Students can pursue degree program while working for BSc Data Science program offered by HCL or IIT Madras
Students can pursue degree program while working for BSc Data Science program offered by HCL or IIT Madras
Tamil Nadu Adi Dravida Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) is partnering with HCL Technologies and IIT-Madras in two separate programs to support undergraduate education of students from SC and ST communities.
Students who have secured at least 60% marks in class XII can apply for the BSc Data Science offered online by IIT-Madras for which passing the IIT-JEE entrance exam is not a prerequisite. Instead, students must clear a four-week training jointly conducted by TAHDCO and IIT-Madras at the end of the exam.
Degree programs have several exit options with a diploma or degree. If selected for the programme, TAHDCO will pay the fees in the form of educational loan. If the family income of the selected students is within ₹5 lakh, then they will be eligible for the scholarship.
The other program offered in partnership with HCL will provide an opportunity to pursue a degree program at BITS Pilani, Sastra or Amity University while working in the company.
Students who have passed class XII with at least 60% marks in the last two years will be selected for this program after clearing the examination to be conducted by HCL. TAHDCO will provide coaching for this exam through other training institutes.
A fee of ₹1.18 lakh to be paid by TAHDCO to HCL will be given as loan to the students. For the first six months, HCL will provide online training to the students. They will be trained at any one of HCL’s facilities in Chennai, Madurai, Vijayawada, Noida, Lucknow or Nagpur. During this second phase, HCL will pay a stipend of ₹10,000 per month.
Once the students successfully complete this one year training, HCL will offer them a job with a salary of ₹ 1.17 lakh to ₹ 2 lakh per annum. While working for HCL, eligible students can pursue selected online degree programs in any of these three educational institutions. Interested students can apply at www.tahdco.com.