The Chhattisgarh Government would be setting up a Project Management Unit (PMU) for proper implementation of the ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana’.
The project is a major initiative taken by Chhattisgarh Government to improve placement rates of fresh college graduates of three and four-year degree courses in IT and ITeS sectors, officials informed.
The programme envisages providing training to students in such areas of aptitude that are required to successfully navigate the selection process of IT and BPM employers and secure placement. The training will be designed with a view to imparting in-demand skills and abilities in contemporary employment market.
The training will be delivered by leading trainers who will also make necessary arrangements for the employment opportunities for placing a minimum of 60% of the total students undergoing the training program.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHiPS), the nodal agency of Department of Information Technology and Biotechnology, Government of Chhattisgarh recently invited technical and financial proposals from reputed Consultants of National and International repute to act as the Project Management Unit (PMU) and undertake responsibility of implementing the “Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana”.
Chhattisgarh has already established itself as a major educational hub with presence of premier institutions like NIT, IIM, NlU and AIIMS, officials stated.
However, there is a gap between the number of students graduating and the number of students getting placed. There is a tangible gap between present state of aptitude and the required aptitude for getting selected in prestigious organisations. Hence, there is a need to establish the platform which could increase the employment opportunities.
It is an observed trend that most employers in IT and ITeS sector have rigorous training programmes that provide the necessary technical skills that are required to perform the jobs for which they hire. The focus, when these employers hire, is on assessing a range of abilities.
The focus, when these employers hire, is on assessing a range of abilities. The most common way to check learning ability is to test the prospective employee on the following traits: Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, logical and Analytical Ability, Presentability, Ability to articulate ideas (through Group discussions). The general curriculum of the education system has been focussed on imparting technical skills.
However, aptitude is an area which tends to get ignored and thus students from Chhattisgarh tend to lose out to fresh graduates from larger cities which offer better opportunities for schooling and more exposure.
Therefore, imparting abilities training to help them prepare for the selection process in a short and concentrated capsule is expected to improve greatly the chances of the students of Chhattisgarh youths securing employment with some of the best employers in the IT/BPM space.