Wipro Academy invites applications for MS course

The Wipro Academy of Software Excellence (WASE) has invited applications for admission to the MS course conducted in association with Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (BITS Pilani) for the academic year 2010-2011.

The WASE program is a pioneering initiative in the field of higher education in India. It offers B.Sc, BCA and BCM students the opportunity to immediately take up an MS course in Computer Science without having to complete an engineering degree after graduation. Students gain invaluable industry exposure and develop their technical skills by working on live projects on weekdays for the duration of the course with Wipro.

Wipro leveraged the expertise of one of India's premier technical institutes - BITS Pilani, to coordinate its education program. The pedagogy and evaluation methodologies are chosen and implemented by BITS in consultation with Wipro's Talent Transformation division, the faculty is arranged by BITS and the MS degree is also awarded by the institute. It is an eight semester (4 year) off-campus collaborative MS program equivalent in status to the full-time 2 years MS degree program offered by BITS. Wipro will bear all the expenses towards course fee of the candidates. Moreover students will get stipend through all the four years. It is an earn while you learn scheme.

The selection procedure for WASE comprises of three stages, a Common Entrance Test, Technical Interview and HR interview. Dates for each stage would be made available to you upon registration. The national level entrance examination for the admission to the course will be held between December 9 and 20.

Eligibility: Education: B.Sc. (Computer Science/Electronics, Physics, and Mathematics) / BCM / BCA; Branches-Mathematics, CS, IT, Physics, Statistics, Electronics; Academic Percentage: Equal to or above 60% in 10th, 12th and in graduation till date.
Additional requirement: The candidate should have studied Mathematics in 12th.

The program is open to graduates or to students in their final year of graduation.

How to apply: The applications should be submitted online. The website is http://careers.wipro.com/wase. The last date for registration is December 5.