With the aim to assist more than 50,000 engineering students in government as well as private colleges in Andhra Pradesh (AP) in updating their skills, the Institute of Electronic Governance (IEG), which leads AP government’s Jawahar Knowledge Centre (JKC) initiative, has signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oracle India and the Oracle Academy

Under the MoU, the Oracle Academy's business and technology curriculum will be offered to over 50,000 students in 342 private and public engineering and MCA colleges in Andhra Pradesh by the next two years.

Krishna Sistla, director (Oracle education initiatives – Asia Pacific), said, “Participating colleges will receive the latest Oracle database, middleware and development software worth Rs 5,000 crore free of cost, apart from 24X7 technical support. Besides, any new product that would be rolled out from Oracle’s stable would be made available to these colleges as an upgrade.”

Jawahar Knowledge Center is a scheme by the Andhra Pradesh government that works with engineering, MCA and degree colleges to increase the employability of the students.

Oracle India Managing Director Krishan Dhawan stated, “The program helps students develop real-world skills and knowledge that align with industry needs, so that students who participate in the Oracle Academy have a head-start even before they enter the workforce.”