DMI College of Engineering, Chennai, has launched the IBM Career Education Program for over 250 students, in collaboration with IBM India and Object Automation, with support from Sheetal Soni of IBM. As part of this initiative, two advanced labs—the OpenPOWER Lab for Chip Design and an Analytics Lab integrated with IBM’s Data Platform—were inaugurated by Dr. Peter Hofstee and Ganesan Narayanasamy. These labs offer hands-on training in AI, chip design, and data analytics, aligned with CDAC India and IBM’s global learning platforms. This collaboration aims to equip students with job-ready skills and build future-ready tech leaders.