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| NIIT Limited | |
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| Type | Public Owned |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Key people | Rajendra S. Pawar, Vijay Thadani, |
| Industry | Training & Information technology |
| Revenue | Rs 3,984 Million (2005) |
| Employees | around 3000 for NIIT Technologies Ltd. |
| Website | www.niit.com |
NIIT is a technology training and software solutions company, that is spread all over the world, originated from Mumbai, India.
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History
NIIT was formerly known as the National Institute of Information Technology, a name derived the from Indian Institutes of Technology. NIIT was founded in 1981 by Indian entrepreneurs Rajendra S. Pawar and Vijay K. Thadani to provide IT education in India. NIIT claims to have trained one out of every three software professionals in the country . NIIT has diversified into software services. In 2004, the company split into NIIT Ltd and NIIT Technologies Ltd. While NIIT Ltd focuses on training, NIIT Technologies focuses on software development and business process management. In 2007, NIIT claimed to be among the [top 20 http://www.nasscom.in/Nasscom/templates/NormalPage.aspx?id=48275] Indian software exporters and have operations in 42 countries . NIIT has recently tied up with Chinese universities for training Chinese engineers.Though Indian institutions have not fully utilised NIIT for Indian IT sector.Most Indian engineering students are not industry ready as they cannot afford courses from IT training majors.
NIIT Ltd
NIIT Ltd mainly deals with work in the field of IT education and training. It is spread over 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia/Oceania and blends classroom with on-line learning. NIIT is also a leading e-learning company in the world, with development centres in New Delhi and Mumbai. Knowledge Solutions Businessis the e-learning division of NIIT Ltd. For enterprises, it offers solutions in the areas of Learning BPO, Content Development, Technology Enablement, Training Delivery, Advisory Services, Off-the-Shelf Courses, Process & Rollout Training, and IT Training. In July, 2006, NIIT Limited purchased US-based technical training and online learning company Element K. [1]
NIIT Technologies Ltd
NIIT Technologies is a IT and Business Process Management Services provider present in 14 countries. NIIT Technologies focuses on well-defined industry verticals of Finance, Transport, Retail and Manufacturing for its IT Solutions business. The company offers services in Custom Software Development and Maintenance, Legacy Maintenance and Modernization, and Enterprise Integration. NIIT Technologies have received ISO 9001:2000 certification from KPMG for its software development and been assessed at Level 5 of SEI-CMMi . The organization has also been assessed at Level 3 of P-CMM.
External links
- Official website of NIIT Limited
- Official website of NIIT Technologies Limited
- website of NIIT Indonesia, developed by Indonesian Students
- Hole in the wall is a scientific experiment conducted in India by NIIT's Sugata Mitra, to demonstrate the effectiveness of , what he termed as, Minimally Invasive Education.
- http://www.niiteducation.com - website for NIIT education services
References
- ^ NIIT Global acquired US-based learning solutions provider Element K for US$40 million. India Daily (2004-07-28). Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
