Google says the curriculum will be updated
regularly with new releases and will host a career summit for top thirty
graduates from the program in Bangalore by end of this year. In India, Google
and Tata Trust together are looking to give 1000 scholarships for students
across the country to cover the cost of the program that is priced at Rs, 9,800
a month.
Google said India being the second largest
developer population in the world with three million software developers, has
the potential to become the #1 (number one) developer population by 2018, with
four million developers.
The Udacity Android Nanodegree program will
comprise of courses developed and taught by instructors from the Google
Developers Relations team.
According to Indian Express, with around 3
million software developers in India, the search giant is taking steps to
transform India into a global leaders in mobile app development.
“With over 381 million internet enabled
mobile phone subscriptions in India, there is a growing demand for the internet
as a multi-purpose solution provider”. Udacity said it is seeking to increase
partnerships with more companies based in India. Udacity is an online education
portal which was founded by renowned robotics engineer and computer scientist Sebastian
Thrun.
Udacity’s free and nanodegree services are
available worldwide, but with Monday’s announcement, the company will begin
offering the service in rupees and expanding its staff in the country.
“We are excited to be launching Udacity in
India today and honoured to be partnering with Google and Tata Trusts as we
bring our Nanodegrees to millions of people in India”. Google is also hosting a
job fair in India early next year, and will invite Android nanodegree graduates
to attend. Over 10,000 students across the world have enrolled in a Nanodegree
program since it was first announced in June 2014.
Source | Free Press | 22 September 2015
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