2025.12.04Cognavi Introduced at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, an Educational Institution Symbolizing the Japan-India Partnership
Forum Engineering Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Tsutomu Sato, hereinafter the "Company") announced today that its Indian subsidiary Cognavi India Private Limited (hereinafter "Cognavi India") has started providing its Cognavi service, which supports new graduates in their job-hunting activities in India, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad. As a result, Cognavi has been introduced at eight of the IITs, which are a leading group of colleges in India.
The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (hereinafter "IITH") is a symbol of the Japan-India partnership.*1 Its establishment was supported by the Government of Japan which was announced at a conversation between then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh during a summit that was held in August 2007. The Government of Japan supported IITH in its development of its campus facilities and research equipment, and experts from the University of Tokyo aided in the design process. Since opening in 2008, IITH has rapidly grown into an educational stronghold in cutting-edge areas including artificial intelligence and semiconductors. In 2024, a ceremony commemorating the completion of its campus was held that included a congratulatory message from Prime Minister Modi. Additionally, the Suzuki Innovation Centre supported by Suzuki Motor Corporation has been established on its campus, increasing its cooperation with Japanese companies. IITH was ranked 12th overall and 7th in engineering in NIRF 2025. It was evaluated to be equivalent to the old IITs, which are time-honored institutes that were established in the 1950s. This new IIT was established in 2008, so this accomplishment is an unprecedented feat. IITH receiving a rating equivalent to the leading educational institutions in India so soon after its establishment indicates that it has attracted excellent engineering human resources and has been growing rapidly in cutting-edge areas.
- See the Ceremony Held to Commemorate Completion of Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Includes Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Modi for Promoting Human Exchange between Japan and India JICA news release (February 26, 2024; Japanese only).
[IITs that have introduced Cognavi]
A factor behind the introduction of Cognavi at IITH is the Make in India national policy established by Prime Minister Modi.*2 To support the development of mechanical and electrical engineering human resources who are essential for the promotion of manufacturing, universities and colleges, use Cognavi in developing environments where students can directly link their learning to their careers. This will eliminate the information shortage and expand new employment opportunities by direct linking them to Indian companies. Cognavi is a platform with 390,000 members which has been growing rapidly since launch of the service in June 2023. It also helps students desiring to be employed in Japan to win jobs in Japanese companies via Work in Japan. Cognavi India will continue to introduce Cognavi to IITs, aiming to streamline recruitment process and strengthen industry-academia cooperation as a new infrastructure that links between companies and students.
- See the Is It the Dawn of the Success of Make in India? (India): Economic Structure Revealed by Trade Deficit JETRO Regional Analysis Report (April 22, 2021; Japanese only)
Related people from Forum Engineering and IITH participated in the ceremony.