Hands-on learning, key take away of summer internship

Hyderabad: Swecha Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at providing quality global software solutions to local people with the free software development model, launched its one-month Summer Internship programme at Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology (VNRVJIET).

Speaking at the event, Praveen Chandrahas, Secretary of Swecha, said that internship is a great way to develop skills required at the workplace, through hands-on learning and real-world problem solving. This internship offers appreciable industry experience and also connects students to experts from the industry who act as mentors to the participants. Bhuvan Krishna, General Secretary-Swecha, said that participation in such events helps students share ideas, seek new experiences and discover new things, while learning technology and working collaboratively on community projects.

Ganesh from IIIT-H, who is among the faculty members teaching the technologies, said that this internship programme teaches students the basics of existing and emerging technologies that are necessary for graduates of this age. He added that students will learn Agile and Scrum, Modern Web, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning, covering HTML, CSS, JS and Node.js, Django, Flutter, Python, Pandas, Keras, and Embedded C using hardware such as Node MCU and Raspberry Pi.

Dr. Y. Padma Shayi, Dean-Student Progression at VNRVJIET, said that the Institute is glad to host the internship event and that over 350 students from over 35 colleges are participating in the on-campus residential programme. Dr. Padma Shayi added that students identify a social problem and work towards a solution through standard design thinking approach. She explained that students of the Institute have always taken up projects that have a direct or indirect positive societal impact and the awareness and initiative of Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) and its state-level component, Swecha, add appreciable value to the education and introduce the Industry 4.0 skills dubbed as "Mezzanine Technologies" at VNRVJIET.

Dr. Chakravarthula Kiran, Associate Professor-EIE, said that Swecha has been doing an appreciable job of providing software tools for Telugu people for about a decade and a half and that the Institute's Telugu Literary Club, Vignana Jyothi Sahiti Vanam, shall take part in helping them facilitate mobile- and Internet-based apps and technology to all Telugu people.