Senapati gets NIEIT extension centre
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 11 2013:
The Senapati Extension Centre of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIEIT), Imphal was inaugurated by Pradeep Kumar Jha, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Senapati District yesterday.
Temporarily, the extension centre would be located at Angkailongdi, Senapati town.
The centre has been set up under the project, 'Development of NE region by enhancing education/training in IECT area,' funded by Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
The Government of Manipur has allotted the required land for setting up of a permanent campus at the present District Hospital campus during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on 15th March, 2013.The construction work on the permanent campus would be started after the present district hospital is shifted to its new campus.
Initially, the extension centre would introduce 3 (three) courses namely 1-year NIELIT 'O-Level' in IT, 1- year NIEIT 'Computer Hardware Maintenance' O-Level and 3 -month Certificate course in e-Governance Application.
The courses would be conducted free of cost for the SC/ST students.