Archive · 29 Sep 2026
TCS, IEM Kolkata Launch AI Centre for Applied Innovation
TCS and IEM Kolkata are joining together to create a centre for artificial intelligence.
The centre will help students and teachers learn how AI is used in real jobs.
They will attend workshops and training programmes.
Students can earn skill-based certifications.
They will also work with TCS professionals on active projects.
The programme will include research and experiments to test new ideas.
Students can join hackathons and innovation challenges.
The partnership is planned to continue for two years.
Its main goal is to connect classroom learning with practical industry problems.
Tata Consultancy Services and the Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, will establish an artificial intelligence-focused Centre of Excellence.
The two-year collaboration will support applied learning, research and industry-oriented innovation.
The programme will include AI workshops, faculty development, certifications, joint research and proof-of-concept projects.
Students will work on active projects with TCS mentors and participate in hackathons and innovation challenges.
The centre aims to connect academic ideas with real-world industry applications and develop future-ready talent.
- Who
- Tata Consultancy Services and the Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata.
- What
- They will establish an artificial intelligence-focused Centre of Excellence for learning, research and industry-oriented innovation.
- When
- The collaboration will run for two years.
- Where
- At the Institute of Engineering & Management in Kolkata, with participation from TCS professionals.
- Why
- To connect academic learning and research with real-world industry applications and develop future-ready talent.
- Partners
- Tata Consultancy Services and the Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata
- Focus
- Artificial intelligence
- Duration
- Two years
- Activities
- Workshops, faculty development, certifications, joint research and proof-of-concept projects
- Student involvement
- Mentored active projects, hackathons, innovation challenges and knowledge-sharing initiatives
- Core objective
- Applied learning, industry-oriented innovation and talent development
- IEM established
- 1989