NIELIT Courses

NIELIT is a joint Scheme of the Ministry of Information Technology (Department of Electronics) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body for the development of technical education, including computer education, in the country. The Scheme is administered by the NIELIT , an autonomous body of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.

The objective of the Scheme is to generate quality manpower in the area of Information Technology (IT) at the national level, by utilizing the facilities and expertise available with the training institutions/organizations in the non-formal sector.

Under the Scheme, computer training institutions/organizations in the non-formal sector are granted accreditation for conducting specified Levels of courses, subject to their meeting well defined norms and criteria. All courses are valid for Government job & these courses are at five levels, namely:

• CCC, BCC – Basic Level

• O – Foundation Level

• A – Level equivalent to an Advanced Diploma

Students can acquire any of these qualifications under the Scheme, if they undergo the particular Level of the NIELIT (DOEACC) accredited course in the institutions accredited for conducting the relevant course and are declared successful the examinations conducted by the NIELIT (DOEACC).

Working professionals can also appear in the NIELIT examinations directly provided they possess the prescribed relevant experience for that particular Level. In either of the above cases, the candidates should have the requisite educational qualification as indicated in the criteria.

Introduction: This course is designed to aim at imparting a basic level IT Literacy programme for the common man. This programme has essentially been conceived with an idea of giving an opportunity to the common man to attain computer literacy thereby contributing to increased and speedy PC penetration in different walks of life. After completing the course the incumbent should be able to the use the computer for basic purposes of preparing his personnel/business letters, viewing information on internet (the web), receiving and sending mails, preparing his business presentations, preparing small databases etc. This helps the small business communities, housewives, etc. to maintain their small accounts using the computers and enjoy in the world of Information Technology. This course is, therefore, designed to be more practical oriented.

Eligibility: The candidates can appear in the NIELIT CCC Examination through following  modes and the eligibility criteria for each mode are indicated against each:

2.1 Candidates sponsored by  NIELIT approved Institutes permitted to conduct CCC Course – irrespective of any educational qualifications;

2.2 Candidates sponsored by Government recognized Schools/Colleges having obtained an Unique Identity number from NIELIT DOEACC for conducting CCC – irrespective of any educational qualifications; and

Duration: The total duration of the course is 80 hours, consisting of: