At Polaris our efforts are aimed at bringing this critical factor into the core of organizational processes through our learning and development initiatives that would enable all associates to reach out to the latest modules and approaches to organizational learning. Nalanda, which we have envisaged is the Corporate University of Polaris, is our unique response to individual and organizational learning.

The fulcrum of Polaris' individual and organizational learning initiatives - is capable of imparting over 50,000 man-days of training. It is the centralized umbrella for strategically relevant solutions for all jobs inside the organization. With a competency based career focus, learning and development is aligned with key business goals along with the creation of a common culture and value system across the organization. Strategy focused e-learning programs are also part of this corporate entity-learn at your own pace, time and place.

Learning Intranet capabilities provided us with fresh ways of analyzing competence gaps, delivering the learning, monitoring its impact on performance and eventually evaluating training in cost-benefit terms. The portal provides a host of learning services to our associates:

• Better learning-studies show a 30 percent higher learning retention and up to 60 percent faster learning curve than other training methods.
• Interactivity-users can choose the information they receive.
• Convenient-anytime, anyplace, any computer, the user just needs a Web connection.
• Cost effective-no travel, no expenses and no downtime.
• Consistent and scaleable delivery.

In the ever-changing field of IT, the corporate university's R&D, in collaboration with other units, evaluates and subsequently introduces newer technologies into the mainstream development.