Indian Engineers

Over 1,000 new jobs for skilled aviation engineers in India: Air India CEO

The Air India's Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility being built in Bengaluru is not only expected to generate over 1,200 new job opportunities for skilled aviation engineers in India, but it will also create seven times more indirect jobs for the local population, said Air India CEO and managing director Campbell Wilson on Wednesday. The ground-breaking ceremony for the MRO facility on a 35-acre land parcel at the Bangalore International Airport was held this morning. Gunjan Krishna, Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director, Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka, Hari Marar, Managing Director and CEO of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), Chin Yau Seng, CEO, SIA Engineering Company as well as the senior leadership team of Air India, including Wilson participated. Earlier this year, Air India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Karnataka government to establish the MRO facility in Bengaluru. "Studies have found that ..

India only country where we have so much growth: EIL chairman at Davos

Asked about the opportunities India has as a growing economy, Vartika Shukla said, "There is no two ways that India is the place to be

National Engineers' Day 2023: History, theme, importance, quotes, wishes

National Engineers' Day celebrates engineers' commitments to society, featuring their innovation and brilliance. The birthday of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is also celebrated on this day

Indian-origin engineer at FTX, Nishad Singh, pleads guilty to fraud charges

A 27-year old Indian-origin engineer at a crypto asset trading platform has pleaded guilty to charges of commodities fraud. Nishad Singh was the former co-lead engineer of FTX Trading Ltd. He is facing federal charges for his role in a multiyear scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX, the crypto trading platform started by Singh along with Samuel Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang. In December last year, federal authorities had charged Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Singh Tuesday. In a parallel action, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also announced charges against Singh. Singh entered a guilty plea as to commodities fraud and other charges in the separate, parallel action against him in the Southern District of New York. According to the SEC's complaint, Singh created a software code that allowed FTX customer f

French electronics giant Thales to hire over 550 Indian engineers

French defence giant to discharge offsets for Rafale purchase, Mirage 2000 upgrade

Will Elon Musk's plan to hire engineers in India still find takers?

Engineers wary, given Musk's unpredictability; HR experts and campuses not so much

TMS Ep271: Free foodgrain, engineering workforce, crypto, abortion law

Was it prudent to extend the free foodgrain scheme? Which states produce India's engineering workforce? Are crypto markets in trouble? What is SC's ruling on abortion law? Answers here

Govt to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on Engineer's Day and said India is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers contributing to nation building. Engineer's Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of engineer statesman M Visvesvaraya, a diwan of erstwhile Mysore kingdom, who is credited with pioneering engineering works. Modi tweeted, "Greetings to all engineers on Engineers Day. Our nation is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers who are contributing to nation building. Our Government is working to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering including building more engineering colleges." "On Engineers Day, we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves," he added. Modi also posted a snippet from one of his Mann Ki Baat broadcasts where he talked about the subject.

Auto engineer jobs up 7% in Feb driven by EV market: Report

Hiring demand for automotive engineers grew eight per cent sequentially in February driven by an uptick in the electric vehicles (EV) market, according to a report.

Lifetime achievement award: Meet AM Naik, the Oracle of Indian engineering

A M Naik transformed L&T into an aggressive private sector company run by professionals, with a continuous focus on shareholder returns

37% engineers find stretched working hours challenging during WFH: Survey

Even as the majority of engineers interviewed favour remote working, 37 per cent them find work from home challenging mostly due to extended working hours, according to a survey.

Engineering, MBA freshers increasingly applying for gig jobs: TeamLease

According to the data from TeamLease, the number of gig jobs that get posted on a daily basis is 920 on Freshersworld.com and 540 on TeamLease.

InterviewBit raises $20 mn in Series-A round from Sequoia, Tiger Global

The edtech start-up is addressing the problem of the employability of Indian engineers, which continues to be as low as 20 per cent

From half to two-thirds: More and more engineers take up civil service jobs

In a first, the UPSC last week made public names and marks of candidates who made it to the interview stage of the rigorous exam but couldn't clear the last hurdle

India produces best engineers, must tap their talent, say global CEOs

Universities and colleges globally must nurture the talent towards New Age technologies: Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO at SOLIDWORKS

Less than 8% engineers fit for core roles: Study

Significant efforts need to be made to improve employability in the engineering sector as less than 8 per cent of Indian engineers are employable in core engineering roles, reveals an Aspiring Minds' report. The National Employability Report for the first time this year looked into the employability of specialised and new careers, which are available to engineers, other than core IT and software roles. The nationwide analysis based on a sample of 1,50,000 engineers showed there was a huge gap in skills of engineers, as needed, to work in the large industry. "There are several problems with regard to employability in core engineering roles. We need to excite students about these jobs. Everyone's focus today is on IT. We want students to design and build things. We need emphasis on the basics, for instance, basic electrical engineering, basic concepts of mechanics and so on," Varun Aggarwal CTO Aspiring Minds said. The government's Make in India initiative aspires to create ...