Explored the various avenues in IT sector to students willing to pursue a career in IT. Current trends and developments in the ever changing IT sector.

Suryadatta Group of Institutes’ Suryadatta College of Management Information Research & Technology (SCMIRT), Pune has organized a State Level IT Seminar – “Careers & Opportunities in IT Sector & how to prepare for successful corporate career in IT” on the 1st October 2011.

Dr. K. C. Mohite, Dean Science Faculty, University of Pune was the chief guest of the event. The session proceeded with his valuable address to the students on “Importance of Education and its relevance in the field of Education. Dr. Deepak Shikarpur, eminent IT professional was also present as the Guest of Honor. The key speakers on the occasion were Mrs. Sulakshana Patankar, COO, WNS (India) - India's Largest KPO, Mr. Satish Agrawal, VP (Cloud Computing Practice) e-Zest Solutions Ltd and Mr. Abhik Chakravaty, Associate VP, Zensar Technology.

The students were provided with information on topics like Careers in Outsourcing, Cloud Computing, and Remote Infrastructure Management at the summit. Dr. Deepak Shikarpur addressed the gathering on the topic “Role of Social Media in Today’s Corporate World”, while Prof. Dr. Sanjay Chordiya discussed the motive behind organizing the summit.

Mrs. Sulakshana Patankar, COO of WNS said, “Working in Call centers is considered to be low profile by many. But it is not so. Call center is very much a part of IT sector and has many potential career opportunities like other IT fields.” Corporate personality, Mr. Abhik Chakravarty, Associate VP, Zensar Technology spoke about Remote Infrastructure Management.

At the occasion Prof. Dr. Sanjay Chordiya, Chairman, Suryadatta Group of Institutes said, “The IT sector has immense scope and avenues yet to be explored. The technology revolution has infused the market place with new careers and professions in IT. Suryadatta thought that it would be a good idea to encourage and motivate our students towards the IT Field. This seminar is mainly aimed at exploring IT as a career. The seminar has eminent personalities from the IT Sector to guide the students.”

The summit was concluded with the question and answer sessions, which got huge response from students. On their queries, the experts advised them on various topics so as students can in future explore these areas for their professional careers.

Marissa G, Member of Rotary International visits Suryadatta on occasion of celebrating Suryadattas Rotract Clubs, Bavdhan Campus Second Foundation Year

Enlightens students on “GLOBAL TECH TRENDS”

At a talk to Suryadatta business school students, Marissa G. who is in India on behalf of Rotary International from Chicago, spoke on “GLOBAL TECH TRENDS”.

She identified 3 trends - “Cloud computing”, “E-Commerce and Mobile Applications”, and “User Experience Design”

Marissa G. spoke about the work life in American corporations, with laptops complemented by the iPad and the moving of all data from the PC to the cloud for accessing from anywhere via the Smartphone and iPad. She highlighted the importance of good verbal English communication skills needed during videoconferencing among global team members. It is important to have good communication skills as there is the need for quick and prompt responses in all business situations while dealing with geographically dispersed colleagues and business partners.

At the occasion Marissa G., member of Rotary International from Chicago said, “Almost all major IT companies are already offering certain products and services over the cloud and a Gartner report mentions that by 2015 20% of non-IT Global 500 companies will be cloud service providers. So vast is the market for these innovative delivery platforms.”

Marissa G. also talked about QRcodes (Quick Response Codes). She pointed out that QRcodes are becoming pervasive and all businesses are getting QR (Quick Response) codes for easier tracking in various apps especially to facilitate e-commerce. In US for a product you capture the picture of a QRcode and competitor’s prices for identical products are flashed so the shopper can choose quickly. With augmented reality applications, by 2015 companies will generate 50% web sales through social presence and mobile applications.

She remarked that soon ‘User Experience Design’ will be critical as the website which is easy to use will be the one you will revisit. Ninety percent corporate applications will be supported on personal devices like mobiles and iPads. All this will encourage collaboration and communication with others to increase knowledge and understanding.

A collaborative work style with use of E-groups to keep oneself updated on the latest happenings in your domain and an integrated access to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter was stressed. Before any meeting these resources are used to be better prepared for the business interaction. Keeping oneself updated with using the latest technology was illustrated by the example of how she realized that iPad opened a whole new world to her when she started using it after seeing that even older colleagues had mastered how to use it!

To focus on emerging trends in Software Engineering and Technology, Suryadatta Group of Institute (SGI) and Global IT Commune (GIC) had jointly organized a National IT Conference recently. On the occasion, Suryadatta has conferred IT Excellence Award 2016 to 19 renowned IT professionals from various IT sectors/ companies for their immense contribution in the field of IT.

'The annual conference was organized with a main motto to bridge the gap between academia and industry and keep student managers and future IT Professionals to align with the fast changing technical landscape', informed Prof. Dr. Sanjay B. Chordiya, Chairman, Suryadatta Education Foundation, Pune.

Present on the occasion were Chief Guest Maninder Singh Bitta, Chairman, All India Anti Terrorism Front along with bigwig of IT Industry Prasad Deore, Director Nasscom; Dr. Shankar Ramamoorthy, Director, Amdocs; Rajneesh Malviya, AVP -Infosys & Centre Head ( Pune DC); Shailendra Jha, vice-president, Cap Gemini; Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi, IPS, ADG, & Director Vamnicom; Sunil Avhad, Director, Igate; Anant Varade, Sr. VP & Head, Enterprise Services, Dr. Sharat Airani, Director, Intellinet; Poonam Jain, Manager, Tieto Software Technologies Ltd.

Bitta expressed his concern over how terrorists and people with criminal mindset are using social media to create cyber war as a new mean to spread hatred and discontentment amongst gullible people. Instead of reacting sharply or getting carried away by such content, every person should use their own senses to judge the things. He further said that there is an urgent need to understand the latest technologies to curb the menace. Along with the military people, civilians are equally responsible for overcoming terrorism, he added.

More than 400 students, 50 IT Professionals, 50 Faculty and staff members attended the conference.