Microsoft Innovation Center offers Internships to 7th Batch of IT Graduates

Pakistan is still deliberated like a developing country in spite of the developments it has made over the last few years in the budget. The information technology sector is definitely the main victim of the economy since most IT Graduates have no hands-on experience. This sequentially acts against their courtesy at the time of searching jobs, as well as makes their degree only another piece of paper.

Microsoft has accepted this deficit in the economy of Pakistan as well as along with the assistance of Higher Education Commission, it is observing to empower the aspirants as well as technical personnel of Pakistan to be armed exceptionally for future jobs. The first step of this partnership is an internship program that provides the fresh graduates from different educational institutes hands-on experiences together with Microsoft Softwares and technologies. 40 fresh graduates are selected every 6 months and after that given training at Microsoft Innovation Centers. Few programs that the interns are taught involves the; ASP.net, Windows Phone app development, Azure, Microsoft Dynamics, Office 365, Unity 3D and also Microsoft SharePoint.

Up to now, there have been six internship batches, approximately 200 aspirants who have all successfully finished the program and were able to get jobs in professional fields in IT industry. On 10^th June 2015, Microsoft Innovation Center opened its doors another time to the aspirants who can apply for the 7th Batch of this internship program. Incitements were given to the fresh graduates as well as to the aspirants of final year. More than 1000 aspirants gave their application from different universities of Pakistan. 150 were lessened down from the first 1000 students and then tested again on their capability as well as their ability to perform. The final selections withered 150 to only 50 aspirants who were then delivered with a summons to the program.

The first week of the 7th batch will start in the last week of July 2015, while the internship is expected to last 6 months. Captives who are part of this 7^th batch will be fortunate along with information relating to different Microsoft and IT Industry technologies which are definite to help these 50 interns. This knowledge conveyed will more help them in the development of the IT field in Pakistan plus ultimately progress the field of IT Industry in Pakistan.