Archive · 19 Aug 2025
IIT Kharagpur Launches Healthcare School for Rural Youth
IIT Kharagpur is starting a new school to help people in rural and semi-urban areas learn skills for healthcare jobs.
It's called the School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology.
People will learn how to help patients and work with medical technology.
The courses are short and give certificates.
The first classes start in November 2025.
People who finish the courses will work in hospitals and help test new medical technologies.
This is to improve healthcare in the countryside and give people more job opportunities.
IIT Kharagpur launched the School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology.
The school will train rural and semi-urban youth as health professionals.
It offers certificate courses aligned with the NSQF.
Trained workforce will support patient care and participate in healthcare technology field trials.
The inaugural batch will commence classes in November 2025.
- Who
- IIT Kharagpur and rural and semi-urban youth
- What
- IIT Kharagpur launched the School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology to train youth.
- When
- The inaugural batch will commence classes in November 2025.
- Where
- IIT Kharagpur campus
- Why
- To foster inclusive growth and skill development in the healthcare sector
- Institution
- IIT Kharagpur
- Name of School
- School for Skills: Healthcare & Technology
- Target Audience
- Rural and semi-urban youth
- Courses
- Certificate courses
- Affiliation
- Healthcare Sector Skill Council
- Start Date
- November 2025
- Capacity
- 150 students annually
