Class 12 get 4000pm as stipend in Tata Motors

This news has been sent to me by my MBA friend who works in Tata at pantnagar plant. This is happening at Sanand, Gujarat; and the stipend of first year is 4000pm. Internship will go on for 3 years. Please read the article and judge urself. __________________________________________________ "Students in the city seeking to gain work experience before joining college can now hitch a lift from the People’s Car. Tata Motors has “rolled out” an opportunity for class XII pass-outs to work at its Nano plant in Sanand as trainees. The company is expected to start manufacturing Nanos from the Sanand unit next month and it is looking for more than 3,000 trainees and 1,000 fresh recruits. ________________________________________________ For trainees, it has narrowed down its search to Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Sanand and adjoining areas. All those who took HSC science and commerce examinations this year or cleared them with at least 40 per cent marks in 2009 will be eligible for the three-year training programme. However, the ride to the 1,100-acre Nano plant won’t be an easy one. ____When Ratan Tata announced his plans to set up the plant in Sanand, he said the unit would create 10,000 jobs______________________ ___________________________________________-- Students will have to pass series of tests, including written, practical and psychometric. The 60-mark written test will be conducted at select schools in the city and other places from June 6 to 24. Recently, company representatives met the state school commissioner and district education officer to work out a plan for exam centres. ________________________________________________ The idea of roping in HSC pass-outs from science and commerce streams is to create industry-specific trained manpower. “By roping in class XII pass-outs, Tata Motors is creating a pool of talent to serve its and industry’s future staff needs,” an industry expert said. ___________________________________________________ Candidates who clear all tests and interview rounds will be given a “vocational training” at the Sanand unit for three weeks. They will be taught basic concepts of automobile engineering and introduced to common practices of the industry. ____________________________________________________ Initially, Tata Motors’ Sanand plant will produce 2.5 lakh Nanos annually Roll-out CM Narendra Modi will signal roll-out of Nanos from Sanand plant on June 2 Recruitment For its apprenticeship programme, Tata Motors is giving preference to class XII pass-outs in and around Sanand, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar . Apart from trainees, the company needs 1,000 fresh recruits for Sanand unit ____________________________________________ Colleges It is scouting for talent at LD Engineering, Nirma, MSU and other leading institutes Programme for trainees It’s a three-year programme, with starting pay of Rs 4,000 After this, they will undergo formal training. Interestingly, special sessions will be conducted to teach students how to drive cars. Fork lift driving, painting, welding and assembling are also among the skills they will pick up. ________________________________________________ In the first year of the apprenticeship, candidates will be given Rs 4,000 per month. In the second and third year, they will be paid Rs 4,500 and Rs 5,000, respectively. At the end of the three-year programme, Tata Motors may add promising candidates to its payroll. ________________________________________________ The company has been looking for trainees and fresh recruits for the past six months. According to an estimate, it needs more than 1,000 fresh recruits for the Sanand plant.It has reportedly carried out recruitment drives at LD Engineering, Nirma University, ITIs and other leading institutes and varsities in the state. __________________________________________________ Last year, in fact, it interviewed candidates at MS University in Vadodara and KJ Polytechnic College in Bharuch. When Ratan Tata announced his plans to shift the Nano plant from Singur to Sanand in 2008, he had said that the unit would create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs." _______________________________________________ And CA students get less stipend than the bankrupt state of Pakistan. Note: LD Engg college, Nirma Uni; are some of the top engineering institutes of the country.