coimbatore the bharathiar university would offer a few technologyoriented online certificate programmes which are aligned with the skill set requirement of the industries in the next 10 years from this academic yearbu has collaborated with local industries which would provide internship apprenticeship and research opportunities through its centre for university and industry collaboration to offer these shortterm certificate diploma and post graduate diploma programmesthe programmes are designed in a way to enhance employability skills among the students and working professionals by tying up with the respective sector skill councils of national skill development corporation new delhion offer are certificate course in advanced molecular techniques diploma in virtual effects diploma in virtual augmented reality and shortterm course in adventure sportsdepartment of computer applications would meanwhile offer certificate programmes in cyber security augmented reality and internet of things iot in association with industries the minimum eligibility to pursue the programme is class xii pass the university has tied up with the companies that follow best practises to run the programmet devi head department of computer applications bu said industry 40 toolsbased skillset is the need of the hour to build and excel in a career regular degree students can pursue these online certificate programmes simultaneously to enhance their skillspointing out that at least 150500 cybersecurity startups had come up in bengaluru and hyderabad alone devi said they were in need of technical assistants and the certificate programmes would make one more desirable for such opportunitiesp kaliraj vicechancellor bu said the addon courses were introduced from this year to help the students gain at least twothree skill sets to remain relevant in the job market in addition to the fulltime programmes in their domain