June 10, 2025: Exciting progress at HYSEA Project Drona 2025, a faculty industry immersive experience program!
1250+ faculty from 150+ institutions have joined the journey, 50% committing 5+ hours/week to upskill, most participants bring 5–15 years of teaching experience.
On June 10 at TASK Auditorium, leaders from academia, industry & government united to empower educators with cutting-edge skills in an industry immersive experience.
The Chief Guest, Dr. Balakista Reddy, Chairman, Telangana Council of Higher Education, stressed the need for continuous faculty upskilling to build a globally competitive workforce.
Vinay Agarwal, Global Head, Business HR , Tech Mahindra & Executive Member, HYSEA shared the vision to impact 1000+ faculty from 500+ colleges.
Sairam Vedam, Global Head, Coforge & HYSEA Executive Committee Member, shared the program’s mission: equip faculty with cutting-edge skills in AI, Data Science, and GenAI through immersive, industry-led learning so that Faculty can prepare students to face a global tech-driven future.
Raghu Boddupally, VP, Infosys, represented Infosys Springboard, the platform powering online content with outreach being supported by TASK, represented by Shrikant Sinha, to drive collaboration with educational institutions.
The Expert Committee with Dr. Meenakshi, Pankaj Vaish, Dr. Pratap Reddy, Geetha Murthy, Dr. Sailaja & Phani Pattamatta, is steering the program’s design and delivery to ensure impactful learning outcomes.
Faculty member Pallavi Lanka shared how Project Drona kept her teaching relevant, hands-on, and deeply connected to industry mentors.
The educational institutions HoD requested internships for faculty and capstone projects that cut across the domains.
Educational institutions with the highest faculty participation were recognized for fostering a strong culture of learning and continuous development.
Heads of Departments from participating colleges requested internships for faculty & interdisciplinary capstone projects to further bridge academia and industry.
Learn more: https://hysea.in/project-drona/
