A strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has collaborated with the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) to prepare college students to makethem future ready.

Under the partnership, a set of curated courseware will be made available free of cost to about four lakh students across 1,500 institutions of higher education in the state effective this academic year.

The courses comprises plethora of topics that will improve the employability quotient of students and equip them to compete in the job market after completation of their  graduation.

The learning will be self-paced and the courses are easily accessible on any device, through the TSCHE website. Individual institutions can mandate for credits as appropriate.

"We are committed to providing an array of learning tools that will help boost the youth of the state in a progressive way," said Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head of TCS iON.

"We commend the TSCHE and the state leadership for their vision, and for providing the state's future citizenry with state-of-the-art tools and skills that are aligned with the needs of the industry," he added.