To encourage meritorious students to go for 8,50,000 jobs in the IT
industryNew Delhi, September 4, 2007: NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 trainer
and leading Global Talent Development Corporation has announced the 17th Annual
Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships (BJS) to reward meritorious college students
desirous of building successful careers in diverse industries that require
Information Technology skills.
Based on the students’ performance in a competitive written test, personal
interview and Standard XIIth score, NIIT will award fee waivers of up to
one-third of the fee of its popular IT career programs, such as GNIIT, to
successful students. The scholarship examination will be conducted
simultaneously across hundreds of NIIT education centres, in the country on
Sunday, September 16, 2007.
Students who have completed their Class XII or equivalent and/or those
currently pursuing graduation are eligible for NIIT Bhavishya Jyoti
Scholarships, for the industry endorsed multiple track GNIIT series. Engineering
and IT students can also avail scholarships on ‘New Technology Skill Enhancement
Programs’ and the ANIIT Program for Engineers under the ‘NIIT Edgeineers’
series.
To prepare students for the vast career opportunity offered by the
Infrastructure Management space, NIIT has announced special benefits for career
programs from its NetworkLABS series, this year. Undergraduates and Graduates
interested in going for scholarships for the NetworkLABS programs will be
assessed on their Class XII score while the polytechnic grades of X+3
Polytechnic Diploma Holders, will be considered. Polytechnic students currently
pursuing diploma programs are also eligible for the scholarship and will be
assessed on their Xth standard score.
Announcing the launch of Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships 2007, Mr. G.
Raghavan, President, NIIT’s Individual Learning Business said,
“Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships is NIIT’s effort to recognise and foster
meritorious students and help meet the industry demands for trained IT
manpower”.
As per the NASSCOM report, there is an estimated demand for 850,000 IT
services and 1.4 million ITES-BPO professionals by 2010.
The application forms for the test are available through NIIT education
centers across the country. Students can also log on to
www.niiteducation.com/BJS2007
and register for the examination. The last date for receipt of application is
September 15, 2007.
The Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship was launched by NIIT in 1991 to enable
financially challenged meritorious students to pursue a career in computers and
add to the nation's trained manpower base. In the last 17 years, over 2,50,000
students have benefited from these scholarships and launched their careers in
the IT industry.
About NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 trainer and leading Global Talent Development
Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students
across 32 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training
Company Award 2006. Rated among India’s Superbrands (2003-05), NIIT’s
Individual Learning Business offerings include:
Industry-endorsed programs for students seeking careers in IT: GNIIT, Integrated
ANIIT for Engineers (IAE) and Advanced Technology Programs for IT professionals.
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programmes in
association with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore and
Kolkata.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
formed with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs to develop
talent for the banking industry.
NIIT offers turnkey IT integration program for schools. NIIT has provided
computer-based learning to over 5000 government and private schools.
NIIT’s Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated
learning solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content
development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to
Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations
and Publishing houses.
Element K delivers learning solutions for customers and
partners through a tailored combination of catalog learning products,
technology, and services. The offerings include: vLab®:
hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries,
technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning
management platform.
NIIT together with Element K is now the first and the best choice
for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
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