Visteon launches training programme for 6,000 engineers

• TNN

• Published On Sep 23, 2025 at 04:21 PM IST

Visteon launches Scholar training programme across 26 Indian engineering colleges.

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MNC auto company Visteon has announced the launch of Scholar, a flagship training programme under Visteon University, across 26 engineering colleges in India. The company will be spending around $2,00,000 on this programme in the first year which will train around 6,000 engineers in cities including Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and Goa.Through Scholar, Visteon University will offer students hands-on training, real-world and simulated experiences, and mentorship from its leaders. The programme is important since 70% to 80% of software for global Visteon is driven from India, said Sivakumar Songappan, VP, software development program delivery, Visteon. “While India has the largest number of engineering colleges in the world, there is immense scope for the curriculum to be ahead of the innovation curve in line with the dynamic needs of the automotive industry. This presents us with an opportunity to bridge the readiness gap between classrooms and boardrooms,” he added.With its “Classroom-to-Cockpit” accelerated learning model, the Scholar Programme will address the “critical talent readiness gap across Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities”, said a company statement. It will identify and nurture the best students, training them in advanced tools, technologies, and real-world simulation projects and help build a future-ready talent pool for connected cars, infotainment, and cockpit software solutions. Rahul Singh, VP software engineering, infotainment & cockpit software, Visteon, said, “We’re set to take this programme far and wide within the country.”Since its launch, Scholar has already engaged over 4,200 students and received more than 2,500 registrations. The first batch of students will be ready to join the workforce in 2027.

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