Microsoft makes Graphic Era its MEC community partner. Microsoft has invited the university to be its research partner keeping in view the extraordinary performance shown by the students of engineering. This initiative has paved way for the students of IT and B.Tech to be part of Microsoft’s research and training laboratory. The students of Graphic Era earned this opportunity by outstanding in Microsoft’s online program Massively Employed Classroom. Microsoft’s Director( Strategy ) Vidya Natampally met Dr. Kamal Ghansala (President, Graphic Era Educational Trust ) in Dehradun today and confirmed the partnership.
She apprised Dr Ghansala of the research facilities provided to the students in the Microsoft Research lab and conducted a written examination to shortlist the students to be part of the company’s research lab.
The test was conducted in the supervision of Microsoft’s Director (Strategy) Vidya Natampally. Around 198 students who outshined in the Massively Employed Classroom course were part of the written examination to avail the opportunity. Natampally said that students who would secure better grades in the test would be offered an internship in the Microsoft Research lab. Dr VK Tiwari, Vice-Chancellor of the university was also present on the occasion.