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IIT Students to Work Under Gates on Future Tech

An Indian student from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has been selected for a year internship with Microsoft’s Bill Gates to work on futuristic technologies at the company’s Redmond headquarters.

Microsoft announced that Abishek Kumarasubramanian has been selected for a one-year internship with Bill Gates and will work directly with his technical assistants' team in the United States after winning the Microsoft Code4Bill contest.

Abishek was selected after seven months of rigorous competition under an initiative named Code4Bill, which was announced by Bill Gates during his last visit to India.

"Participating in Code4Bill has been an exhilarating experience. The competition has been tough and challenging and has provided me an insight into cutting edge product development and innovation. Even though it will take some time for me to completely believe that I have been chosen to work with Bill Gates himself, I think that this is an unmatched opportunity, and am really excited about it," Abishek said, commenting on his win.

“India is very clearly a global innovator in the field of IT, and the Indian student community has also made a significant contribution in this area. Through Code4Bill, we have met some of the most promising technologists in the world, and are looking forward to one of them joining us to infuse creativity and a fresh perspective into our future technology strategy," said Alexander Gounares, corporate vice president, corporate strategy, Microsoft.


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