The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIElIT), the education and training arm of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), would set up its own campus in Bhubaneswar soon.
The NIElIT centre would operate from the OCAC Tower from July this year and later shift to its own campus at suitable place in the city.
An MoU was signed between the NIElIT and OCAC in this regard here on Friday. Electronics and IT Sercetary Ashok KK Meena, State Electronics and IT Secretary RN Palai, NIElIT DG Dr Ashwini Kumar Sharma and Additional Director BN Choudhary were present.
The proposed NIElIT centre would provide skill training to youths in the State. It has a Pan India presence through its 36 own Centres and about 9,000 training partners. The courses offered by NIElIT are NSQF aligned and free for SC/ST candidates.
Meena hoped that the NIElIT would develop the Bhubaneshwar centre as a centre of excellence in any suitable IT/ITES area like Cyber Security and VlSI to enhance the skill and employability of the youth in the state. The expertise available at the new NIElIT Centre shall also be used to roll out of capacity building projects planned by both the State the Union Governments.
On the occasion, a meeting held with about 30 training partners to speed up implementation and roll out of Government schemes and policies such as Digital India, Skill India, Make-In-India and GST training.