Indian Institute of Technology Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has collaborated with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Calicut to jointly offer a 10-day long online workshop on Embedded Application Development.

IIT Madras and NIELIT Calicut's Joint Workshop will be held on Embedded Application Development on September 27, 2021. The program will be held with the help of the first indigenously developed microprocessor in the country called "SHAKTI Microprocessors". 

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The workshop will include a walkthrough of Shakti Processors, its programming, and interfacing for the Internet Of Things, IoT. The program is specially designed to enhance the skills of applicants with the help of IIT Madras developed Swadeshi processors for IoT applications. 

Students who are interested in the 10-day online program of IIT Madras can now register for the same by submitting the application form available on the official website of NIELIT Calicut at www.nielit.gov.in. The direct link for the application form is also available below. 

IIT Madras and NIELIT Calicut Joint Program 2021 is now open for candidates of engineering (UG & PG) & MSc (Electronics), Ph.D. domains. Additionally, faculty members and professionals who are interested can also register for the same. 

The program will help candidates in understanding the industry-standard methodologies and implementing them in the real business situation. Virtual classes will also be made available for candidates so that they can receive hands-on experience on the Made in India microprocessors. 

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Referring to the initiative, IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation, and faculty, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, said, “The world is moving towards RISC-V. Every top company has included RISC-V based products in their road maps"

"It is important for our country to build capacity in the areas of RISC-V. Thus, this workshop assumes great significance. Especially, that it is introducing RISC-V through our Atmanirbhar indigenously developed SHAKTI Microprocessor" he further added. 

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