BANGALORE: NIIT recently achieved a significant milestone in its mission to take computer proficiency to the grass root levels, by imparting computer- based learning to 10 million students across India.Through its NIIT@ School programme that offers computer education in Government and private schools, NIIT has been shaping the future of Indian students for over a decade now.NIIT’s computer education movement, introduced for the first time in 371 Government schools in Tamil Nadu in 1999 through the Public Private Partnership model-now covers nearly 16,600 educational institutions across 18 states in the country.At an event held at the not-forprofit NIIT University campus in Neemrana to mark the 10 million milestone.Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development and Communications and IT, delivered the keynote address and felicitated outstanding students and teachers from across the country.Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT, leading academicians, principals of various schools, bureaucrats and members of NIIT and NIIT University were also present on the occasion.Sibal congratulated NIIT for its significant contribution in bridging the digital divide, by bringing the light of IT literacy into the lives of 10 million students.Sharing words of encouragement with students and teachers from Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi NCR and other parts of India, Sibal said that the objective now is to take the 10 million number to many more millions-and touch the entire community of India’s school going children.Children recognised for their exemplary performance included Mahasweta Kumar from Mangaldoi Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Darrang, Assam, who is the National winner of MindChampions Academy 2011 (a joint initiative with Viswanathan Anand for developing young minds through chess).Anirudh Iyengar from Pune was also felicitated for completing the first IGNOU certificate program in Chess as a mind booster.Speaking on the role of technologybased education in shaping young minds, Mr Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT said, “Reaching the ten millionth school student is a significant achievement.A good education is the foundation for a great future and we are proud to be involved in shaping the future of Indian school children.’ “NIIT is committed to making ICT enabled education more affordable and accessible by devising new ways of learning and technology deployment,” added Pawar.Hemant Sethi, President, School Learning Solutions and HiWEL, NIIT said, “NIIT has overcome every obstacle and crossed every divide, be it social or geographical, and has successfully reached out to school students across India through its ICT enabled education solutions.Today, we are proud to have empowered 10 million students.And as I look into the future, I can see the faces of another 10 million children, whose lives will be transformed by NIIT.”
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