NIELIT Partners with Saylor University of the USA to Expand Its Digital University Platform
NIELIT, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), launched a collaboration with Saylor University of the United States to integrate Saylor's self-paced digital learning resources into the NIELIT Digital University (NDU) platform, giving Indian learners access to global courses alongside domestic ones. MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan inaugurated the partnership in New Delhi. At the same event NIELIT signed memoranda of understanding with eight partner organisations from industry, academia and trade associations - among them CII, NASSCOM, the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India and Pearson India - to widen industry-aligned skilling, certification, faculty development and internships on the NDU platform.
NIELIT was established in 1989 with support from the UNDP and MeitY and holds 'Deemed to be University' status in the distinct category under the UGC Regulations, 2023, with its main campus at Ropar, Punjab | MeitY also runs the India Semiconductor Mission and the Digital India programme | NASSCOM, founded in 1988, is the apex body of India's IT-BPM industry