Skill Development
Government of India has a special focus towards skill development to cater to the growing scientific sector. This sector requires special skills to carry out research & innovation like big data analysis, operation of special equipment and so on. Development of such skills can remove disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, building the vocational and technical training framework, skill up-gradation, building of new skills, and innovative thinking not only for existing jobs but also jobs that are to be created in this sector.
The opportunities that the government offers are the following:
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). This scheme has been launched in three phases. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) was launched on 15 January 2021, which aims to encourage and promote skill development throughout the country to address industry needs, meet market demands and impart skills in services and in new-age job roles.
The scheme has two components, Central Component and State Component. Skill training is being imparted under three categories, pan-India:
1. Short Term Training (STT)
2. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
3. Special Project (SP)
Eligibility: For Short Term Training (STT): Any unemployed youth, aged between 15-45 years.
For Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): Any candidate of Indian nationality, aged between 18-45 years, has prior experience in the job role for which they want RPL certification and
Possesses.
For Special Project (SP): Specialist Organisations, like NGOs, research labs, educational or financial institutions and other expert organizations, who are experienced and specialized in working with and skilling of marginalized communities or specialized in working in proposed difficult geographies
Funding Agency: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Contact info: PMKVY@nsdcindia.org; grievance@pmkvk.org
Website: https://www.pmkvyofficial.org/
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has established visible and aspirational Model Training Centres (MTCs) in every district of the country. These Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) provides the opportunity to the trainee, who wish to learn something, and the trainer also who wish to train someone in particular areas.
A loan up to 75% of the project investment is being provided for the purpose.
Eligibility: For Trainee- Any youth
For Trainer- The trainer and trainee ratio should be of 1:30 and every lab has a demonstrator / trainer to manage practical training, trainers for soft skill training and one placement counselor
Funding Agency: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE
Contact info: grievance@nsdcindia.org; proposals@nsdcindia.org
Website: https://nsdcindia.org/pmkk
India International Skill Centre (IISC) Network
IISC Network is the nodal platform to facilitate international workforce mobility opportunities for Indians. This network will be central to the GOI’s plan to make India the skill capital of the world. It will be a fee-based, market-driven model, determined by global workforce supply and demand dynamics.
Contact info: iisc@nsdcindia.org
Website: https://nsdcindia.org/iisc-network
Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)
The program aims to contribute to developing countries by accepting its people and transferring skills through On-the-job Training (OJT) in Japan. It promotes international cooperation through the transfer of skills, techniques, and knowledge gained by technical interns to developing nations.
Contact info: nsdcjapanteam@nsdcindia.org
Website: https://nsdcindia.org/home-titp
The objective of the impact bond is to address the youth employment crisis and specifically that for young women.
Contact info: grievance@nsdcindia.org
Website: https://nsdcindia.org/sib
Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) is a scheme implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for J&K and Ladakh and is aimed at the skill development of minorities. The scheme entails upgrading the skills of minority youth in various modern / traditional skills depending upon their qualification, present economic trends, and market potential, which can earn them suitable employment or equip them with skills to opt for self-employment.
Eligibility: Any minority youth
Funding Agency: Ministry of Minority Affairs
Contact info: grievance@nsdcindia.org
Website: https://nsdcindia.org/seekhoaurkamao
Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support (SWADES)
It aims to create a database of qualified citizens based on their skill sets and experience to tap into and fulfil demand of Indian and foreign companies. The collected information will be shared with the companies for suitable placement opportunities in the country.
Eligibility: All overseas citizens who return through Vande Bharat Mission during COVID Pandemic.
Contact info: grievance@nsdcindia.org
Website: http://nsdcindia.org/swades/
SWAYAM is a program initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching-learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/explorer
Swayam Prabha
The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 22 DTH channels devoted to telecasting high-quality educational programs on a 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. It allows the students to choose the time of their convenience. The channels are uplinked from BISAG-N, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: swayamprabha@inflibnet.ac.in
Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC)
The Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) is one of the Inter-University Centres set up by the University Grants Commission of India. CEC addresses the needs of higher education through powerful media like Television along with the appropriate use of emerging Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: cecmoocs.nc@gmail.com; mooc.nc@gmail.com
Website: http://cec.nic.in/cec/aboutcec
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
The main goal was to create web and video courses in all major branches of engineering and physical sciences at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and management courses at the postgraduate level.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: support@nptel.iitm.ac.in
Website: https://nptel.ac.in/
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
IIMB is one of the nine national coordinators and has offered more than 20 courses on SWAYAM. As a National Coordinator, IIMB receives and evaluates MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) proposals in the area of management studies from Universities and Institutions willing to offer their course on SWAYAM.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: iimbswayam@iimb.ac.in
Website: https://iimbx.iimb.ac.in/swayam/
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
The university offers two academic programmes i.e. Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education, with the strength of 4,528 students. It serves the educational aspirations of over 3 million students in India and other countries through 21 Schools of Studies and a network of 67 regional centres, around 2,667 learner support centres and 29 overseas partner institutions. The University offers about 228 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: swayam.support@ignouonline.ac.in
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/IGNOU
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
The objectives of NCERT and its constituent units are to undertake, promote and coordinate research in areas related to school education. It offers different courses like Accountancy, Biology, Economics, Chemistry, etc for class 11th and 12th students
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: nmcncert@ciet.nic.in
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/NCERT
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)
The objective of NITTTR is to offer need-based Human Resource Development programs through appropriate modes and develop curricula and instructional resources to meet their clientele requirements. It also fosters research in the interdisciplinary area of Engineering Education and offers consultancy and extension services for the total development of technical institutions (Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges), the Industry, the Service sector, and the community at large. This offers courses on Engineering, Content Development, Research, and many more areas of science and technology.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: swayam@nitttrc.ac.in
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/NITTTR
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
NIOS offers Secondary (10th), Sr.Secondary (12th) and Vocational courses through open and distance learning(ODL) mode. It also offers Open Basic Education and Elementary Teacher Education Programme. There is no upper age for admission in NIOS. Freedom of choice of subjects, self-learning study materials, transfer of credits, and flexible examination system with ICT-based On-Demand Examination (ODES) System are some of the learner-centric facilities being provided by NIOS. NIOS offers 42 Courses on the SWAYAM platform.
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: swayam@nios.ac.in
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/NIOS
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
AICTE is the National MOOCs Coordinator (NC) for all courses that do not fall in the purview of any of the existing NCs including foreign university courses. AICTE has been offering different online as well as offline courses/programs on science and technology which are free of cost
Eligibility: Different eligibility, based on the course
Contact info: aicteswayam@aicte-india.org
Website: https://swayam.gov.in/AICTE
AICTE - Youth Undertaking Visit for Acquiring Knowledge (YUVAK)
The scheme is intended for providing a Financial Grant for conducting a Study Tour of ATAL TUNNEL by Students/faculty of AICTE approved Institutions in the field of technical education
Eligibility: AICTE approved Institutions in the field of Technical Education having latest NIRF ranking between 001 to 500. Students should be from Regular 2nd & 3rd year B.E./B.Tech. and/ or Integrated M. Tech. students of Civil, Mechanical & Structural Engineering disciplines and should have minimum CGPA of 8.5 in the previous semester.
Funding Agency: "Maximum 25 Institutions from NRO & NWRO Regions and 75 Institutions from remaining Regions in a financial year. For Institutes under NRO & NWRO : Rs. 1,70,000.00 For Institutes under Other Regions : Rs. 2,00,000.00 "
Contact info: ms@aicte-india.org
Website: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/stdc/SCHEME-ATAL-TUNNEL-...
Support to Students for Participating in Competition Abroad (SSPCA)
The objective of the scheme is to provide travel assistance registration fees to a team of minimum 2 to 10 students for attending competition at international level in order to encourage engineering students to improve their field of technical education.
Eligibility: Students of B.E./B.Tech. and / or Integrated M. Tech, 1st and 2nd year students of M.E./M.Tech.
Funding Agency: Rs. 1.00 Lakh
Contact info: ms@aicte-india.org
Website: https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/SSPCA_Guidelines.pdf
Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve some of pressing problems that they face in their daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving.
Eligibility: All technology students from AICTE/UGC/IIT/NIT/IISER/IIIT/ Government approved educational institutions.
Contact info: sih@aicte-india.org
Website: https://www.sih.gov.in/
M.Tech. Projects as Internship with Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES)
The main objective of the scheme is to nurture an innovation ecosystem that benefits the technologically deficient MSMEs and technical institutes both. 408 Small and Medium Enterprises have given requirement of 738 Technology students.
Contact info: ms@aicte-india.org
Website: https://www.aicte-india.org/schemes/students-development-schemes