Applied Materials India sponsors fellowship program for CeNSE Students at IISc

Applied’s MTech Fellowship will be offered to 2nd year students of the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), starting next academic year (2022-23)
Aim is to expand the talent pool for India’s evolving semiconductor industry
Bengaluru, June 01, 2022: Applied Materials India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of materials engineering leader Applied Materials, Inc., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) Bengaluru to offer a sponsored fellowship programme for 2nd year Master of Technology (MTech) students starting from the academic year 2022-23.

The CeNSE MTech Fellowship is designed to provide opportunities for students from traditional engineering and science disciplines to gain expertise in electronics and semiconductor technology. The goal of the program is to help expand the talent pool in support of India’s evolving semiconductor industry.

Commenting on the initiative, Srinivas Satya, Country President, Applied Materials India, said “We are delighted to offer the MTech fellowship to students from the CeNSE. Through the program, we aim to build upon the foundation students have acquired in their undergraduate courses across nanoscience and engineering. We look forward to collaborating with the CeNSE faculty to shape the MTech curriculum and inspire the next-generation of innovators.”

“We look forward to the positive impact the collaboration can bring, especially in the areas of mechanical, electrical, materials and chemical engineering, physical and chemical sciences. The initiative will connect the students to highly trained tech-professionals and make them industry ready,” added Professor Srinivasan Raghavan, CeNSE, IISC

Commenting on the impact of this relationship, Suraj Rengarajan, Managing Director and CTO, Applied Materials India, said “There is an increased need for highly skilled tech workers to support the AI computing era. We aim to provide a major boost to the innovation ecosystem as a result of the collaboration. Students can gain specialized skills through the fellowship, which can help lead to incredible career opportunities.”

Two second-year master’s students from mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering streams of CeNSE could be eligible for the two-year fellowship program. In addition to opportunities to conduct research on materials engineering, participants of the program will be eligible for internships at Applied Materials India.