☎ 18001237177 |
Login
Bangalore, 06 Jan 2016: "India at present is the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world, catering to 163 million passengers in 2013 and is expected to see 60 million international passengers by 2017. It has 85 international airlines connecting over 40 countries and is expected to become the third largest aviation market with 800 aircraft by 2020. The sector is booming, pushing the demands for professionals."
Read More..
Bangalore, 18 May 2015: Skyfi Labs was selected by SiliconIndia as one of the 50 best startups to work for in India. Kudos to the team and thanks to all our students who inspire us to keep working as we are.
Read More..
Muttangi, 13 Feb 2015: Many of us may have enjoyed seeing the quadrotor also known as quadcopter, in motion, which was shown in the film 'Three Idiots'. How about building this wonder machine yourself? Some students at the RRS Engineering College located on the outskirts of this tiny village are being trained to do this. The programme was organised by the electronics and communications department of the college in association with Skyfi Labs.
Read More..
Coimbatore, 13 Oct 2014: In a candid interview with Janani Janeswari S, Pavan Ponnaganti - co-founder of Skyfi Labs talks on how Skyfi Labs is helping students become good engineers. He speaks about the idea, the team, the training programs and the journey so far of Skyfi Labs.
Read More..
Bangalore, 30 Sep 2014: Skyfi Labs featured in NDTV Prime programme Heads Up with the show ‘Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum’. The programme which aired on 2nd September, 2014 focused on the use of technology in current education system. The show highlighted the role of Skyfi Labs in the Indian education system. Pavan Ponnaganti, founder and CEO of Skyfi Labs, provided insights on the objectives and working of Skyfi Labs, and more about engineering learning.
Watch the video
Thiruvanathapuram, 20 Aug 2014: "A two-day ‘Radio-controlled (RC) Aircraft Workshop’ for students at Trinity College of Engineering in the city attracted students and faculty from various colleges across the state. The workshop organised by Aerotrix, a division of Skyfi Education Labs, had around 100 students and teachers participating."
Read More..
Bangalore, 13 Aug 2014: "The current engineering education system is broken. Students graduate with degrees but not skills. Here is a startup of young IITians trying to change it. Pavan Ponnaganti, an IIT Kanpur graduate, started Skyfi Labs with an objective to convert ‘textbook geniuses into productive engineers’. Skyfi Labs recently raised angel round of funding from The Chennai Angels and Spark Capital. They now have a team of 60 employees with 9 of them coming from IITK/IITM and IIMA."
Read More..
KOCHI, 11th August 2014 : "Rote learning as a surefire employability mantra has long been rendered redundant. The very thought that academic brilliance alone will not land you in a job was the corner stone of the startup - Skyfi Labs."
Read More..
Bangalore, June 2014: "Padmaja Ruparel, President, Indian Angel Network (IAN), country’s first and Asia’s largest business angel group, believes that although start-ups in the technology domain have been the favourite among investors, non-tech companies will be the core focus for many investors going forward."
Read More..
11 April 2014: Rote learning and abysmal teaching has led to an absence of critical thinking amongst Indian students, especially engineers. Now, a bunch of startups aims to change that
Read More..
Bangalore, 03 Apr 2014: "According to an official release on March 24, The Chennai Angels (TCA) and investment bank Spark Capital have invested an undisclosed amount in Skyfi Labs (Skyfi), a Bangalore-based education products and services startup."
Read More..
Bangalore, 31 March2014: "Bangalore-based education startup Skyfi Labs has raised an undisclosed amount from The Chennai Angels (TCA) and Spark Capital. The new funds will be used to expand Skyfi’s reach to cover 1,000 more colleges, increase and refine course offerings to help students acquire relevant skills in areas of computer science, mechanical and electrical engineering, and enhance its back-end platform."
Read More..
Bangalore, 29 Mar 2014: "Skyfi Labs was founded by Pavan Ponnaganti in 2010, with a hope to help under graduate engineers to get practical and hands-on training, “Our mission is to equip Indian engineering graduates with the right combination of praxis and theory” said Pavan, whose a graduate form IIT-Kanpur. So far, it has trained over 25,000 students from more than 150 colleges, and it looks for more 1,000 new colleges to reach out and provide refined courses and offerings."
Read More..
Bangalore, 27 Mar 2014: The Bangalore-based company which runs practical training courses for engineering students that mimics a real-life working environment.
Read More..
Mumbai, 27 Mar 2014: Skyfi will use the funds to expand its reach to cover 1000 new colleges, increase and refine the course offerings and enhance back-end technology.
Read More..
Kolkata, 24 Mar 2014: The Chennai Angels (TCA), on Monday made “significant investments” in Skyfi Labs (Skyfi), a Bangalore-based education products and services startup. Spark Capital, a leading full-service investment bank headquartered in Chennai has also co-invested in Skyfi. This round of investment was led by Padma Chandrasekaran, a TCA investor member and Vijay Radhakrishnan of Spark Capital.
Read More..
Bangalore, 24 Mar 2014: The Chennai Angels along with investment bank Spark Capital have invested in Skyfi Labs, a Bangalore-based education products and services start-up.
While the quantum of fund invested was not disclosed, the funds will be used to expand its reach to cover 1,000 new colleges, increase and refine the course offerings and enhance backend technology, company officials said.
Skyfi Labs, started in 2010, have trained around 25,000 students from 150 colleges, which includes institutions such as IITs and BITS Pilani.
Read More..
Chennai, 11 Mar 2013: “Most institutes especially those in tier two cities don’t offer much to students by ways of practically using concepts. That is why when fresh graduates are interviewed for jobs they come up with perfect theoretical answers, but have little practical knowledge of translating them into workable ideas.” It was to address this deficit in engineering education that Pavan Ponnanganti set up SkyFi Labs. SkyFi Labs aims to “improve the skills and employability of Indian engineering students and help companies recruit skilled graduates.”
Read More..
Bangalore, 03 Nov 2012: "The problem of being textbook geniuses is something that plagues all sectors of the Indian workforce. However, this is explicitly demonstrated within the field of engineering where many students graduate with top grades but are unable to put the theoretical learning into practice. SkyFi Labs aims to bridge this knowledge gap for aspiring employees by creating relevant and structured training programs that involve practical hands-on projects."
Read More..