Vinoba Bhave University (VBU), Hazaribagh, a promising university of eastern India has launched “PG Diploma in Cyber Defence, a new online course in collaboration with Cybervidyapeeth Foundation on 12th of August. Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais released/unveiled the program brochure in Raj Bhawan Ranchi today. Shri Bais stated “I am glad to note that Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh is launching an online “Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber defence (Cyber Rakshak- Advance)” in partnership with Cybervidyapeeth Foundation. He further added VBU has taken an important step in building a pool of necessary Cyber defence Talents to make “Bharat” Cyber Resilient.” The occasion was graced by Dr. Mukul Narayan Deo, Dr. Ashish Saha, Dr. Arun Mishra, Prof Geeta Sinha, Dr. Mamta Verma, Balaji Venketshwar, Sonam Sugandha, SarweshRaunak, Dr. Sudhakar Deo, Shashank Shekhar Garuryar, etc.
While giving this information vice-chancellor of the university Dr. Mukul Narayan Deo informed that VBU is one of the first among the seven state universities of the state to have taken this initiative to create a market-ready talent pool of cyber defence experts with an aim to make India a cyber-attack resilient country. At a time when cyber offenders are posing a humongous threat, creating a battle-ready pool of resources for cyber defence is the need of the hour, he added.
Director UCET Dr. Ashish Saha, Vinoba Bhave University, mentioned that as per Michael Page, the World’s largest Human Resourcing firm, the shortage in Skilled Cyber Force in 2021 in India was 1.1 million and worldwide was around 3.1 million. By 2025, India needs 1.5 million Cyber Rakshak and world needs around 5 million Cyber Rakshak at the same time. It's time to put a Cyber Education & Cyber Défense Technology Park strategy in place for Jharkhand. Jharkhand can become the hub of the most sought-after talent pool in the next 5 years and become a Global leader in the cyber education space. In turn, we Indians can garner USD 100 Billion in the next 5 years and add significant value in terms of the Goal of 5 trillion economies by 2025.
Dr. Mamta Verma, Director, Cybervidyapeeth Foundation, Faridabad opined that India needs an indigenous trustworthy computing Systems. To build such a complex system, we need cyber defence engineering skills as core capability. It’s an apt time to build a million Cyber Rakshak to steer country towards the indigenous system and to lay a solid foundation of cyber resilient Bharat.
Talking to press Chairman, Cybervidyapeeth, Shashank Shekhar Garuryar informed that the country needs nearly a million cyber defence experts to tackle the ever-increasing and systemic cyber-attacks to destabilize the nation. He further added, “Cyber Defense Engineering talent in bulk is a key to Nation’s safety & resilience. If Bharat wants to bring true Cyber Resilience, we need to steer through a journey of talent creation in Cyber Engineering”. A good surplus in the Cyber Rakshak talent pool can bridge the talent gap and support the world economy.
Balaji Venketshwar, Chief Mentor-Cyber Défense, Cybervidyapeeth Foundation mentioned that cyber-attacks are engineering challenges and need an engineered response and proficient cyber Défense engineering resources for solving the conundrum. He informed that security establishments the world over are witnessing a paradigm shift in security parameters to safeguard national critical infrastructure from changing dimensions of the cyber-attacks which has changed the very dimension of war both from defensive and offensive points of view. The course syllabus and approach for the online pedagogy of Cybervidyapeeth is well aligned to the Cyber Défense needs of today’s complex cyber world. A combination virtual classroom backed NASA’s 5E pedagogy-aligned Learning System and the world’s best simulator from Israel clearly provides a unique learning advantage for students who chose to become a next-generation cyber warriors. The whole course is designed for weekend sessions and targets 3rd Year Graduates, Post Graduate Students, and working professionals from across the country with the current capacity to host 5000 students at the same time for “Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Defence – Cyber Rakshak (Advance)”.
Students need to register online for the course at https://cybervidyapeeth.in/ courses/pg-diploma-in-cyber-defense/ . The applicant shall have to undergo online exam on Python programming & Psychometric test. Only successful students shall be eligible for final admissions and need to apply online at www.vbu.ac.in and the link shall be sent to eligible students digitally. We are available at Mentor@cybervidyapeeth.in and on mobile at +91-9711147900 for any clarification between 8 am to 8 pm any day of the week.
The cost of the course along with 15 months for 24x7 Simulator access shall cost students INR 80000/- + taxes payable with the online application. Student. We have also facilitated education loans online for needy students from Banks.