IBM Launches Blue Scholar Programme

IBM India Research Laboratory has unveiled the IBM Blue Scholar Programme to nurture exceptionally talented engineering graduates and postgraduate students from leading technical institutions in India, such as the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, and build a robust pipeline for future researchers in the region.

“The IBM Blue Scholar Programme is aimed at growing that rare talent that blooms in a scientifically challenging atmosphere,” said Dr Manish Gupta, associate director, IBM India Research Laboratory. “We are targeting the brightest students from India, who will be exposed to exciting research environment, given opportunities to do leading edge, impactful work with guidance from senior researchers, and will be encouraged to pursue a career in scientific and technological research.”

The IBM Blue Scholar Programme will provide students with the means to pursue advanced research in information technology with the potential to make a profound impact. The criteria for selection will be stringent and those selected would explore breakthrough, high-impact research that has the potential to help solve some of today’s most challenging business and societal problems.

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Targeted at developing the most talented graduates in computing and services disciplines each year, these exclusive appointments will be initially for a period of two years. At the end of the two year appointment, the Blue Scholars could be offered a regular job with IBM Research, enrollment in Employee PhD programme, conversion to Research Staff Member upon completion of PhD, or the option of pursuing other opportunities outside IBM.

“We are committed to sustaining a culture of innovation, and we will continue to apply our discoveries and insights to important business and societal issues,” said Dr Guruduth Banavar, director, IBM India Research Laboratory. “The Blue Scholars will work closely with the IBM worldwide research teams, immersed within a real-world innovation culture and drive the delivery of a wide spectrum of technology solutions. They will work closely with global research teams in top university labs, publish papers and engage in a challenging atmosphere that stimulates these collaborations to pursue breakthrough thinking mixed with scientific rigour.”