IT layoffs: Mid-rung engineering colleges explore ways to skill talent

Amidst layoffs marking the IT industry, while top institutes are relatively immune, mid-rung engineering institutes are exploring ways to impart latest skills to students ahead of placements this year. 

From roping in external agencies to collaborating with corporates, especially IT firms, these engineering colleges are looking to make their students "industry ready".  With coding no more being the only major skill required by IT firms, mid-rung engineering colleges are led to explore latest areas of skills like business intelligence, data analytics, automation and machine learning.

For instance, Coimbatore-based PSG College of Technology has invited IT firms and external agencies to