Software services firm IBM's Indian arm will soon begin a programme to prepare students from leading technical institutions in the country for a career in research and to address talent crunch in the field of higher studies.
"We will roll out the Blue Scholar program in our India Research Centre. We will induct graduates and post graduates from IITs and IISc and train them for a career in research," IBM India Research Laboratory Associate Director Manish Gupta told PTI.
He, however, declined to comment on the number of students to be inducted.
The students who graduate from the ongoing academic year will be eligible for the programme and the company is already scouting for