MIT-Bengaluru taps CMTI to prepare semiconductor talent pipeline
Manipal Institute of Technology Bengaluru (MIT-Bengaluru), a constituent institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has decided to build a future-focused semiconductor talent pipeline through rare hands-on exposure to advanced chip manufacturing environments and global semiconductor ecosystems.
A select group of students from MIT Bengaluru recently undertook approximately 120 hours of specialized training at the Class 100-10,000 cleanroom facility of the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) in Bengaluru. According to MIT-Bengaluru, the program provided graduate students with direct exposure to semiconductor manufacturing processes that are often inaccessible at the undergraduate level in India.
Students received hands-on training in critical semiconductor manufacturing workflows including wafer cleaning, etching, deposition, lithography, characterization, integration and slicing. As part of the immersive learning experience, they also successfully fabricated a 600-micron MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) capacitor, providing them with first-hand exposure to the intricacies of chip fabrication and device engineering.
The initiative forms part of MIT Bengaluru’s broader push for industry-integrated and experiential engineering education in emerging technology areas such as semiconductor manufacturing, VLSI engineering, AI hardware systems, EV chip ecosystems, advanced electronics manufacturing and deep-tech product engineering.
MAHE Bengaluru Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan said: “India’s semiconductor journey cannot be built on policy alone. It must be built on people, deep technology innovations, advanced manufacturing capacity and globally relevant talent ecosystems.
“Institutions must move beyond traditional learning models and create opportunities that prepare students for emerging technology sectors of national importance.
“Initiatives like this will reflect agency, industry and international collaboration that will determine whether India’s semiconductor aspirations will translate into real engineering talent.”
MIT Bengaluru Director Iven Jose emphasized the institution’s approach towards next-generation engineering education. “Unlike traditional engineering programs that rely primarily on simulation-based learning, MIT Bengaluru emphasizes impact-based teaching, project-oriented learning and industry-integrated pedagogy.
“This initiative reflects MIT-Bengaluru’s commitment to next-generation engineering education by enabling students to experience firsthand semiconductor manufacturing environments, chip processing workflows, and real-world semiconductor ecosystems.”
It was published – 16 May 2026 11:31 IST
