Union Minister Urges NIELIT on Industry-wide Partnership
Electronics and IT Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed the technical education body NIELIT to collaborate with the leading 500 corporations for providing training aligned with industry needs.
The minister emphasized that the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) must offer educational programs that align with what the industry demands.
"The decision to create a digital learning platform was taken three years ago, and now it is ready. For a long time, we have been teaching what we know, whereas we should actually be teaching what industry and students need. " The time has come when institutions like NIELIT should take the lead in teaching what is needed in the industry," Vaishnaw said.
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His remarks came during the inauguration of five NIELIT Digital University centers -- India's inaugural digital university, established in Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Balasore (Odisha), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Daman (Dadra & Nagar Haveli), and Lunglei (Mizoram).
S Krishnan, Secretary of Electronics and IT, expressed significant optimism about India's potential to become an electronics manufacturing center, noting that NIELIT could be instrumental in cultivating skilled professionals to satisfy industry demands.
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"NIELIT should work with the top 500 companies and design courses that are aligned as per their requirement," Vaishnaw said.
He highlighted cybersecurity as another critical domain requiring extensive training and expertise, acknowledging NIELIT's ongoing contributions while noting substantial work remains.
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During the event, NIELIT entered into multiple partnerships with various organizations including Kyndryl, Future Crime Research Foundation, Dixon Technologies, and Microsoft, along with other entities.