Btechguru
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Btechguru is an online educational portal (started in February 2008), based in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, a part of Bodhbridge educational services Incubated in IIT Madras. It promotes educational resources online area of engineering, soft-skills and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...

 to students. The viewership of the website is surging amongst students, providing information related to engineering career, higher education,competitive exams, internships and jobs in India.
It is a virtual boon to engineers.

Incubation

The concept was the brainchild of two M.S (Entrepreneurship) students at IIT Madras,Mr. Balaraju Kondaveeti and Mr. Prashanth along with their friends. The portal was formally launched in early 2008 as the result of their ambitious plan of providing high quality educational services for engineering students across India.

Initially the company was incubated as Aerosol Engineering Services Private Limited, in the C-TIDES (Cell for Technology Innovation, Development and Entrepreneurship Support), IIT-Madras, in March, 2008. The name was subsequently changed to Bodhbridge Educational Services Private Limited, and http://www.btechguru.com/ was started as an online portal and as the e-wing of the company. Ever since, 'btechguru' has been an informal name of the company among students.
Mr. Prashanth and Mr.Balaraju Kondaveeti won accolades at the Pan-IIT global conference, 2008.

Activities

According to the founders, the objective of the portal is "to create a platform where all the students from all corners of the world can network and share knowledge and get the full benefit of this cyber-centric world."

Local G is a low cost software which has a content management system that customizes the best content in the world for local needs. The software contains a HTTP video streaming facility. NPTEL Videos are indexed in this CMS (content management system) and can be searched with various keywords. It will be installed on the Local Area Network of the educational institution. The software is called Local G (Local Guru).

You can look at the demo of the Local G on their website: http://www.btechguru.com/campusg.

The resources are constantly collected from the World Wide Web, and the knowledge bank is updated periodically.
Placement Ready Platform
Video Based Placement Training Platform for 24x7, 365 Days. India's First High Definition Video based Learning Platform, Self Assessment and Mock Tests for Placement Preparation, Videos on Communication Skills, Aptitude, Interview Tips, Team Building and Functional English Grammar, Video on Previous Placement Papers and Frequently Asked Interviews (FAQs), Video Streaming in College LAN (Local Area Network), Exclusive College Placement Portal managed by btechguru.com (similar to this http://www.newton.btechguru.com/), Job Opportunities on a Daily basis, Exclusive Online Profile Page and Resume Page for Every Student (Ex: http://www.btechguru.com/gpkumar483)
Pro-One is a material that helps in the preparation of technical competitive exams such as GATE, IES, etc. As well as Technical Job Exams like DRDO, BARC, JTO, etc. Pro-One on Btechguru.com provides you with following features:

1. Concept level/ topic level learning
2. Free Video Lectures
3. Self Explanatory Problems and Solutions
4. Discussion Forums, Workshops
5. Mock Tests
For more details, please visit: http://www.btechguru.com/pro_one/
BodhBridge is involved in the distribution of NPTEL
NPTEL
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning is a Government of India sponsored collaborative educational programme. By developing curriculum-based video and web courses the programme aims to enhance the quality of engineering education in India...

 courseware, prepared jointly by the IITs and IISc - Bangalore. They promote and distribute NPTEL content to students across the country. NPTEL material available for FREE. BodhBridge reaches out to students and colleges that don't have enough bandwidth to download NPTEL videos. The cost of a full semester DVD course is as low as Rs.200 (Price is decided by NPTEL).

The website serves as a useful source of information and resources on the web. It provides valuable information and counselling on jobs, internships, academics, higher education, latest developments in technology and various technical events across the country.
The organization frequently puts up technical workshops, which are either free of cost, or of a nominal fee.
BodhBridge has been selected for Nasscom Emerge 50 Awards, 2011.

YEDI

YEDI stands for Young Entrepreneurs Development Initiative, and is one of btechguru's flagship programs. The objective of the program is to identify and nurture budding entrepreneurs through academic and moralistic mentoring.

It consists of an enthusiastic and dedicated team consisting of faculty, alumni, successful entrepreneurs and students of IIT Madras, infused with the conscientiousness of boosting entrepreneurship in India.

About the CEO of Btechguru.com
Mr.Balaraju Kondaveeti completed M.S (Entrepreneurship) from IIT Madras. He is a B.Tech in ECE from JNTU Hyderabad. As part of M.S (Entrepreneurship), he founded a company in 2006 and filed 4 patents in the area of Internet Security. These patents were licensed to Lasersoft Infosystems, a Polaris group company. Mr.Balaraju won the Best Student Plan Award in Business Plan Conclave Organized by PAN IIT Global Conference 2008. Mr.Balaraju won the National Budding Innovator Award, 2009 from NRDC, a Govt. of India Enterprise.

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