Wipro Technologies, in line with its innovative culture, started a pioneering initiative in the field of higher education through WASE - Wipro Academy of Software Excellence in the year 1995. By giving students the right kind of training, this program enables us to prepare some of the best B.Sc, BCA, and BCM graduates to face the challenges of the dynamic Information Technology world.

Apart from equipping the students with necessary platform skills, behavioral skills and providing live project exposure, this program provides an opportunity to pursue an 8-semester (four years) off-campus collaborative MS Program with Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani (Rajasthan, India).

Eligibility Criteria
The WASE program is open only for fresh science (B.Sc.) graduates who have opted for Computer Science/Electronics, Physics, and Mathematics as subjects and BCA/BCM graduates. The students with at least 60% aggregate and with Mathematics as a subject in their +2/PUC are eligible to apply for this four-year program.

Selection Process
The selection process comprises of Aptitude Test & Personal Interview

• The aptitude test is similar to the GRE/GMAT format
  
• After each level students with all round capabilities are selected and informed.
  
• All selected students need to sign a bond with Wipro for four years
  

Upon joining Wipro, students undergo an eight to ten week induction program prior to being assigned to the business units.

MS Program
The details of the MS program offered by BITS are outlined below:

Course Details

Semester Details

1. Every semester comprises of:
   • Four courses
   • Sixteen weeks of contact classes
2. Four sessions are conducted every week on Saturday/Sunday
3. Every session runs for two hours
4. Classes are conducted as per the 'course plan' prepared by the faculty in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by BITS, Pilani. The course plan might change without prior notice based on faculty availability. For example a student may have two or more sessions of the same subject on a particular day.
5. Two make up classes may be conducted at the end of sixteen weeks to enable the faculty to handle any syllabus incompletion/cancellation of session.
   

Activity distribution for the first seven semesters

Eighth Semester
Devoted to dissertation work as stipulated by BITS

The schedule and plan is conveyed to the WASE students from time to time. The faculties are selected from the local Engineering Colleges and IT Industries through a very systematic and stringent faculty evaluation process.