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To Raise Talent Pool, Tech Firms Start Funding Phd Students
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Plagued by the shortage of scientific talent, technology companies in India — both multinationals and homegrown firms — are taking it upon themselves to build a pool of research-oriented personnel in a bid to move up the value chain.
With the number of P.hD.s from reputed science institutes in India languishing at close to 1,000 - 1,500 per year, compared to 8,000 - 9,000 in the United States and China, firms like Infosys, and global tech majors such as Yahoo! and Synopsys are sponsoring an increasing number of doctorate programs, and encouraging their employees to pursue research programs while working. Lobby bodies in the tech space have also launched campaigns to goad member companies into funding Ph.D.s across the country.
"The demand for Ph.D.s in the industry has gone up significantly, while there is hardly any supply," says industry veteran and former Infosys human resource director TV Mohandas Pai. "Companies have little option but to sponsor more and more Ph.D.s . . . in order to create a talent base that can help Indian technology move forward."
From The Indian Express
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