Industry Interactions
Students at a packed industry interaction session in the HITS auditorium.
Why industry–institute interaction matters
Industry interactions include expert mentoring on student projects, internships in industry, and industry visits
the inputs students need to become industry-ready.
Visiting experts include directors, station heads, CEOs and subject-matter experts.
Mentorship helps students become genuine experts in their area of study.
Students and faculty gain a clear view of how a technology has evolved
past, present and future — and can map their own current standing against the industry.
Experts who have taught at HITS
A selection of the professionals who have led sessions on campus:
Mr. U. Ajay Kumar
Senior Data Scientist, United Parcel Service (Data Science Bootcamp)
Dr. Mandaji Narsimha Chary
Senior Scientist, NIRD
Mrs. Swaroopa Rani
Managing Director, Eastman
Mr. Mahakali Srinivas Rao
CEO, T-Hub
Mr. Lee Cheonggn
CEO, Shoealls, South Korea
Mr. Girish Agarwal
State Sales Head, JSW One
Mrs. Anitha Chiluka
Senior Technical Writer, Capgemini (HITS alumna)
Mr. Pallav Bajjuri
CEO, All India Robotics Association
Mr. Joginder Tanikella
CEO, T-Works
Mr. Ugendreshwar Kudupudi
CEO and Co-Founder, Hirex
Mr. Ankur Gupta
Vice President, Northern Trust
Mr. Subramani
General Manager, National Small Industries Corporation
Mr. Rahul Reddy
CEO, OctoSpaces · Mr. Ranjit — Co-Founder, Gamlaa Bio Spaces
Mr. Ashrith Akkanna
CEO, Alwise EV · Mr. Hetender Singh Rathore — CEO, Segritech
Dr. Neha Tak
and Prof. Pratyush Chakraborty — BITS Pilani
Ms. Nirupa Vijayakumar
Lead, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIIT
Mr. Uttam Kumar Dharmapuri
Co-Founder & CTO, Blu J Aerospace
Mr. Arun Kumar
HR Head, Lucas TVS
Dr. Srikanth Parikibandla
Chief Business Officer, Valkontek, on “Latest Trends in VLSI-IoT” (9 July 2026, for EEE, ECE and IoT students)
Recent recruitment and industry engagement
Tata Electronics
placement drive for B.Tech IV year students (February 2026)
Janapriya Engineers Syndicate
campus recruitment drive (February 2026)
Kaynes Technology India Limited
industrial internship for diploma mechanical students (December 2025)
NASSCOM
certified workshop on Generative AI (February 2026)
WE Hub
industry visit to India’s first state-led nodal organisation for women entrepreneurs (March 2026)
AIG Hospitals
placement drive, 24 students placed
Mentor Together
certificate mentorship programme with employees of Amazon, Cognizant and LinkedIn
Students at Kaynes Technology India Limited
TVS Mobility on-campus recruitment drive
Data Science Bootcamp with UPS
Mr. Uttam Kumar Dharmapuri, Co-Founder & CTO, Blu J Aerospace, on campus for an industry interaction session.
