BAJAJ Auto Ltd under its flagship CSR skilling initiative will best arting its Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) centre in collaboration with the Bajaj Institute of Technology (BIT), Wardha from January 2025. This was revealed by Sanjay Bhargava, Chairman and Trustee, Shiksha Mandal, Wardha while speaking at a press conference on Friday. V Ramesh, Head, Skilling, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Dr Narendra Kanhe, Principal, BIT, Wardha and Praveen Mustiir, Principal ofGSCollege,Nagpurwerealso present at the meeting.

 

Bhargava further said that the advanced skills training centre aims at equipping engineering and diploma holders withcontemporary andevolving manufacturing technology skills. The BEST centre will offer engineering graduates a 6 month course and 4 month diploma course with subsidised fees by Bajaj Group. “Bajaj Auto would be investing overRs 15 crore and setting up 16laboratoriescovering18,000 sq ft at BIT, Wardha,” he said. V Ramesh said that the Bajaj Group will invest Rs 350 crore tosetup15centresinthecountry. About 480 students would be able to enroll for the two programmes.The inte rdisciplinary learning modules cover advanced topics such as Mechatronics, MotionControl and Sensor Technology, Robotics and Automation, ArtificialIntelligence,Machine Learning, Augmented and VirtualReality,PLC,HMI,MES, and Industry 4.0. The curriculum is designed byseniorengineersandexperts from Bajaj Auto Ltd.