About Spark-IT

Empowering deserving talent

India is home to more than 3400 engineering colleges. Several studies by NASSCOM have shown
that only 25 percent of these students are employable in the IT industry. This is mostly due to
constraints such as accessibility, exposure, communication skills, and orientation to the IT industry.
Spark-IT, an initiative by Infosys Foundation, endeavors to enhance the skill levels (technical and
behavioral) of graduates and orient them to meet the needs of the IT industry. To achieve this,
Spark-IT will extensively leverage tools, curricula, faculty, and expertise within Infosys. The initiative
aims to bridge the gap between college education and requirements for a career in information
technology for deserving and meritorious graduates who are at disadvantage due to their locational,
educational, financial, and societal realities.

Program Details
Spark-IT plans to train 1,800 graduates spread across 8 10 batches at one of the Infosys
campuses. These graduates will undergo a 3-month rigorous training program that will cover the
basics of IT and help them build a strong understanding of concepts. Some of the courses covered
include data structures, RDBMS concepts, algorithms, object-oriented concepts, programming, etc.
In addition, the program will also impart soft-skills training to improve communication and interaction
skills of the graduates. The course is designed to help these students learn in a world-class
environment.
Graduates who are selected for Spark-IT will receive:

Reimbursement of one-time onward and return travel expenses

A stipend of INR 10,000 per month

Boarding and lodging allowance of INR 5,000 per month

Twin-sharing accommodation within the campus, chargeable at INR 3,000 per month

Hospitalization, medical, and personal accident insurance

Eligibility
Applications are invited from engineering graduates who meet the eligibility criteria stated below:

Engineers who have graduated in the year 2014 belonging to any of the following branches:
Computer science / Computer technology / Computer engineering

Information technology / Information science / Information and communication

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technology
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Electronics and communication (ECE)

Electrical and electronics (EEE)

Electronics and instrumentation (E&I)

Electronics

Should have attained a simple average aggregate score of atleast 65 percent throughout
classes 10 to 12, and engineering

Should not have appeared for the campus / pooled-campus selection processes conducted
by Infosys for the graduating class of 2014
The team from Infosys Foundation will go through the applications and communicate the final list of
eligible candidates.

Apply
Thank you for your interest in applying to this program.
We wish to inform you that the application window is currently closed and we will not be able to take
in any more applications at present.
For any queries, please call us at 1-800-3000-4747 between 08:30 AM and 05:30 PM, Monday to
Friday or write to us at Infosysspark_query@infosys.com