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The Great Mind Challenge (TGMC) is India’s largest technology contest. It has grown from strength to strength since its inception. Today, young and enthusiastic students from the country’s leading technology institutes look forward to it as a forum to prove their mettle.

TGMC was created and promoted with a certain purpose.

It seeks to address the gap between the performance of young

IT graduates and the real-world expectations of employers.

TGMC, is in a sense, a ‘bridge’ that enables conversations

between academia and the corporate world. Bridges have

always supported such exchanges between two separate groups,

freely allowing commerce and exchanges of information.

In this book we pay tribute to the world’s greatest bridges.

We also honour the winners of The Great Mind Challenge 2011.

The Book Of Excellence

It is a hugely satisfying experience to watch hesitant young talents get a grasp of what is required, and then

progress at an unstoppable pace to the finish line. Year after year we’re treated to just such a phenomenon.

Students of technology led by faculty members from their institutes, overcome obstacles that often fox even

seasoned professionals. The best of them are declared winners of the

prestigious TGMC.

To explain why we conduct TGMC and how it contributes to the

calibre of the growing Indian workforce, I’ll need to first tell you about

Project Praviin.

Project Praviin, helping young professionals contribute to the

workplace from day one.

Four years ago Project Praviin got off to a flying start. An innovative

program launched under the aegis of the IBM Academic Initiative,

it partners with colleges and universities in India to prepare millions

of students for a more skilled IT workforce. To achieve this IBM

provides a broad range of resources and support to students, faculty

and institutions.

Project Praviin is a skill building initiative offered to students through professional training and certification.

The project is intended to create individuals who can start contributing from the very day they join – with little,

or no, on-the-job training.

Malathi Srinivasan, Country Leader, Academic Initiative, Software Group, IBM India.

Malathi Srinivasan

TGMC Where Students Get AnExhilarating Taste Of Things To Come.

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While Project Praviin provides training and certification, mostly theoretical in nature, TGMC is really where

student-engineers ‘get their hands dirty’ with software, developing real-world, real-time solutions. That is why

TGMC is, and should continue to be an integral part of a student’s education.

TGMC is not just a contest, it’s much more.

Participating in TGMC is of no mean significance to one’s future, it shows the world that one is capable of

genuine real-world excellence. It also makes the students, institutes and organisations part of a larger national

mission to create software talents of outstanding standards.

The quality of motivated youngsters we come across in TGMC makes us believe that the skills in India are really

world class. And that as individuals, they will make the country proud.

Breaking records is now routine.

In the year 2011 we broke our own record in the Limca Book of Records, for being the largest technology contest

of its kind in India. And you’ll be happy to know that we’re going to apply for the inclusion of TGMC in the

Guinness Book of World Records.

Our growth over the years is a matter of great pride for us. With 47,244 registrations in 2008 and 1,12,000+ in

2009, the number of students participating has been increasing. In 2010, TGMC received 1,20,000+ student

registrations and touched 2,00,000+ in 2011, which vouches for the fact that it is accepted by the academia

whole-heartedly.

Looking forward.

TGMC is set to become a high-quality doorway to coveted careers in most corporate houses.

Recruiting organisations have expressed interest in interviewing our brightest and best. A few sponsor

organisations have absorbed those students who performed well while working on their projects.

TGMC 2012, asks for your continued support and participation. Let us together power the Indian software

industry to the pinnacle of global excellence.

Golden Gate Bridge

A symbol of San Francisco and one of the most famous suspension bridges in the world. It connects the city to the beautiful and affluent Marin County across the 1600-metre wide strait that was named ‘Golden Gate’ by early prospectors looking for gold in California.

A Strategic Platform ThatBridges The Space BetweenInstitutes & Organisations.

As the impact of globalisation and economic change is increasingly felt, organisations strive

to stay ahead by using their agility and rethinking their strategies. Technology is a key lever

in helping businesses win, and technology

initiatives need to be driven by innovative and

seasoned professionals.

With tightening budgets organisations no longer

have the luxury of maintaining low-performing

human resources. New hires need to deliver

what is needed by the organisation from day one.

The India Academic Initiative team at IBM,

was created in 2004 to look for ways to

engage IT students and improve the quality of

the IT workforce. The objective was to turn out graduates with real-world skills, not just

academic knowledge.

The Great Mind Challenge (TGMC) was conceptualised to fulfill this need. It is a national

college-level competition held by IBM India where students are invited to develop innovative

AC Nielsen runs an independent study called Campus Track, where they

track various activities undertaken by corporate houses in campuses. In a

study conducted among Computer Science and IT Engineering colleges,

TGMC was ranked the No.1 activity conducted by a corporate on campus.

A Gathering Of Winners.

Creating IT Professionals The Way The World Wants Them.

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IT solutions for complex,

real-world problems.

Since 2004, the participation of

colleges has grown in leaps and

bounds and the contest has

achieved a phenomenal reputation.

It has become known as a premier

event that simultaneously challenges

and nurtures students to play a vital

role as complete professionals in

today’s competitive organisations.

The high volume of participants

resulted in TGMC being listed in the

Limca Book of Records as the

Largest Technological Contest of its

kind in 2009, and 2010!

Technology institutes tend to focus on theory at the cost of practical,

hands-on training. TGMC provides a real-world opportunity for

students to see how corporate companies work. They discover

during the project, what organisations expect IT professionals to

know, the planning that goes into projects, and the speed and

efficiency at which they need to execute and implement projects.

With IBM software being made available at no cost to the institutes,

the experience is valuable to the students. They are able to bring

more value to the table when they start work for the organisation of

their choice.

Krishnamurthy PadmanabhanCTO, WIPRO Infotech.

“We need more intellectual property

related investments. And people who

are more thoughtful, specialist in function

and with better collaboration skills.”

A Discussion Of Ideas With Eminent Panellists.

Develops market-ready skills that are essential to success in 21st century jobs.

Cultivates out-of-the-box thinking abilities.

Provides access to IBM technologies at no charge.

Enables expertise in IBM technologies.

Nurtures growth in a supportive atmosphere through guidance from e-mentors.

Improves software-writing skills.

Connects students with millions of developers through IBM forums like developerWorks.

OBJECTIVES

Bridge the skill gap between the classroom and the organisation.

Provide an opportunity to showcase software programming skills.

Help students increase their chances of better employment.

Foster a spirit of collaboration among students.

Increase confidence by giving students complex, real-world scenarios to solve.

Hone soft skills by enabling students to present their solutions to contest judges.

ADVANTAGES

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

A fine example of arch bridge architecture, it’s called ‘The Coat Hanger’ by the locals in Sydney. The bridge connects the busy Central Business District with the north shore of Sydney. It enables an easy commute for the thousands who keep the city centre humming.

Sculpting Today’s Talent ToCreate Tomorrow’s Leaders.

Registering for TGMC

Project Synopsis

Coding & Development

Project Submission

Students fill the online registration form. Once submitted, a confirmation mail will be sent to the team. There is no fee or cost to participate.

The project synopsis or Software Requirement Specification (SRS) is like a project blueprint and provides guidance for the way forward. Prior to project execution, teams should invest quality time and effort on their SRS.

Participants start on the coding phase of their projects using IBM tools and technologies. There are numerous resources at hand to help them whenever they run into trouble or have doubts.

The completed project has to be packaged as per instructions.

Project submissions are sent to mentors for evaluation. Of these a few teams are shortlisted for Face-to-Face evaluation.

• Students have to register as teams on the contest website. Individual registrations are not allowed.

• Teams must have at least two members and cannot have more than four.

• Teams must be supported by one faculty mentor from the same academic institution.

• Multiple teams can register from the same academic institution.

• Students can't be members of more than one team in any given TGMC.

• Faculty members can mentor more than one team.

• While registering, student teams are required to select a project scenario from the list provided on the website.

TGMC's goal is to provide a challenging and nurturing environment for students to develop their software and work-ready skills. Throughout the project-building phase, participating teams have access to:

• TGMC website for reference.

• IBM Software (typically distributed locally using DVDs at no charge).

• Access to developerWorks eBooks.

• Training material (from the Academic Initiative website).

• Online tutorials on developerWorks.

• Discussion forums on TGMC website.

• Mentors via forums and discussion pages on TGMC website.

• Resources section on TGMC website and FAQs.

Shortlisted teams present their projects before a board of mentors. Teams are quizzed on their projects and suggestions are given to help enhance their projects.

E-mentors evaluate projects on the basis of certain parameters and award points. Winning teams are the ones with the highest points.

Winning teams and their mentors are honoured.

A TGMC participation certificate is issued to all students who execute projects that meet the submission criteria.

To ensure transparency and fairness, results areaudited through an audit agency at every stage of the evaluation process.

Shortlisting Process

Face-to-Face Evaluation

Rules for Registration Resources Provided to Participants

Final Results

Felicitation Ceremony

Students are considered eligible to participate if they are: • Graduates or undergraduate students.• Enrolled in engineering, computer science, and other IT-related fields.• Attending an accredited college or university.

Real-World Standards From End-To-End.For TGMC, students are asked to build project solutions for real-world needs usingIBM software, which are provided at no charge. Training is given wherever required. IBM also gives contest participants access to numerous resources for self-learning through developerWorks and other IBM sites.

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TGMC.

Displayed here is a list of the different verticals students can choose from when creating a solution for TGMC. The list has been grouped under suitable industry categories.

Registered teams visit the TGMC website to select a scenario for their project. These teams are then required to come up with a solution for their chosen scenario using IBM and open-source tools. This experience gives students a �rst-hand feel of the kind of projects they will be working on professionally, when they pass out of college. They even have the opportunity to create their own scenario for a project.

Project Scenarios.

• IT service help desk• OneWorld – vigilant online surveillance system • Online college magazine• Picture geotag survey

INTERNET

MEDICAL

• Paperless hospital service• Hospital device management• Blood donor central database and web portal

• Local language mobile service • Unique ID management• Online market for buying and selling• Utility-bill payment collection centre

SERVICES

• m-Banking• Security management for bank’s IT infrastructure • Microfinance

BANKING

• Active city administration • Corruption control through budget maintenance • Cybernetics protector• E-Gas Sewa• E-ELCON (Election Management System)• e-Farming• Efficient insurance claims system • Emergency-vehicle recognition system

GOVT.• Micro-inventions management system• DocBox: Document management & collaboration system • Lead management system • Order management system• RFID-based employee attendance system• Smart remote data collection

SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL

• Social networking • ‘Ashray’ - Online Child Abuse Database• Certification for visually impaired• Easy income tax returns processing• Indian wildlife• System for knowledge-based community sharing

MANAGEMENT

Anirudha Paul, Head ING IT Chain Delivery.

“It’s important for the students to be

aware, open-minded and learn

continuously. Focus must be on the

topicality of the knowledge and not the

knowledge itself.”

Mohit Oberoi,Executive Director, Polaris Enterprise Solution Limited.

“Innovation and domain learning is

important. For intellectual property-led

solutions, students take longer to learn.

We can pre-empt this by taking the

domain to the students as part of

the learning.”

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Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam

A cable-stayed bridge across the Nieuwe Maas River in Rotterdam, it links the northern and southern parts of the city. The giant, white pylon that curves gracefully while rising into the sky has inspired an admiring nick name - ‘The Swan’.

The Winners Of TGMC 2011.Real-World ExperienceFor All, And Real-WorldVictory For The Best.

Once again India’s biggest tech contest for students

broke all records with 200,000 registrations from over

2000 colleges.

The typical size of the contesting teams was 4 students

each, with a faculty member of the college they belonged

to serving as a mentor. 4000+ projects were submitted

by students from across the country, in all about 7000+

Software Requirement Specifications were received.

Paperless office project for hospitals.

Technomovers.Team

Team : Technomovers.

College : Tirumala Engineering College, Hyderabad.

Project : Paperless office project for hospitals.

Members : SHIVA GOURARAM – 4th year, CSE MOUNIKA NARSINGOSE – 4th year, CSE

ANIL KUMAR – 4th year, CSE WASIM MALIK – 4th year, CSE

Sponsor : Laxmaiah Mettu.

Problem : Paper-based transactions slow down services and hamper efficiency in hospitals.

Solution : A Paperless Hospital Solution that would increase efficiency and lower cost.

Developers : Shiva Gouraram – J2EE, DB. Mounika Narsingose – Web design. Wasim Malik – DB2 and UML.

Tools used : Linux, Eclipse, WASCE 3.0, IBM DB2, IBM Data Studio, RSA Technologies, J2EE, XHTML, AJAX, XFORMS, SQL, pureXML.

Mauricio Sucasas, Director ISV & Developer Relations, Growth Market Units, for IBM spoke on the occasion.

Winners

We have seen a lot of change in academia, from when I graduated. Academia today has a front row seat in changing the way things work.

You’ll are winners, you may look at those on stage as role models but remember, your juniors in your college are looking at you’ll as role models. It is a responsibility, you have to be careful of how you behave, and what you do next.

We started talking three years ago of a Smarter Planet, and now the world is more interconnected. We produce today more transistors than grains of rice, each transistor produced costs less than a grain of rice does.

Google Ninja polymers and you will find that they are polymers developed by IBM to work on silicon waffles. These polymers are now being used to kill bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Now how did we come with a medicine from IBM? By looking at things multi-functionally, and this is the spirit that I urge you to have. The more you question, the more you’re going to achieve in the world.

The Winners.

TGMC is growing bigger with every passing year,

helping students become even more industry ready.

The young, bright participants are challenged to come

up with game changing solutions, and deploy IBM

software in the process. For the highly motivated teams

that enter the contest from all over the country this is a

golden opportunity to prove their innovation skills and

create a road map for successful careers.

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TGMC 2011.A Closer Look.

Team Team

Team : PERFECT9.

College : International Institute Of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Project : Paperless hospital service.

Members : PRAYAS PURUSOTTAM – 3rd year, CSE SABYASACHI MISHRA – 3rd year, CSE ABINASH KHANDELWAL – 3rd year, IT RAGHUNANDAN GUPTA – 2nd year, CSE

Sponsor : Bharati Mishra.

Problems : Current hospital solutions not capable of handling a high number of incoming patients. Also the solutions not fully paperless. Patients need to preserve prescriptions for future appointments.

Solutions : Capacity to handle a high rate of incoming patients. Fully paperless operations. Patients can recover prescriptions and other information from a dedicated account.

Developers : Raghunandan Gupta - Front-end designer. Abinash Khandelwal - UML designer. Sabyasachi Mishra - Database designer. Prayas Purusottam - Captain and server-side scriptor.

Tools used : RAD, J2EE, WAS 7, DB2.

Team : quadCore.

College : Academy Of Technology, Adisaptagram, Paschim Banga.

Project : Corruption control.

Members : MANOJ PAUL – 4th year, CSE SHUBHA DEBNATH – 4th year, CSE SANDIP KUMAR SHAW – 4th year, CSE TAMASA MAJI – 4th year, CSE

Sponsor : Soumadip Ghosh.

Problem : With corruption rampant there is an opportunity for technology to control it.

Solution : Corruption control through transparent budget maintenance, it includes an audit feature across all ranks in an organisation.

Developers : Sandip Kumar Shaw - Web designer. Tamasa Maji - UML Designer. Manoj Paul - Coder. Shubha Debnath - Database (DB2).

Tools used : Linux, WebSphere, Tivoli, Rational, DB2 Express, Java.

quadCore. Improving hospital efficiency through a paperless approach.

Controlling corruption through technology.

PERFECT9.

1st Runners

Up2nd

Runners Up

The Winners.

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Best Centre Of Excellence Award 2011.

Top 15 Teams.In Alphabetical Order. Team – CRCEShine. College - Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College Of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Team – EMO. College - Jerusalem College Of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Team – Exotic Minds. College - Bapuji Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Davangere, Karnataka.

Team – Femiminds. College - Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan.

Team – FuturisticGroupContinue. College - Chamelidevi Institute Of Technology and Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Team – Gaganants 2k11. College - Padmasri Dr. BV Raju Institute Of Technology, Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.

Team – Micro Champion. College - Poornima College Of Engineering, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Team – NIST2008IANS. College - National Institute Of Science And Technology, Berhampur, Odisha.

All Girls Team Awards.

A girl participant shares her opinion:

I think this encourages more girls to participate in such a large event.

Team : Technogyans2011. College : Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences, Narsampet, Andhra Pradesh. Members : Mounika Puli, Mounika Tula, Ramya Kontham.Team : Femiminds. College : Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan.Members : Shweta Jain, Nikita Goyal.

The Best IBM Software Centre of Excellence (CoE) is awarded to the CoE which has helped to impart Quality Technical Education, empowering students and faculty with necessary On-Demand skills.

Providing equal opportunity to girls is important for the future of both business and society in India. Participating in TGMC empowers female Indian students, giving them the chance to engage in IT-related careers or entrepreneurial ventures.

The Winners.

Team – NLP. College - Institute Of Engineering And Management, Kolkata, Paschim Banga.

Team – Perfect9. College - International Institute Of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Team – quadCore. College - Academy Of Technology, Adisaptagram, Paschim Banga.

Team – Sinergia. College - Institute Of Engineering And Management, Kolkata, Paschim Banga.

Team – Technomovers. College - Tirumala Engineering College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Team – UID Developers. College - K L N College Of Engineering, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu.

Team – Webo-wizards. College - Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

KL University, Vijayawada.

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Sunil Dilip Chaudhari Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College Of Engineering

Rene RobinJerusalem College Of Engineering

Shikha Pandey Banasthali Vidyapith

Laxmaiah Mettu Tirumala Engineering College

Mahesh BundelePoornima College Of Engineering

Nirmala C RBapuji Institute Of Engineering & Technology

We honour those who fan the bright sparks into a flame that can bring about positive change. The mentors of the student teams, faculty members who give their time and provide their maturity and drive, to inspire the young team members to achieve excellence in the projects they undertake.

Bharati Mishra International Institute Of Information Technology

Subhabrata Sengupta Institute Of Engineering & Management

Vijay VajravelSona College Of Technology

K Bhima receiving award on behalf of Sujoy Bhattacharya Padmasri Dr. BV Raju InstituteOf Technology

N Lakshmi Narasimman receiving award on behalf of Raghupati Kumar D K L N College Of Engineering

Tamal Chakraborty Institute Of Engineering & Management

Soumadip Ghosh Academy Of Technology received the award in absentia

Devanand Kanhar National Institute Of Science And Technology

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Top Performing College Faculty.Drona Awards.

Jasvant Mandloi Chamelidevi Institute Of Technology & Management

Congratulating Institutes Which Participated With Multiple Teams.

Andhra Pradesh

CVR College Of EngineeringGMR Institute Of Technology (GMRIT)Gitam University, VisakhapatnamGVP College Of EngineeringKoneru Lakshmaiah College Of EngineeringJayamukhi Institute Of Technological SciencesLakireddy Bali Reddy College Of EngineeringMLR Institute Of TechnologyMadanapalle Institute Of Technology And SciencePadmasri Dr. BV Raju Institute Of TechnologyShri Vishnu Engineering College For WomenTalla Padmavathi College Of EngineeringVardhaman College Of EngineeringVKR,VNB & AGK College Of EngineeringVaagdevi College Of EngineeringVignan UniversityVRS & YRN College Of Engineering And TechnologyVignan's Engineering College

Gujarat

Shrimad Rajchandra Institute Of Management And Computer Application

Haryana

Asia Pacific Institute Of Information Technology

Jammu & Kashmir

Model Institute Of Engineering And Technology

Karnataka

SDM College Of Engineering And Technology

Maharashtra

Dr. DY Patil College Of Engineering And TechnologySinhgad Institute Of Technology

Madhya Pradesh

ABV-Indian Institute Of Information Technology And Management GwaliorChamelidevi Institute Of Technology & ManagementMandsaur Institute Of Technology

Puducherry

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College

Punjab

CT Institute Of Engineering Management & TechnologyIndo Global College Of Engineering, Punjab

Rajasthan

International School Of Informatics & ManagementJodhpur Institute Of Engineering & TechnologyMaharishi Arvind Institute Of Science & Management - MAISMSwami Keshvanand Institute Of Technology, Management & Gramothan

Tamil Nadu

Dr. MGR Educational And Research Institute UniversityKarpagam College Of EngineeringKarpagam UniversityKLN College Of Information Technology - KLNCITKLN College Of Engineering, MaduraiRMK Engineering CollegeSKP Engineering CollegeSona College Of TechnologyThiagarajar College Of Engineering, Madurai

Uttar Pradesh

Institute Of Foreign Trade And Management, MoradabadInstitute Of Technology & Science (ITS), GhaziabadJSS Academy Of Technical Education

West Bengal

Calcutta Institute Of TechnologyInstitute Of Engineering And Management

Some colleges responded with much greater enthusiasm, sending multiple teams, many of whom did well in the rankings. We salute your initiative and dedication to the cause of providing your students with hands-on, real-world education which is changing the face of industry.

The Winners.

Total Number of Participating Colleges in 2011 - 2214

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A unique project, e-Farming. An implemented chat

functionality for online help 24x7. Use of remote sharing so

that the operator can take control and help farmers in an

efficient manner, made this project unique. In a real-world

scenario it could help to make the life of farmers easier.

Some Of The Other Interesting Projects Submitted At TGMC 2011.

Virtual Classroom – the team experimented with various

technologies to achieve smooth video streaming with a

recording feature at classrooms. Multinode access of the same

video stream across multiple desktops is also accessible.

The Winners.

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Team Exotic Minds.Bapuji Institute Of Engineering &Technology, Davangere.

E-Health Care was the project this team worked upon.

They used Tivoli Storage Manager for backups with

good usage of other tools and technologies. They had

innovative ideas in the coding of this project and even

implemented mobile compatibility. The project focused

on integrating online video calling using Skype which

showcased that the project can be integrated well.

A College Online Magazine. Excellent viewing

technique for the PDF and other documents stored

with sliding feature - so that the document need

not be downloaded to be viewed. This ensures a

great way of knowledge dissemination within the

college campus.

Team SINERGIA.Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kolkata.

Team Futuristicgroupcontinue.Chameli Devi Institute OfEngineering, Indore.

This team worked on the Paperless Hospital Scenario.

With 6 user levels, a professional user interface and

some unique functionalities like medicine counterfeit -

this project was ranked among the Top 15 teams.

Team Femiminds.Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk

This is an all-girls team which developed an Online

Notice Board. The design and user-interface were

noteworthy. An e-mail function was included to make this

project idea work better.

Team NIST2008IAN.National Institute Of Science AndTechnology, Behrampur.

Team CRCEShine.Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College Of Engineering, Mumbai.

Team Femiminds.Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk.

As a mentor, it is really challenging to take up a new scenario every year

with a new group. Nirmala

Developing our own enterprise system with IBM was awesome. Perfect 9

TGMC 2011 has been a great

learning experience along

with the flavour of fun and

enjoyment. Also it provides

the perfect platform and

exposure and makes one

ready for industry.

Soham Ghosh

Hi, IBM TGMC is a big success story in effective industry-institute linkage to produce quality human resources that match global benchmarks.Dr. Venkat, GVP College, Visakhapatnam

Great work IBM! A small

suggestion. It will be amazing

for Indians and the rest of the

world if such an initiative

reaches minds at a very young

age. Schools are a place where

the minds widen and kids aim

at something to dream about.

Naveen & Garja 3

Yahoo… Finally we did

it... failures lead to

success - TGMC

proved it again.

Manoj

IBM TGMC team is doing an excellent job and really helping students become employable. Dr. K. Siddappa Naidu, Veltech Multitech, Avadi, Chennai

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Quotes From ParticipantsAnd Faculty.

Message Wall.

Jolly Ahuja. TGMC participant - Now working with IBM.

"I am from JSS Academy of Technical Education

Noida. My team was among the Top 20 selected for

TGMC ( 2007-2008). We were invited for a felicitation

and a round of interviews in Mumbai. Post the group

discussion and personal interview the 9 best students

were selected for recruitment. During the same year

IBM started hiring freshers as Vitality Hires, a program

run by Nipun Mehrotra (Vice President, General

Business, Geo Expansion & Route to Market). I was

hired by this program, after a year I moved to SWG

Group as Tivoli Seller for the North and currently

pursue the same role. So, in a nutshell my success in

the last 3 years goes to TGMC, otherwise a fresher

like me could never have been part of the sales force

at IBM."

Praveen Salitra. TGMC participant - Now at University of Florida.

“I am currently pursuing my MS in Computer

Engineering. I participated in TGMC twice… once in

2008 and again in 2009. I was at that time doing my

Engineering from Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology

and Science, Indore. And both the times my team was

able to climb up to the position of the Top 20 teams

of India and we received prizes at the Bengaluru

felicitations. The exposure that TGMC has provided

me with, I will be thankful for all my life. In fact I wouldn’t

be here if I hadn’t participated in TGMC.”

Tarun Goyal. TGMC participant - Now at TCS.

“I participated in TGMC 2007-08 and my team was

selected as one of the Top 20 teams of TGMC.

The TGMC experience was so interesting. I didn't

know anything about J2EE, but TGMC helped me

to improve my technical skills. I am currently working

in TCS as Java developer. I believe that to be

successful in TGMC you have to choose your team

members carefully.”

Saurabh Saxena. TGMC participant - Now at Trident.

“During my project submission I developed an Oracle

Pro-C application for the Indian Railways which is

now ‘live’ on the current railway system. I later joined

Trident Information Systems, an IBM Premier

Business partner. I have worked on two defence

projects and maintain a bank’s website.”

Amarnath Reddy, Institute of Electronic Governance, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.

“Today the system is such that parents emphasise too much on getting high marks for their children, the children as a result can’t think in a global or lateral fashion.”

Soundarrajan, CTO, Infosys Technologies.

“Most of India today is unbanked. Regional rural banks and micro finance companies are reaching out. There is opportunity here, but we need innovative new recruits to capitalise on it.”

TGMC 2011 Gets Connected With Decimal Technologies.

Decimal Technologies, an ISV partner from Gurgaon

has offered jobs to two teams from TGMC 2011.

The teams are Royal Challengers from Asia Pacific

Institute of Information Technology, Panipat, and

Team Juveniles from Meerut Institute of Engineering

and Technology, Meerut.

Mr. Lalit Mehta, Co-Founder and Director of Decimal

Technologies commented that “The candidates had

exposure of working on some real-life projects and

a much better understanding of technology.

We see immense value-add to the entire value chain

and think that such initiatives can play a very

important role in bridging the gap between talent

need and availability.”

The Winners.

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Success Stories.TGMC ParticipantsWho Made A Mark.

Millennium Bridge, London

It was born as an award-winning design called ‘The Blade of Light’, as that’s what it looked like when lit up at night. Completed at the birth of the new millennium, this shallow suspension bridge is a pedestrian river crossing over the Thames.

It Takes Broad Vision To Visualise Change Effectively.

Some Of IBM’s Most Passionate Minds Who Lead From The Front.With an inspired leadership, the growth and reach of TGMC has increased with every passing year. A marked increase has been seen in the number of students who are keen to participate in the contest.

In 2008 TGMC received 47,244 registrations and in 2009 we touched 1,12,000+ student registrations. In 2010 we reached 1,20,000+ registrations. The year 2011 saw over 2,00,000 registrations, a large increase from the previous year.

Malathi Srinivasan, Country Leader, Academic Initiative, Software Group, IBM India.

Malathi has been with IBM since 2003. Having started as a Marketing Manager she grew to become a

Strategy and Program Manager at the Academic Initiative division of IBM. She is now the Country Leader for this initiative.

“Some of the bright young people in this room told me that ‘This has been a turning point of our lives,’ it really means so much to us that we are able to impact your lives in such a manner.”

The IBM Team Behind TGMC 2011.

Pradeep Nair, Then Director, Software Group, IBM India.

Managed growth for IBM Software Group in India and the rest of South Asia. Also oversaw sales and

support of software products and services in India.

“We want to be part of the building of the Information Technology industry in India. We want to be a national asset.”

Karthik Padmanabhan, Country Manager, ISV & Developer Relations, Software Group, IBM India.

TGMC’s Growth At A Glance:

Responsible for scaling up the IBM software ecosystem in India/SA through students, developers, entrepreneurs,

academia and ISVs. His experience has been in education management, strategic partnerships, project management, coaching and counselling.

“Rote learning is not good for careers, start thinking innovatively and out of the box.”

Student Registrations Team Registrations’09 ’10 ’11 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’09 ’10 ’11

Participating Colleges

1,12,000

2,00,000

1,20,000

1,064

2,214

1,642

23,082

34,070

53,349

TGMC Leadership.

REGISTRATION

From left to right: Sarim Zia (Marketing Manager), Ankit Vishnoi (IT Specialist, Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh), Sanjeev Deb (IT Specialist, Eastern States & Rajasthan), Mani Madhukar (Technical Lead, North & East), Radha Satyanarayana (Relationship Manager, North & East), Malathi Srinivasan (Country Leader), Lawrence Mohanraj (Relationship Manager, South & West), Saravanan Sekar (Technical Lead, South & West), Yuktesh C (IT Specialist, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu), Sachin Kumar (IT Specialist, Karnataka & Kerala), Sami Shaikh (IT Specialist, Maharashtra & Gujarat).

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Thanking All The Evaluators Of TGMC 2011.

TGMC Leadership.

21 Bharathraj B Keshavamurthy IBM Certified IT Specialist, Enterprise Solutions Performance Specialist

22 Sukumar Subburaj Consultant - WebSphere on z/OS

23 Sundaragopal Venkatraman Technical Consultant - ISSW Worldwide Competitive Migration Practice

24 Anil Kommuri Java Class Libraries - Development

25 Anindo K Ghosh Application Architect - J2EE

26 Sai Kiran Are IBM Certified IT Specialist - IBM Software Services For Collaboration

27 Amit Pareek Staff Software Engineer, India Software Labs - WebSphere Portal, WCM, Lotus Quickr

28 Parasuram Balakrishnan BPM Specialist - Software Services for WebSphere

29 Keerthana Sharath Staff Software Engineer - WebSphere Lab Services

30 Shashank Gopalakrishna Industry Architect

31 Pavan K Mittal C, C++ Developer - X-Force Scanner Development Team - IBM Security Systems

32 Krishna J Rajusth C++ Developer - X-Force Scanner Development Team - IBM Security Systems

33 Ganesh K Choudhary System Software Engineer - Open Source Framework

34 Pushkar K Mishra Software Engineer

35 Murugappan Ramanathan WebSphere Commerce Services - Lab Services

36 Boudhayan Chakraborthy Security Intelligence, Threat & Compliance

37 Nishant Singhai IBM Security Systems - TAM L2 Support

38 Rajini Karthikeyan WebSphere Commerce

39 Sanjay Singh Associate Software Engineer

40 Ravi Tejwani Development Team Lead - PCS

41 Neetha Patel Associate Software Engineer - AIX ARTLab

42 Hiranmaie Gunti Java Developer

43 Sushant P Naik Staff Software Engineer, Lotus Lab Services

44 Praveen R Sogalad DB2 LUW Advanced Technical Support

45 Rohit P Raut DB2 LUW Advanced Support

46 Ankur Rawal System Software Engineer - DB2 CLI Development

47 Manesh C Nambiar System Software Engineer - DB2 Information Management Software - iHUB

48 Srinivas Bannigol Advisory Software Specialist - BPTSE, Lab Services, India Software Labs

49 Sneha D Prasad Associate Software Engineer

50 Indrajeet J Harale Application Architect - J2EE

Mentor Name Designation

1 Mangesh V Shanbhag Staff Software Engineer

2 Santosh K Dubey Consultant - Infosphere MDM

3 Abhilash Usha Software Specialist

4 Reema Choudhary Business Analyst - IBM Global Financing

5 Dinkar Pandey Advisory IT Specialist - Technical Services / Application Specialist

6 Srinivas Gowda Advisory Software Engineer - IM Solutions

7 Sandeep Nagisetti System Software Engineer

8 Kapish Kumar Software Engineer - IBM PureSystems

9 Umamahesh Ponnuswamy WebSphere MQ Distributed L3 Support

10 Naveen K Kapoor Application Development Lead

11 Lakshmipathi Yaralappa Application Developer

12 Bharath Sridhar Certified IT Specialist

13 Manjunatha Thippeswamy Technical Lead for CCE L3 Team

14 Prasad Desai Project Lead

15 Joel Abraham Project Lead

16 Tungathavajan A Rameshchandran Test Specialist

17 Karthik R Jagannath Project Lead

18 Simi Jalaludeen Project Team Lead

19 Prasad HV Rao System Engineer

20 Mohit Arora Solutions Developer

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Manhattan Bridge

A two-decked suspension bridge over the East River, it connects Manhattan with Brooklyn. Every work day it carries 75,000 vehicles, 3,000 bicyclists and pedestrians and 3,20,000 users of public transport. Nearby is the fashionable DUMBO (Down under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) area.

Honouring Earlier Contributions To Closing The Gap.

Wall Of Fame. 2006 To 2011.

The team from Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, implemented

the project Transport Management System.

The team from KLN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, worked on tools such as DB2, WebSphere Application Developer,

WebSphere Application Server, Rational etc., to develop the ‘District Collectorate Of�ce Information Integration’

that maintains information about citizens and provides themwith basic level services.

The team from KLN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, developed an online comprehensive crime reporting system to engage public, police and detective agencies to �ght crime and

criminals. The project was titled ‘My Mission – City Without Crime’.

Wall Of Fame.

2006 Winners - IIITM

2006

2007 Winners - Ambidextrous

2007

2008 Winners - Ambidextrous

2008

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Wall Of Fame.TGMC 2006 to 2011.

The Internet Banking System project from Keshav Memorial Institute Of Technology, Hyderabad.

It provides individuals and corporates an online gateway to banking services and products.

2011 Winners - Technomovers

The team from Tirumala Engineering College, Hyderabad.Developed a paperless hospital service as a TGMC 2011 project.

2011

Wall Of Fame.

2009 Winners - Stargazers

The intranet-based Online Library Management System, developed by the team from Sastra University, Tamil Nadu,

allowed an integrated access to books/ magazines.

Parents of Team Stargazers, receiving the award.

2010 Winners - KMIT Chargers

2010

2009

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Looking Forward to TGMC 2012.The Bridge To A Brilliant Work-Ready Future, Just Got Bigger.

Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin

A cable-stayed bridge named after Dublin’s famous son, writer Samuel Beckett. It creates quite a spectacle when it rotates 90 degrees to allow ships through. The bridge spans the River Liffey connecting Guild Street in the north with Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in the south.

Economic changes and advances in technology will continue to play a strong

role in the way businesses operate. The stress being placed on organisational

speed, efficiency and flexibility can only increase. Cost will become even more

critical to every decision taken.

The time has come for human resource to step in with an innovation-driven,

value-added approach. Conventional intelligence will need to step aside and let

creativity lead.

Nurturing such talents becomes of paramount importance to the IT industry and

even the nation itself. Educational institutes may have to redefine their objectives

and the way they work.

In a move to bring the young software talents and organisations closer, we plan

to have the corporate houses who participate in TGMC sponsor projects and

mentor the teams. They will also have the choice of hiring the best members of a

team they have worked with. In fact, any organisation wanting to recruit from the

ranks of TGMC participants, is welcome.

IBM’s TGMC will continue to spearhead organisational efforts to bridge this gap.

We will change and grow continually to meet the constantly higher expectations.

Conventional intelligence will need to step aside and let creativity lead.

Educational institutes may have to redefine their objectives and the way they work.

facebook.com/thegreatmindchallenge

Twitter - TGMCIndia.

For more information visit:

www.ibm.com/developerworks/tgmc/india

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The Future Of TGMC.Evolve To Meet Changing Realities.

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