NIIT Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship (BJS) - 2011 to empower financially challenged meritorious students with exciting careers in the IT Industry
India’s most significant IT Scholarship Programme- BJS, to be held on September 18, 2011 across the countryExtends scholarships to new-age GNIIT Programmes leveraging Cloud Computing technology to develop future-ready professionals
Patna, September 05, 2011: The test for India’s most significant IT Scholarship Programme— ‘Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship’ (BJS) – 2011, will be conducted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 by NIIT, the leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT Trainer, across the country. BJS is NIIT’s endeavour towards enhancing employability of meritorious students by bridging the affordability gap and making them future-ready to meet the emerging needs of the global IT industry. This year also marks the 21st anniversary of Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship.
The application forms for BJS- 2011 are available at NIIT education centres across the country. Students can also log on towww.niit.com/cloud to get more details. The last date for receipt of application is September 17, 2011.
Announcing the 21st Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship at Patna today, Mr. Vijay Thadani, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Limited said, “Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship was introduced with a vision to empower financially challenged meritorious students to take up challenging careers in the IT industry. Over the years, BJS has successfully addressed the dual challenge – making cutting edge professional courses available to the meritorious students lacking financial means, and bridging the skill-gap shortage faced by the industry by creating a pool of job-ready IT professionals. This year we are pleased to extend the Scholarship to the new-age GNIIT- India’s first Cloud Campus, to help create future ready professionals for the fast growing IT industry across the globe.”
BJS awards fee waivers to meritorious undergraduate students and graduates desirous of building successful careers in diverse industries that require skills in Information Technology. As per NASSCOM’s latest estimates the Indian IT industry is expected to grow by 16-18 per cent in FY'12, having added around 2,40,000 jobs last year. To enable students to avail this opportunity, NIIT will be offering 50,000 scholarships across the country this year, based on their Class XII performance, performance in a competitive written test, followed by a personal interview.
With the return of strong hiring outlook, the industry would be on the lookout for job-ready talent. According to Ma Foi Employment Trends Survey 2011, India is expected to create around 16 lakh (1.6 mn) more jobs in the organised sector. IT and ITeS, Hospitality, Real Estate and Media & Entertainment are expected to be top recruiters. IT will continue to become more and more strategic across industries, for its significant value creation capabilities.
This year, with the theme ‘The future won’t take care of itself. Today onwards I will,” the scholarships will also offer merit-based fee waivers on new-age GNIIT programmes offered through the Cloud Campus, along with the regular GNIIT programmes. Besides getting a chance to get merit-based scholarships up to Rs. 45,000 students can also earn assured on-the-spot scholarships based on Class XII results. As a part of the high-aptitude community, they also get to pursue Global Vendor Certification backed programmes and get the benefit of collaborative learning.
The pioneering NIIT Cloud CampusTM empowers student to learn on his own terms, at his own pace, wherever and whenever he wants it. Students enjoy higher mobility as they can easily access educational services using a Netbook or a Mobile device that connects them to NIIT’s Cloud Campus network. These services are managed centrally by NIIT, using the power of Cloud Computing. Furthermore, the technology backed learning environment of NIIT’s Cloud and Collaborative Learning Methodology supports group learning through interactive features like 24x7 lab and e-library access, instant tech updates, interaction with faculty and peers and access to online video streams. Thus the learning process is not just limited to textbooks but is enhanced through group learning.
Students who have completed their Class XIIth or equivalent, those currently pursuing graduation and/or completed graduation in any stream, and Polytechnic diploma holders are eligible for NIIT Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships.
Bhavishya Jyoti is one of India’s most recognized and trusted scholarship programme with 21 years of market presence and almost 4 lakh students benefiting from the scholarship till date.