On Friday, Cisco India started the online assessment for this year’s Ideathon, its hiring programme for final-year students of tier-3 colleges.

Cisco describes the Ideathon as a competitive model to showcase original thinking and problem-solving aptitude using technologies like 5G, the Internet of Things, networking infrastructure and collaboration to address global issues related to education, healthcare, water conservation, environment and sustainability.

The agenda of the programme is to enable students with potential and creativity to be a part of Cisco’s technological innovations via an internship with full-time placement opportunities.

The Journey

The entry limit is one per person and any attempt by anyone to obtain more than the stated number of submissions by using multiple/different accounts, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will void the submission and the candidate could be disqualified.

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Cisco also conducted a webinar earlier this week for all the participants to address their queries related to the programme and the assessment model.

Meet the expert panelists onboarded to guide, and address queries specific to the program and the new assessment model. Join the #CiscoIdeathon2022 webinar on 11th July at 5pm: https://t.co/hvUnfOQWFI#CiscoNetAcad #CiscoEmergingTalentRecruiting pic.twitter.com/vkiJXR1qeW

— Cisco India (@cisco_in) July 8, 2022

The Eligibility Criteria

The student must be from a Cisco Networking Academy

Students must have completed either of the following courses:

Networking Essentials OR CCNA Module 1

Introduction to Cybersecurity+ Cybersecurity Essentials OR Cyberops

Python OR DevNet

CGPA Cut-off: 7 and above (highest degree)

Preferred Degree: BE/B.Tech, ME/M.Tech, Integrated Dual Degree, MCA, M.Sc

Preferred Specialisation: Open to all branches

Internship Availability: Final year students who are available for 6 months internship from January 2023 to June 2023

No current backlogs/arrears at the time of participation.

Candidates who clear the interview process will be offered an internship position and a pre-placement full-time job offer with Cisco Systems located in Bangalore, Karnataka and Hyderabad, Telangana.

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First Published:Jul 16, 2022 8:29 AM IST