hindi and Tamil, and Professional Certificate Course in Data Engineering provided in Hindi and Tamil.

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Prof S Ganesh, director, IIT Kanpur, said: “IIT Kanpur has been offering various certificate programs to help students to be well-equipped for success in the ever-evolving professional landscape. GUVI has a unique positioning among ed-tech players with their expertise in reaching out to students in vernacular medium. Through this partnership, we look forward to unlocking new possibilities by reaching out to student diaspora across India whose medium of instruction has been in their local language.”

Arun Prakash M, founder and CEO of GUVI, said “Our meticulously crafted programs aim to seamlessly connect academic knowledge with industry requirements, empowering individuals to excel in today’s competitive job market.”