Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Citizens, Cognizant Partner for Tech Skilling in Telangana
Citizens Financial Group and Cognizant are teaming up to teach tech skills to students in rural areas of Telangana, India.
They're helping students get ready for jobs in the technology field.
This is part of Cognizant's ongoing program, which has already helped thousands of students.
Volunteers from Citizens will teach topics like artificial intelligence and communication skills.
The goal is to create opportunities for young people, especially women, and connect them with tech jobs.
They hope to have many tech professionals working in Hyderabad soon.
Citizens Financial Group and Cognizant are collaborating to skill students in Telangana.
The program focuses on technology careers for underserved communities.
Cognizant's Outreach program began in Hyderabad in 2019.
Associates from Citizens will volunteer to deliver an employability program.
The Citizens GCC in Hyderabad aims to have 1,000 professionals by March 2026.
- Who
- Citizens Financial Group and Cognizant
- What
- Partnering to skill students for tech careers.
- When
- Launched in 2025
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- To bridge the gap between skilling and industry, especially for young women.
- Partners
- Citizens Financial Group, Cognizant
- Location
- Telangana, India
- Program Focus
- Technology careers
- Existing Outreach
- Cognizant program since 2019
- Citizens GCC Launch
- April 2025 in Hyderabad
- Citizens GCC Goal
- 1,000 IT and analytics professionals by March 2026