IBM Center of Excellence in Northern India IBM collaborated with Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management, Agra to help the latter train and build a skilled resource base on leading software technologies. It also opened a Centre of Excellence (COE) at Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management Campus with the aim of providing world- class skills to students on IBM Technologies. The centre provides an opportunity for students to learn new skill-sets on the latest technologies and IBM products. IBM provides the college with access to technologies relevant to the market and equips the faculty with the knowledge to ensure students are able to gain first-hand experience on all IBM products installed in the college.

Through this initiative, IBM works closely with the colleges in and around Agra, making Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management as the centre of learning. The students will be able to work on IBM software products such as DB2, RATIONAL, TIVOLI and LOTUS. This initiative offers a wide range of technology education benefits that can be scaled to meet the goals of most educational institutions, ranging from large research universities to local community colleges. What's more, it can provide the resources you need to create more competitive academic programs and more highly skilled students.

The IBM Software Center of Excellence - Objectives The IBM Software Center of Excellence aims at increasing the skill sets of the faculty and students of your college, leading to: 1. Improvement in the quality of technical education 2. Increase in the employability of students 3. Placing your college in a leadership position 4. A Win: Win choice for the College and students The IBM Software Center of Excellence enables you to conduct unlimited training for your students through your faculty enabled by IBM. Through the IBM Software Center of Excellence, IBM will give you all the software required for the training program free of cost. Further, IBM can even connect you to an authorized IBM vendor to help you set up the IBM Software Center of Excellence at a nominal price.