IBM Technologies used: IBM Rational SEED

Total number of students certified in various IBM Technology - 232
Total number of faculties certified in various IBM Technology - 46
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Total - 278
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IBM has launched the IBM Blue scholar program to increase the employability of engineering students. IBM’s Blue Scholar Program has been conceived with the aim of being beneficial both for potential employers (i.e. ISLs and ISVs) and employees (i.e. students).

Eligiblity for IBM Blue Scholar

• Students must have cleared 2 different IBM’s Professional Certifications
• Students must have participated and submitted a project in IBM’s The Great Mind Challenge Contest

After getting the IBM Blue Scholar Certifcate, Students get the qualification to prove that they are superior to the crowd. IBM Blue Scholar Certificate really helps the potential employers to identify the right candidates at first glance.

Number of IBM Blue Scholars in our college - 3

* For the TGMC 2011, more than 70 teams have been registered.

Fathima Benazir

Sub : About the benefits of RAD and DB2 Certification

I am Fathima Benazir and i have completed RAD and DB2 certifications given by IBM. These certifications definitely helped me in doing the tgmc project. And i gained so much confidence with my tgmc project that i decided to do my final year project also in RAD using DB2 .This knowledge made it easy for me to discuss about my project during my interview and secure a job in a reputed company like Infosys. And i am proud to be an IBM Blue Scholar and i also recommend students to take part in tgmc project and get these certifications which in turn will pave a way towards realizing their dreams.

Madhankumar

Sub : Advantage of clearing RAD and DB2 Certification

Hi, this is madhankumar .I have done Rad and DB2 certications by IBM. These certifications definitely increased my technical knowledge and added value to my resume. And since i had good knowledge about rad and db2 i could talk about them in my interview and it has helped me to get a job in I-nautix.So i suggest all students should get these certifications and make good use of them.

• One day workshop on “WSAD and UDB DB2” was inaugurated by Thiru.A.Dhirajlal on 16/10/2003 and attended by all the CSE, IT and MCA staff members.
• Two days’ workshop on ”J2EE, ECLIPSE IDE, DB2 AND WSAD” was conducted on 22-23RD, August 2007 for 2 days and 80 students were trained on the topic.
• One day workshop on “IBM Technologies – Eclipse, WACE and DB2”wasconducted by Mr.Vinod, Technical Consultant, Webteks labs on 15/12/2010 and attended by all the CSE, IT and MCA students those who had registered for TGMC 2010.

IBM Certification Training

• 3 day DB2 Training was conducted on 25-05-2009 to 27-05-2009.Mr.S.Mowrikumar,IBM-AIP,Sr.Technical consultant gave practical oriented DB2training to the students and staff.
  
• 3 day certification training program on IBM DB2 was conducted on 25-02-2010 to 27-02-2010.Mr.KapilWadwa,Trainer shared the resources with the students.
  
• 4 day certification Training program on IBM RAD was conducted on 40-08-2010 – 08-08-2010.Mr. Suleeman soudhagar,Trainer,Zensoft services conducted the training.
  
• 3 day certification training program on IBM DB2 was conducted on 21-02-2011 to 23-02-2011.Mr.Anubhav,Trainer trained the students.

Our IBM Centre is always committed to encourage and guide the student community to take part in the TGMC event of the IBM. For the last 3 years, our IBM CoE had shown enthusiastic participation in the IBM TGMC events. Hence, Our IBM centre is felicitated by IBM as best centre for enthusiastically participated in the National Level Project Contest TGMC.

Student Ambassador Program

IBM TGMC Student Ambassador program is effectively implemented in our college. Our IBM TGMC ambassadors are really taking the effort in organizing the following events and explaining the benefits of participation in the TGMC event

• Giving Presentation About TGMC and DeveloperWorks
• Explaining the various certification programme offered to the students through our CoE
• Organizing IBM Quiz events

IMPORTANT DATES FOR TGMC 2011

Last Date of SRS Submission : 31st Jan, 2012.
Last Date of TGMC Project Submission : 25th March, 2012

IBM RFT Certification Examination is scheduled to be held on January 18th, 2012

Mr.Muthukumar, Cognizant Technologies, Chennai.

Sub.:My TGMC Journey

Hi,

         My name is Muthukumar.M. I would like to share my TGMC journey with all of you. I developed Work to Worker project for IBM TGMC-09 event and got selected for the face to face evaluation which gave me motivation to work in some real time projects. The skills that I acquired during the TGMC project development really helped me to get placed in the CTS and implement the company project effectively.

I request all my juniors to get registered with the TGMC and learn the real time project development experience.

Ms. S. Renuka

Sub. : About the IBM TGMC 2011.

My name is Renuka. I registered in IBM TGMC 2011.Ihad done the presentation about TGMC event [stating the benefits like exposure to real time project development, opportunity to get trained and certified in the IBM products like RAD, DB2, Tivoli, RFT and also list the TGMC project scenarios, our IBM Coe achievements and IBM Developer Works web site].I had conductedTechnical quiz related to IBM for the students. I helped the students in the TGMC registration and installing IBM software required for developing TGMC Projects.IBM certification Training program planned in our college.IBM RAD – Rational Application Developer Training - Conducted by In-house staff members in the month of August. RFT – Rational Functional Tester Training – in the month of October.I shared my views with students and motivating them to be part of the industry on various activities So, I am proud to be an IBM Student Ambassador of my college.

Ms. Fathima Benazir

Sub.:About the IBM Academic Initiative

I am Fathima Benazir. Being the IBM academic initiative I got the opportunity to interact with the guest speakers associated with IBM. It also helped me with my tgmc project and it gave me a chance to interact more with students to give them idea about the uses of tgmc competition and help them with their doubts regarding registrations. i also got to learn a lot from the faculty regarding installation procedures and effective usage of the IBM softwares.It helped me brief the students regarding the same.We also conducted a lot of technical presentations highlighting the ibm software usage and conducted quiz programmes to enhance the knowledge gained. It has also strengthened my leadership skills to a greater extent. Being the academic initiative has showed me the best side of being an industry associate.