India's Largest IT Scholarship Test -'Bhavishya Jyoti' Completes 20 Years Of Empowering Students
NIIT to conduct the Annual Scholarship Test on September 19th across the country
Tweet-- India's largest IT Scholarship Program- 'Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship Test' will be conducted on Sunday, September 19, 2010 by leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia's largest IT Trainer, NIIT, across the country. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship.
The 20-year old Annual Scholarship program rewards fee waivers to meritorious students and graduates desirous of building successful careers in diverse industries that require Information Technology skills. NIIT plans to offer scholarship to the students in the country, this year, based on their performance in a competitive written test, followed by a personal interview. This scholarship is merit based, depending on performance in the test and the interview.
The application forms for the test are available at NIIT education centers across the country. Students can also log on to www.niit.com/bjs2010 to get more details. The last date for receipt of application is September 18, 2010.
Speaking on the Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships, Mr. G. Raghavan, President- Global Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT, said, "NIIT introduced the Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship program 20 years ago to enable financially challenged meritorious students to pursue a career in IT and add to the nation's trained manpower base. The 20th Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship for GNIIT offers merit based scholarships on NIIT's flagship program-GNIIT, amongst others. We believe our initiative will go a long way in guiding meritorious students into the IT domain".
With the theme 'The future won't take care of itself....I will', this year's program will offer Merit based fee waivers on NIIT's Flagship IT career training program - GNIIT, amongst others. This is NIIT's endeavour towards enhancing employability of meritorious students and making them job ready to meet the industry needs. As a part of the high aptitude community, they also get to pursue Global Vendor Certification backed program and get the benefit of collaborative learning.
With the return of strong hiring outlook, industry would be on the lookout for job-ready talent. As per NASSCOM's latest estimates the industry headcount addition is expected to double this year to touch 200,000 new employees, leading to 2.5 million direct employment. The IT BPO exports market is expected to grow by 13-15 percent and the domestic market by 15-17 percent.
According to NASSCOM, the IT industry will witness a healthy growth in this year, led by growth in the core markets and supplemented by significant contributions from emerging markets. The growth in the domestic IT-BPO spend is driven by a robust economy, increased IT spending by government and adoption of IT by SMBs.
Students who have completed their Class XIIth or equivalent, those currently pursuing graduation and/or completed graduation in any stream, and Polytechnic diploma holders are eligible for NIIT Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarships. The scholarship will be offered on a wide range of NIIT programs including GNIIT and NIIT Globalnet+.
Bhavishya Jyoti is one of India's most recognized and trusted scholarship test with 20 years of market presence and more than 3.6 lakh students benefiting from the scholarship till date, with over 57000 students taking the exam last year alone.
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About NIIT
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia's largest IT trainer, offers learning and knowledge solutions to over 5 million students across 40 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the 'Top IT Training Company' award successively for the past 18 years, since the inception of this category. Rated among India's Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT's Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs for students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Edgeineers and Global Net Plus for IT professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over 15,000 government and private schools. The futuristic NIIT eGURU range for schools is a holistic education package that comprises of Interactive Classrooms (an embedded Teaching Learning Material, that uses elements of interactivity, automation and web links library); Math lab (technology tools that enable school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the students with core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School (an Education Resource Planning solution for school management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in association with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmadabad, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI), formed by NIIT with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for individuals and corporates in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Uniqua, Centre for Process Excellence, addresses the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology services industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. This is a part of NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT's Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated learning solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations and Publishing houses.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog learning products, technology and services through Element K offerings. These include: vLab®: hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries, technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management platform. This makes NIIT the first and the best choice for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
Ushering in a new model in higher education is the not-for-profit NIIT University, established in 2009 with a vision of being the leading centre of innovation and learning in emerging areas of the Knowledge Society. Nestled in the foothills of Aravali, in Neemrana, Rajasthan, the picturesque 100 acres fully residential green campus has been developed as an institute of excellence based on the four core principles of providing industry linked, technology based, research driven, seamless education.