Anna University’s Siemens Centre of Excellence at the MIT Campus in Chromepet runs six one-week industry skills courses for faculty and industry staff between 16 and 27 November.
The fee is ₹2,500 a week, plus 18% GST.
That buys five days on the same equipment factories use: Siemens G120 drives, Siemens PLC 1200 controllers, Siemens NX design software, LMW CNC machines, KUKA robots and MTAB mechatronics workstations. The Siemens Centre of Excellence at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, part of Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்), has put the programme on the university’s notice board under the name Training on Industry Relevant Niche Skills, or TIRNS. The flyer lists Anna University faculty and skilled trainers, industry experts, academics from premier institutions and the university’s technical specialists as the groups it is meant for. Training is in person only.
Two batches, a week apart
Four courses run from 16 to 20 November. Robotics and mechatronics follow a week later.
| Course | Dates | Equipment and software |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Industrial Drive Technology | 16-20 November | Siemens SINAMICS G120 AC drive |
| Industrial Automation | 16-20 November | Siemens PLC S7-1200, TIA Portal, CODESYS, WinCC, Node-RED on Raspberry Pi |
| Industrial CAD | 16-20 November | Siemens NX |
| Industrial CNC | 16-20 November | LMW CNC machines |
| Industrial Robotics | 23-27 November | KUKA robots, SmartPAD, KRL, KUKA.Sim Pro 3.0 |
| Industrial Mechatronics | 23-27 November | MTAB workstations, CODESYS, TIA Portal, Node-RED |
Source: TIRNS programme flyer, Siemens Centre of Excellence, MIT Campus, Anna University
The automation and mechatronics weeks are run with the university’s Department of Instrumentation Engineering. Everyone who completes a course gets a certificate.
The main points
- Where: 3rd Floor, Production Technology New Building, MIT Campus, Chromepet.
- Registration: through the link on the flyer posted on the Anna University website.
- Contact: 044 2251 6354 or 044 2251 6355, scoe@mitindia.edu.
The flyer does not give a last date to register or the number of seats. It points to a separate page carrying each course’s content and day-by-day schedule, and names a faculty coordinator for every course.
A centre built with Siemens money
The centre opened on 10 October 2018, set up with Siemens and the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation. Its website puts Siemens’ contribution at ₹492.16 crore and the state government’s at ₹54.68 crore. It runs 14 laboratories and serves as the hub for five Technical Skill Development Institutes in the state, offering 69 skill courses to diploma and degree engineering students alongside the faculty programmes.
Students get their own routes in. The centre lists a Students Skill Enhancement Programme on industry-grade equipment, a one-day introductory skilling workshop for those new to a field, and internships, project guidance and industrial consultancy. It also runs faculty development programmes, of which the November TIRNS weeks are one.
How we worked this out
Course names, dates, equipment, the fee and the venue are taken from the TIRNS flyer on the Anna University website. The centre’s opening date, the Siemens and state contributions, the 14 laboratories and the 69 student courses come from the centre’s own website, which is undated. The fee shown excludes GST.
Checked against official sources on 12 November 2026.
