The Work-Based Learning (WBL) programme (of Ministry of Electronics and IT , Govt. of India) is designed for fresh Graduate Engineers of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Women and Economically Weaker Section (EWS), to gain practical experience and exposure in Information Technology, Electronics and related areas. The programme will be implemented across seven MeitY organizations and aims to provide technical knowledge expansion, real-time working skills, problem- solving skills, and interpersonal skills. The scheme is expected to benefit a total of 4,530 SC/ST and Women/EWS candidates over five years. The identified candidates will be deployed under 81 units of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) organizations namely C-DAC, CERT-In, CMET, ERNET, NIELIT, STQC and SAMEER.

The programme's envisaged deliverables and outcomes for a period of five years (starting 2022) are to benefit a total of 4,530 Work-Based Learning (WBL) beneficiaries. The selected/identified candidates will be deployed at various branches of MeitY organizations. The programme's implementation is expected to bridge the skills gap and empower marginalized candidates to gain experience and be better equipped to participate in the rapidly advancing fields of IT and Electronics.

1. Mentorship from Senior Engineers/Profeessionals

2. Exposure to Interdisciplinary IT Projects

3. Tracking and Evaluation of Performance in live environment

4. Industry exposure to Fresh Graduate Engineers from SC, ST, Women, and EWS Backgrounds.

• Passed-out Graduate Engineers or its equivalent, M.Sc., M.C.A. or 7th /8th semester students.

• Students will get 10k per month as an stipended.

• To provide direct practical experience and exposure to Fresh Graduares/ Post-Graduates on Niche Technologies thereby reducing the deployable time for both the candidates, as well as the prospective employer.

Nodal Person: Ranjan Kumar, kranjan@cdac.in