{"id":278,"date":"2015-04-20T12:45:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T19:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Making-Engineers-in-India\/ba-p\/335329"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:30:07","slug":"making-engineers-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/making-engineers-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Engineers in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/make-in-india-lion-at-hannover-messe.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft  wp-image-19150\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/make-in-india-lion-at-hannover-messe.jpg\" alt=\"make in india\" width=\"451\" height=\"380\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>Last week at Hannover Messe in Germany, India <A href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/slideshows\/economy\/make-in-india-at-hannover-fair-how-the-lion-is-roaring-on-the-streets-of-germany\/make-in-india-at-hannover-fair\/slideshow\/46904235.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">unleashed its lions on the city<\/A>. India was the official partner country of the fair.<BR \/><BR \/>Prime Minister <A href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/news\/india\/full-text-pm-modis-speech-at-the-hannover-messe_1577749.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Narendra Modi highlighted in his speech<\/A> at the inaugural session of the event how the \u201c<A href=\"http:\/\/www.makeinindia.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Make in India<\/A>\u201d lion is the symbol of a new India.<BR \/><BR \/>It is inspiring 1.25 billion who live in India with a big focus on creating job opportunities for 800 million youth.<BR \/><BR \/>Modi notes that \u201cMake in India\u201d is not a slogan or a brand but a new national movement. I was fortunate enough to visit India last month and I left inspired by what is happening in engineering education.<BR \/><BR \/><IFRAME width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JHdZIiKBrCM&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><\/IFRAME><BR \/><BR \/>Sunil Mathur, managing director and CEO of Siemens India said recently in <A href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/management\/make-in-india-maximising-manufacturing-competence-115041200623_1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Make in India: Maximising manufacturing competence<\/A> that if India is to scale up its manufacturing, firms need to focus on advanced practices and technology tools as well as enhancing skill development.<BR \/><BR \/>To that end, India\u2019s government is investing heavily in training the next generation of engineers. I visited two newly opened <A href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/6-new-centre-of-excellence-to-be-established-in-Gujarat\/articleshow\/44822888.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Siemens Centers of Excellence<\/A> in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat. The centers teach the entire product lifecycle using Siemens software and hardware in labs for product design and validation (simulation), advanced manufacturing, automation, electrical, mechatronics, CNC, process instrumentation, computer-integrated manufacturing and rapid prototyping.<BR \/><BR \/>Students learn NX, Tecnomatix and Teamcenter along with production automation through programmable logic controllers and induction motors. Here are a few scenes from the labs:<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00402-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft wp-image-19154\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00402-Medium-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Center of Excellence in India\" width=\"331\" height=\"220\" \/><BR \/><\/A><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00455-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignright wp-image-19155\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00416-Medium-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Center of Excellence in India\" width=\"318\" height=\"211\" \/><BR \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>&nbsp;<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00455-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft wp-image-19156\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00427-Medium-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Center of Excellence in India\" width=\"324\" height=\"215\" \/><IMG class=\"alignright wp-image-19157\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00451-Medium-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Center of Excellence in India\" width=\"321\" height=\"213\" \/><IMG class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19158\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00455-Medium-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens Center of Excellence in India\" width=\"453\" height=\"301\" \/><BR \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>The professors at <A href=\"http:\/\/www.sot.pdpu.ac.in\/coe-center.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><SPAN style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)<\/SPAN><\/A>&nbsp;gave me this lovely little 3D print of the Taj Mahal to bring home ;-).<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/taj-mahal-3d-printed.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <IMG class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19159\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/taj-mahal-3d-printed-1024x997.jpg\" alt=\"taj mahal 3d printed\" width=\"436\" height=\"424\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>In addition to visiting these centers, we joined GM in India to announce two new <A href=\"http:\/\/pacepartners.org\/wpindex.php\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE<\/A> schools.<BR \/><BR \/>In researching the skills gap in India before presenting at the schools, I was surprised to see on a recent manpower study (<A href=\"https:\/\/wheebox.com\/wheebox\/resources\/IndiaSkillsReport.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">India Skills Report pdf<\/A>) that only 17% of engineering graduates are employable.<BR \/><BR \/>It emphasized the need for Make in India to develop job opportunities for the large youth base. It also reinforced the need for real-world labs like the centers of excellence described above and the newly opened PACE labs. They connect academia with industry in real-world project-based curriculum and competitions that can close that employability gap.<BR \/><BR \/>We welcome <A href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/article\/2015-03-11\/aqbfaBEIYOhs.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MS Ramaiah<\/A> and PSG to the <A href=\"http:\/\/pacepartners.org\/wpindex.php\/pace-institutions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE family<\/A> and thank them in advance for training a future PLM workforce.<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/www.msrit.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology<\/A> in Bangalore<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00373-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft wp-image-19165\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00373-Medium-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"MS Ramaiah New PACE partner\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" \/><IMG class=\"alignright wp-image-19169\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5848-Medium1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"MS Ramaiah New PACE partner\" width=\"330\" height=\"219\" \/><\/A><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5919-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignright wp-image-19168\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/IMG_1633-Medium-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"MS Ramaiah New PACE partner\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5848-Medium1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><BR \/><\/A> <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5848-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><BR \/><\/A> <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5919-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><BR \/><\/A><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5919-Medium.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft wp-image-19167\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/HER_5919-Medium-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"MS Ramaiah New PACE partner\" width=\"330\" height=\"219\" \/><\/A><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/www.psgtech.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PSG College of Technology<\/A> in Coimbatore<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00473-Small.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft wp-image-19178\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00475-Small.jpg\" alt=\"PSG College of Technology joins PACE\" width=\"177\" height=\"266\" \/><IMG class=\"alignright wp-image-19177\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00473-Small.jpg\" alt=\"PSG College of Technology joins PACE\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/A> <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/DSC00475-Small.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><BR \/><\/A> <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/PSG-lab_students.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19179\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/PSG-lab_students.jpg\" alt=\"PSG College of Technology joins PACE\" width=\"318\" height=\"194\" \/><\/A> <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/PSG-plaque_all_cropped.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19180\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/PSG-plaque_all_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"PSG College of Technology joins PACE\" width=\"441\" height=\"170\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>You can read\/watch more from these events on the links below.<BR \/><UL><BR \/>\t<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/pacepartners.org\/wpindex.php\/archives\/1198\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE Partners Welcome PSG<\/A><\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/pacepartners.org\/wpindex.php\/archives\/1175\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PAS Partners Welcome MS Ramaiah<\/A><\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/tp-tamilnadu\/pace-centre-inaugurated-at-psg-institute-of-technology\/article6988621.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE centre inaugurated at PSG Institute of Technology<\/A><\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI><A href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fPM0oZttUHc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE Lab Opening Ceremony and Media Announcement Event at MSRUAS<\/A><\/LI><BR \/><\/UL><BR \/>Special thanks to my colleague Rahul Sehgal who gave students and faculty overview training on all the Siemens software now at their fingertips.<BR \/><BR \/>While these PACE labs are new, <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siemens\/statuses\/585432233969876992\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Siemens has a nearly 150-year long partnership with India<\/A>.&nbsp;<A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/siemens-in-india-infographic-150-years.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19182\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2015\/04\/siemens-in-india-infographic-150-years.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens and India for 150 years\" width=\"500\" height=\"466\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>Siemens PLM Software\u2019s academic program is dedicated to building a stronger pipeline of engineering and digital manufacturing talent for 77,000 customers who use our software around the world. My colleagues in India have been working very closely with academia and government to upskill India\u2019s youth. They treat skills as a global currency and realize with the right technology and training, India could have a <A href=\"http:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/buildingindia2022-ahumanresourcesuperpower-130826110642-phpapp02\/95\/building-india-2022ahumanresourcesuperpower-2-638.jpg?cb=1377533395\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">global demographic advantage <\/A>in the years to come.<BR \/><BR \/>Stay tuned to the <A href=\"http:\/\/pacepartners.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE blog<\/A> and our <A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Academic\/ct-p\/academic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">academic community<\/A> for the latest best practices in engineering education.<BR \/><BR \/><EM>Special thanks to my India colleagues Satheesh Kurup, Bhaskar GVS and Suman Bose, who are delivering leading-edge programs to develop highly skilled and heavily recruited future engineers in India. <\/EM><BR \/><BR \/>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dora<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week at Hannover Messe in Germany, India unleashed its lions on the city. 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