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North Maharashtra University, NIELIT Sign MoU For Skill Education
North Maharashtra University in Jalgaon has made an agreement with NIELIT.
NIELIT is an organisation under India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The agreement will help students learn useful job-related skills.
Students can take online and blended courses through a digital learning platform.
The courses will follow India’s National Skills Qualifications Framework.
Students may study subjects such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science and cloud computing.
They will also have access to virtual laboratories, tests and certificates.
The partnership will support the Yuva AI for All programme.
The goal is to help students and affiliated colleges prepare for future employment.
Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University signed an MoU with NIELIT.
The agreement expands credit-based, skill-oriented and technology-enabled education.
Students will access NSQF-aligned courses through the NIELIT Digital University Platform.
Programs will include AI, data science, cybersecurity, cloud computing, blockchain and semiconductor technologies.
The partnership will also support the Yuva AI for All programme and AI literacy efforts.
- Who
- Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology signed the agreement.
- What
- They signed an MoU to expand credit-based, skill-oriented and technology-enabled education.
- Where
- The signing took place at the office of the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in New Delhi.
- When
- The MoU was signed during the launch event for the NIELIT Digital University Platform and Saylor University collaboration; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- The partnership aims to provide students with industry-oriented education, digital skills, certifications and modern skills for future employment.
Key facts
- Partner institutions
- Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
- Digital platform
- NIELIT Digital University Platform
- Course framework
- National Skills Qualifications Framework
- Learning formats
- Online and blended learning
- Featured fields
- Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, AR/VR and Semiconductor Technologies
- Additional programme
- Yuva AI for All under the university’s AI Literacy Mission
- University representatives
- Prof. Manish Joshi and Dr Rajesh Jawalekar
Sources
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