Chandigarh, (Gurpreet) Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) under the aegis of Department of Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training signed MoU with HCLTSS for implementation of Employment Guarantee Program- “Tech Bee”.
Divulging the details, Secretary Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Sh. Kumar Rahul said that It is an Early Career Program for 12th class passed outs with Mathematics/Business Mathematics who wish to pursue career in IT. He further said that through this program, PSDM will fund the fee of first 200 candidates (full fee of first 100 candidates and 50% fee of next 100 candidates) who get selected from the meritorious schools of Punjab. He said that on completion of CRT and internship, candidate will be employee of HCL and can pursue higher education partially funded by HCL from renowned universities like BITS Pilani, Amity, IIM Nagpur, KL University and SASTRA University thus providing youth of Punjab an opportunity to earn while learn and make great careers in the field of IT.
Meanwhile, Mission Director Punjab Skill Development Mission, Ms. Deepti Uppal added that the program comprises of two parts- 6 months Class Room Training and 6 months Internship. She said that during Class Room Training, candidates will be provided laptops followed by a stipend of INR 10,000/month during internship by HCLTSS. She said that the training will be imparted on Future Technologies and candidates will get opportunity to work on live projects of HCL under the mentorship of well experienced trainers.