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NIIT Limited has committed to train 100,00,000 young Indians across 16 sectors over the next five years. The aim is to skill, re-skill and up-skill Indian youth with employable skill sets across multiple sectors.
NIIT's Yuva Jyoti Limited, a joint venture of NIIT and NSDC, has enrolled 1,550 students under the pilot phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, across three sectors – Telecom, Retail and IT in North East, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.
In 2011, NIIT entered into a significant public-private partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), to enhance skills and employability for youth across India. NIIT Yuva Jyoti Limited - joint venture of NIIT and NSDC (a Public Private Partnership under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, with 49% equity held by the Government of India), aims to provide skills training through over 1,500 plus centres across India.
