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Coimbatore: Industries’ ties with technical institutions in the city have become stronger in the past few years, say professors and academics. Also, in the past few years, institutions have been focusing more on internships and industry projects, say academicians. “We have been distributing courses from the last semester to earlier semesters so that students can take up internships in the industry,” he said. “Two years ago, ties between the industry and institutions were meagre. While students would do the practical parts of their internship in the industry space, research and development would be carried out in the institutions, Selladurai said..