IIT Guwahati and Tata Electronics to start chip packaging courses
A new Centre of Excellence will train students for Tata's chip assembly and test plant in Assam.
In short
- IIT Guwahati and Tata Electronics signed an agreement to build a Centre of Excellence for chip packaging and testing.
- IIT Guwahati will run diploma and B.Tech-level programmes with hands-on training.
- Students will get practical training at Tata Electronics, to build skilled people for Tata's plant in Jagiroad, Assam.
Key numbers
₹27,000 crTata's chip assembly and test plant, Jagiroad
2Course levels: diploma and B.Tech
1New Centre of Excellence
What happened
- IIT Guwahati and Tata Electronics signed an agreement (MoU).
- They will set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) focused on chip packaging and testing.
- IIT Guwahati will offer diploma and B.Tech-level programmes with practical, hands-on training.
- Students will also train at Tata Electronics, which is building a ₹27,000 crore chip assembly and test plant in Jagiroad, Assam.
Why it matters
Why this is useful
- A plant needs trained people on day one. This builds them in advance.
- Courses designed with the company teach exactly the skills the plant needs.
Why it is good for freshers
- Students from Assam and the Northeast can now train for chip packaging jobs close to home, with a direct link to Tata's new plant.
- Packaging and testing roles suit ECE, EEE, mechanical and materials graduates.
- Learn: wire bonding, flip-chip, test basics, and quality and reliability terms.
Why it is good for India
- It builds a chip workforce in the Northeast, not only in big cities.
- Industry and IIT working together is how strong chip regions grow.
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Words in this story
- Centre of Excellence (CoE): a special lab and training centre focused on one field.
- OSAT / ATMP: plants that assemble, test and package chips.
- MoU: an agreement to work together.