L-;T EduTech inks pact with All India Council for Technical Education; stock slips ~2%

26 May 2022 , 11:57 AM

L&T EduTech, the hybrid learning platform from Larsen & Toubro Limited, took significant steps in its endeavour to create workplace-ready talent by announcing the signing of an MoU with the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the completion of abridged Industry oriented courses to students of Anna University, Chennai.

The learning modules offered by L&T EduTech will now be featured on the AICTE website and accessible to engineering students across the country to reinforce their conceptual learning and expose them to the tenets of professional practice from an industry standpoint to improve their employability quotient.

L&T EduTech has also joined hands with Anna University (AU), Chennai, an internationally recognized institution to offer Abridged Industry oriented courses for their final year and pre-final year students as a first step.

Speaking at the 'Academic Leadership Summit 2022' hosted by L&T, AICTE's Member Secretary, Professor Rajive Kumar referred to the pressing need for an industry-oriented curriculum to help young engineers to become more proficient and urged universities and autonomous institutions to use their autonomy to select and offer courses to enhance the technical knowledge and employability of engineering students.

"We are a new industry-led, application-based, practical oriented learning platform, strongly rooted in technology, that straddles the entire gamut of engineering & technology verticals to help create industry-ready talent," explained Sabyasachi Das, Chief Executive, L&T EduTech.

As more and more recruiters look for job-ready candidates, L&T EduTech provides live Industry exposure through simulated laboratories and immersive programs.

Larsen & Toubro is currently trading at Rs1,540.90 down by Rs34.75 or 2.21% from its previous closing of Rs1,575.65 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs1,580 and has touched intraday high and low of Rs1,581.35 and Rs1,536.55 respectively.