work with stateoftheart machinery and complex processes is a great asset in engineering field skill next initiative will facilitate development of talent in the future generation of engineers these skills will open up new doors for a workforce that wants to make a successful career in automotive industry in indiaduring extreme rain and weather conditions in chennai in the past a considerable number of engine and transmissions were affected as per bmw quality standards these parts could not be used in the vehicles the parts were insured and bharti axa general insurance honoured the claims bmw india proposed providing the engines and transmissions to educational institutes at no cost as they could be used as a learning resource to impart theoretical and practical knowledge to students bharti axa general insurance played a vital role by giving special approval to allow realisation of the projectsanjeev srinivasan chief executive officer and managing director bharti axa general insurance said when bmw group india approached us with the innovative idea of skill next we were excited to be part of it the contribution of engine and transmission units for educational purposes was a marvelous opportunity vehicle insurance premiums amount to nearly 45 of gross written premium gwp recorded by the general insurance industry and is considered to be a growth generator for the category the students from college of engineering anna university and sachin tendulkar assembled the bmw twinpower turbo inline 4cylinder diesel engine with the eightspeed steptronic automatic transmission for a bmw x3 being locallyproduced at the main assembly line of bmw group plant chennait v geetha dean college of engineering anna university who was present at the event said in engineering clarity of concepts is fundamental for creation and innovation in a fast moving world where technology is constantly progressing experiential learning plays a very important role reading about refined technology in books and getting a chance to experience it firsthand are completely different with skill next students will be able to use the bmw engine and transmission units to observe practice absorb knowledge and use it effectively in actual scenarios this initiative will go a long way in motivating students and making them passionate about real and practical engineering aspects speaking on the occasion sachin tendulkar said i strongly feel that initiatives like skill next will promote development of automotive engineering skills in our country it is an opportunity for technical students in every state and union territory to get directly trained on bmw engine and transmission i could have never played cricket by just reading about it i had to be handson with the game similarly skill next will make it easier for the students to understand automotive technology through firsthand experience