Introduction:

School of Computer Science and Information Technology arranged one day Industrial Visit for 5^th Semester students to “TCS, Indore” dates 3^rd Oct 2022 for the better technical knowledge enhancement of students.

The visit is important especially in the field of Engineering as the practice of engineering has an inherent (and unavoidable) impact on society. Being India’s First Skill University it is our prime focus on practical and skills. This program can be a powerful tool to constitute a positive industrial climate and can range from basic understanding to development for students.

Overall, this visit aims to train the students to adapt to changing scenarios of technology. After the visit students can identify their efficiency and performance which is important for their career, improving work efficiency and confidence.

Purpose:

Industrial visits are an integral part of Engineering and acknowledgement of technology upgrades. The purpose of industrial visits for students is to provide technical knowledge with the technological development in the industry and to understand the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge that could be passed in future.

This experience can help students to provide information regarding the functioning of various industries and associated problems and limitations.

Company Profile:

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is a subsidiary of the Tata Group, an Indian information technology consulting and business solutions company that operates in 46 countries worldwide. TCS Limited was founded in 1968 by a division of Tata Sons Limited.  Its early contracts included punched card services to TISCO (now Tata Steel), working on an Inter-Branch Reconciliation System for the Central Bank of India. In 1975 TCS made an electronic depository and trading system called SEMCOM for a Swiss company. TCS also established India’s first software research and development centre called Tata Research Development and Design Centre in Pune, Maharashtra. On 25 August 2004, TCS became a Publicly Listed Company.

The TCS Indore Campus will be located on a 100-acre property allotted by the Madhya Pradesh government. An agreement to this effect was signed by TCS and officials of the state government at a function in the city today and presided over by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

The TCS Indore campus will be a state-of-the-art facility with a distinct style that blends local culture and aesthetics with several world-class features. The facility is designed with inherent flexibility and will comprise software engineering blocks, a training centre, amphitheatre, customer care centre, auditorium as well as facilities to offer a holistic environment to knowledge professionals.

What do We Learn?

There are various departments in the industry. TCS, Indore has a big training centre where new employees get trained and older ones learn new technologies. It also hosts a big library that has more than 2000 books on new technologies along with a digital library. They also have a dedicated block for clients where the meetings. Conferences, discussions with clients take place.

There were questions from the students about the deployment of projects, career, growth and project flow and distributions which were answered  by the attendees there and hence many queries of students were solved.

Conclusion: ­

From this visit, we got the information and practical knowledge about different departments/sectors in the IT Industry. As TCS, Indore is completely working on Agile methodology. Students got the idea of what is this methodology and it’s working. About 33 students of 5^th Semester computer sciences and Information Technology and faculty mentors Dr. Vasanti Dutta and Dr. Kamal Kant Hiran benefited from this visit as they got a chance to discuss with the centre head and other engineers working at TCS. Students learned the atmosphere and working culture which is shows the success of this visit.

Student Experience

It was our immense pleasure to visit the dream company TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (TCS) on 3^rd Oct’ 2022, Monday.  Being a future software engineer it was a great opportunity for students of B. Tech CSIT 3^rd year (Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences) to visit the industry for the first time and groom ourselves into corporate professionals and acquire more innovative skills.

We visited the industry to interact and understand the latest technologies related to hardware and software. TCS Indore campus is a state-of-the-art facility with a distinct style that blends local culture and aesthetics with several world-class features.

We wish that someday we are there working and being called as ‘proud youth of India’.