The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has issued detailed guidelines regarding the implementation of a mandatory provision of 150 hours of On-the-Job Training (OJT) or Group Project for trainees in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS). This provision has been made effective from the academic …

The AI Careers for Women (AICW) initiative first launched in April 2025 by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has entered the next phase of execution with the formal launch of a powerful multi-stakeholder alliance led by Microsoft, SAP, and LinkedIn. This alliance is a purposeful step toward building inclusive, scalable, and sustainable career pathways for women in India’s …

The Ministry of Education organised a special session titled “Ministry of Education – Pushing the Frontier of AI in India” as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Feb 17. The session at the Summit highlighted India’s transition from policy vision to implementation at scale, leveraging public digital infrastructure, Centres of Excellence, teacher training programmes, curriculum integration, and …

Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (SVSU), Palwal in partnership with Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) and Assam Skill University on February 7 organized, a first of its kind joint conference cum exhibition at the Gandhi Satyagraha Auditorium, Rajghat, New Delhi—providing a model for wider collaboration amongst the new category of skill universities that have come up in last 15 years …

From semiconductors and electronics to automotive, education, healthcare, design, AI and digital services, industry leaders and academic experts alike view the Budget as a decisive shift from intent to execution—where education, skilling and employability are being structurally aligned with India’s long-term development goals. For the electronics sector, the Budget marks a historic inflection point. Saleem Ahmed, Officiating Head of the …

Harsh Tejwani and Mohammed Ujjainwala, both 4th year students from the Department of Automation and Robotics, bagged the prestigious Vishwakarma Awards 2025, held at IIT Indore and organised by the Maker Bhavan Foundation. Their team, VAYU-SETU, secured first place in the Smart Mobility category for their innovative GPS-denied drone project, winning a cash prize of ₹1,00,000. The project addresses critical navigation challenges in environments where GPS signals …