PACE Institute of Technology and Sciences provides excellent skill development training through
their skill development cell in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation.
B
ig data came as an answer
to the questions of how
to get from one point
to another, how to learn
about the endless number
of technology and trends with infinite
data. Experts say that by 2020 the
digital universe that is of 4.4 zettabytes
today to around 44 zettabytes or 44
trillion gigabytes, which will further
increase the need for big data analytics.
In 2015 IDA predicted that the shortage
of skilled staff will persist and many
We are into outcome
based education
and we try to get a
100 percent output
and that is why we
never stop working
towards better
quality and results.
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positions requiring related skills in data
management and interpretation will be
open worldwide. The Big Data Boom in
India is also apparent and where many
institutions are still thinking of what is
big data, PACE Institute of Technology
and Sciences has progressed. The
big data lab at PACE campus was set
up two years ago. The lab has been
extremely beneficial in training the
students on big data analytics and for
corporate research work the institute
is involved in Other centers of excellence the
institute hosts inside the campus are
cloud lab, mobile computing lab and
solar lab. These centers are set up
to facilitate the students with high
end technologies for their research
projects. The students spend 6 hours
a week in these labs, apart from
their usual routine to work on their
projects and to develop their own
creative ideas. Every department has
been provided with a lab that can
be used for all inter departmental
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projects and researches. The students from Computer
science and Mechanical department are both currently
working on two projects funded by the DST. The
institute organizes several seminars, conferences and
workshops in order to encourage the students on
research and development programmes. The faculty
and the students collectively have published 92 papers
only last year.
As much as research is important the significance
of skill development cannot be ignored in the current
scenario of higher education in India and that is why
the institute boasts of their skill development center.
Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation
selected the center as a regional centre in initiating
a program on Mobile App Development. In the skill
development training organized by the APSSDC the
students from other colleges are also invited. The students
are trained on several skills which is very helpful
for today's industry. Skill development is a priority for
the institution and hence, the skill development center
organizes several workshops every year. In order
to further prepare the students for industry the training
and placement cell in the institution maintains several
MoUs with organizations particularly for training
purposes. Guttitech Solutions, Global career point
and Feliz InfoTech solutions are the companies that
the institution maintains collaborations for technical
and field specific trainings.
Since the institution is located in a rural area the
students are also trained separately on communication
skills and personality development. The yearly campus
recruitment in PACE witnesses a surge of reputed
organizations with major recruiters such as Infosys, cognizant
and Cyntel offering the students packages up to Rs.6 lakhs per
annum. Apart from training and placement the institute also
encourages the students for entrepreneurship through their
entrepreneurship development cell. The institute has received
funding from EDI Hyderabad for entrepreneurial endeavors of
the students. This year 40 students have incubated their ideas
in the EDC for their entrepreneurial ventures. The institute
helps the students materialize their ideas into reality through
the entrepreneurship development cell. The students are
also active in NSS camps and other social activities such as
awareness camps for technical knowhow and environmental
conservation. With regular workshops, industry visits and
guest lecturers form experts PACE makes it a point to keep
the students updated about the industry. Having good industry
connections and state of the art infrastructural facilities PACE
is quickly becoming one of the most preferred destinations for
aspiring engineering students.