The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati and Rooman Technologies to provide India’s first microcredit advanced certificate courses in new age skills to the youth.
The partnership will offer the transfer of earned credits, through these initiatives, to degree programs as per the guidelines of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This credit-based curriculum will cover futuristic domains such as VLSI, Data Science, AI-ML, Cyber Security, and Cloud Computing.
Furthermore, the partnership is poised to strengthen the semi-conductor industry India and elevate the skill sets of students enrolled in BTech/BE/BSc/BCA/MCA programs for VLSI domain. With the completion of the short-term VLSI program, the students will be able to unlock entry-level positions across roles like VLSI design engineers, verification engineers, and physical design engineers.
All the courses will be conducted through online training sessions led by esteemed faculties from IIT Guwahati. This innovative program caters to tech enthusiasts, providing them with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills necessary to thrive in the digital age.
These partnerships will give students global and centralized opportunities to equip themselves with advanced training in innovative concepts and techniques and will motivate them to explore cutting-edge technologies in India’s Techade.
The MoUs were exchanged between Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC and MD, NSDC International and Manish Kumar, CEO, Rooman Technologies.
