EDUCATION

NIIT to Train 20,000 Students on IOT, ROBOTICS, VR

Features of NIIT’s new program

* Skills and talent development firm NIIT aims to train about 20,000 students this year on future technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and virtual reality (VR) to meet the changing skill set requirement of various industries.
* The company will launch the new courses from the month of May to be offered from its centers and later extend them to engineering colleges later.
* These programmes will cover Java Stack, Mean Stack, Big Data and Data Sciences Stack, Cloud Stack, IoT Stack, robotics and VR.
* NIIT will roll out 12-14 week courses from 150 centres and later expand them to other centres and engineering colleges as well. The fees start at about Rs 25,000.
* According to industry reports, India is home to digitally ready talent pool of five lakh engineers suitable to execute digital transformation projects. This is expected to increase to over a million engineers trained in digital transformation technologies by 2020.

 

Volume 5 Issue 11

youthinc

Recent Posts

Exams You Didn’t Know Could Land You a High-Paying Government Job

When government jobs are discussed in India, the conversation often revolves around a few familiar…

11 hours ago

Global Student Chefs from 7 Countries Compete in High-Stakes Culinary Battle at YCO Bangalore Round in IIHM Bangalore

Bengaluru, February 4, 2026: Bengaluru today took centre stage in the global culinary spotlight as…

1 day ago

10 AI Skills Employers are Looking for in 2026

Hiring has changed fast, and AI sits at the centre of it. But here’s the…

2 days ago

Why More Young Minds Are Building Startups Today and the Mistakes That Hold Them Back

Across the world, and especially in India, a quiet but powerful shift is taking place.…

3 days ago

Blitzkrieg 2026 Leaves Its Mark at K.C. College

The Department of Mass Media, K.C. College, HSNC University, Mumbai, successfully concluded the 23rd edition…

3 days ago

Union Budget 2026–27 Explained: What It Means in Plain Terms

On Sunday, February 1, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India's Union Budget 2026 27,…

4 days ago