Aspirational Districts

Name of Project: Skill Development of Youths in Aspirational Districts in Area of IECT Leading to Enhancement in Employability

Administrative Approval NoF. No. 14011/10/2019-HRD dated 28th Feb 2020

Link of the Portal of the Projecthttps://aspd-skill.nielit.gov.in/

Overview of the Project
i) Objective

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), an Autonomous Scientific Society under Administrative Control of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is implementing the Project entitled “Skill Development of Youths in Aspirational Districts in Area of IECT Leading to Enhancement in Employability” with an objective of Skill Development training program of 21,600 SC / ST / EWS youths belonging to Aspirational district in the area of Information Electronics and Communications Technology (IECT) with Financial Support of Total Budgetary Outlay of Rs. 29.8123 Crore over a period of 3-Years through an array of various NSQF aligned long/short term courses in Electronics and IT.

ii) Beneficiary States

The Training programme is to be conducted in 60 districts from the following States: Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. The list of 60 Aspirational Districts is mentioned below:

Beneficiary States details
Sr.No. State NIELIT Center Name of Districts No. of Dist.
1. Assam Guwahati Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Udalgiri 7
2. Bihar Patna Nawada, Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Gaya, Jamui,Katihar, Khagaria, Muzaffarapur, Purnia, Sheikhpura,Sitamarhi 13
3. Haryana Kurukshetra Mewat 1
4. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Chamba 1
5. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu Baramulla, Kupwara 2
6. Jharkhand Ranchi Dumka, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Pakur, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Ramgarh 10
7. Kerala Calicut Waynad 1
8. Maharashtra Aurangabad Nandurbar, Washim 2
9. Manipur Imphal Chandel 1
10. Nagaland Kohima Kiphire 1
11. Odisha Bhubaneswar Dhenkanal, Gajapati 2
12. Punjab Ropar Firozpur, Moga 2
13. Sikkim Gangtok West Sikkim 1
14. Tamil Nadu Chennai Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar 2
15. Tripura Agartala Dhalai 1
16. Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur & Lucknow Bahraich, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar,Sonbhadra 7
17. Uttarakhand Haridwar Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar 2
18. Rajasthan Ajmer Baran and Sirohi  2
19. Madhya Pradesh Aurangabad Guna, Vidisha 2
iii) Summary of course details & District-wise target

The list of courses tabulated below are the NSQF aligned courses of NIELIT in the area of IECT. Duration of these courses varies from more than 100 hrs to 350 hrs. Detailed bifurcation per district is mentioned below::

Summary of course details & District-wise target
Sr.No. Qualification Name Job Role Eligibility NSQF Level Duration (in Hrs) Target No of candidates to be certified No. of Batches with 30 candidates No. of Batch per district No. of Cand. per district
  A B C D E F G H I=H*30
1 Certification Course in Data Entry and Office Automation Data Entry Operator, Computer Operator 10+2 in any stream with min 50% marks or ITI Certificate(One Year) after class 10th with min.50%marks in ITI 4 135 7200 240 4 120
2 Diploma in Installation & Repair of Consumer Electronics Products Support Technician ITI / 12th Pass 4 350 1800 60 1 30
3 Advance Diploma in Computer Application Accounting and Publishing Office Assistant 10+2 with knowledge of Basic computer and Internet Concepts 4 200 9000 300 5 I150
4 Solar-LED Lighting Product Design and Manufacturing) Designer: of low cost LED products for common use like Lanterns, table lamps, etc. Technician / Service Engineer for Installation, Assemble and Maintenance of Solar Panel 10th/ITI 4 350 3600 120 2 60
Total 21,600 720 12 360

 

iv)Contact Details of Nodal Officers of the project at NIELIT Centers

Candidates interested to take benefit under the scheme and also training institutes interested to conduct the project may contact Nodal Officers from NIELIT Centers mentioned below:

List of Nodal Officers across NIELIT Centers
Sr.No. NIELIT Centre Name Designation Email id Mobile No
1 Guwahati Sh. Kamal Kumar Baglary Senior Technical Officer kamal[dot]kumar[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9435220735
2 Patna Sh. Manoj Kumar Joint Director mkumar[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9631862823
3 Kurukshetra Sh. Jitesh Prajapat Scientist-B jitesh[dot]prajapat[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 8800270096
4 Shimla Sh. Gagandeep Singh Assistant Director gagandeep[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9915091776
5 Srinagar/Jammu Sh. Fayaz Ahmad Malik Assistant Director malik[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9906815499
6 Ranchi Sh. Janmeajai K Sah Principal Technical Officer jksah[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 7079584338
7 Calicut Smt. Saritha S Scientist/ Engineer ‘E’ saritha[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9447886709
8 Aurangabad Sh. Lakshman Korra Scientist-D lakshman[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9404402245
9 Imphal Sh. L Shyamsunder Singh Scientist-D lshyam[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9856089205
10 Kohima Sh. Thongam Thomas Senior Technical Assistant Thomasth[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 8794722905
11 Bhubaneswar Sh. Umakanta Tripathi Deputy Director (EDP) uktripathy[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9013330354
12 Chandigarh Smt. Meenu Dhir Joint Director meenudhir[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9779131848
13 Gangtok Sh. Khagendra Sharma Scientist - C khagendra[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 8906615176
14 Chennai Sh. Mallikarjuna Scientist-C mallikarjunas[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9676947262
15 Agartala Sh. Niladri Das Scientist-D niladridas[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 8794028299
16 Gorakhpur/Lucknow Sh. Ravi Rastogi Scientist-C ravirastogi[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 8317093866
17 Haridwar Sh. Sanyam Rathor Joint Director sanyam[dot]rathor[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9643339162
18 Rajasthan Sh. Kamlesh Kumar Samota Scientist-B samota[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 7665866585
19 Madhya Pradesh Sh. Lakshman Korra Scientist-D lakshman[at]nielit[dot]gov[dot]in 9404402245
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