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Information security provider Paladion Networks on Monday said they are partnering the M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences to launch a Masters in Technology (MTech) programme in cyber security and information assurance.
The two-year course, co-designed by Paladion, will offer a curriculum including security and intelligence and analytics, governance, risk and compliance and security operation centre, among others. The university is most likely to start offering the course from May this year with an intake of 20 students, said S R Shankapal, vice-chancellor, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences.
“This is another tailor-made course for the industry that our university is offering,” he said.
After completion of the course, these students will have the option for paid internships at Paladion Networks following which they will be placed in the company, said Rajat Mohanty, chief executive officer, Paladion Networks. “The market for cyber security professionals is large and demand is growing much faster than the average IT job,” said Mohanty.
“While the need for cyber security professionals is huge, the industry readiness among students who pass out from such courses is lacking,” he added.
With the new programme, both the university and the information security provider try to address the problem of lack of innovative solutions in the space. It also creates an ecosystem where both the students and teachers can update themselves with the skill requirements of the IT industry.
According to the Ministry of Information Technology, India requires 500,000 cyber security professionals by the end of this year. Information security analyst jobs will jump by 37 per cent by 2022, said Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA recently.
