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Cisco partners with NIOS

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Cisco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to begin the Cisco Networking Academy Program in 10 accredited vocational institutes across the country, including one in northeast India.

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Each of these institutes, called a Cisco Local Academy, will provide PC hardware and networking information technology (IT) essentials to around 100 students each year. Each Local Academy will receive comprehensive training, the Networking Academy curriculum and technical support from Cisco.

“Through the Networking Academy program, students of accredited vocational institutions across India will receive the benefit of Internet and networking education,” said MC Pant, chairman-NIOS. “This will not only help students tap opportunities in the IT world but also help to meet the President of India’s vision of a knowledge-based economy by 2020.”

“Cisco has always believed that the Internet and education will be the two great equalizers of the next century, creating enormous opportunities for people and countries that succeed in harnessing the power of information and knowledge. India has been early to realise this,” said Lokesh Mehra, regional manager, Corporate Responsibility, Cisco-South Asia.

Cisco will make free Web-based course materials available for the Networking Academy program, provide 24-hour technical support to all the accredited nonprofit educational institutions, and nominate a representative to aid in the implementation of the program.

The Networking Academy program focuses on teaching students how to design, build and maintain computer networks. Worldwide, there are 10,000 Networking Academy institutions and more than 1.6 million students in over 160 countries. In India there are 160 Networking Academy institutions in 26 states and union territories, enrolling more than 7,400 students. Since the inception of the program in India in 2001, 4,000 students have graduated from these schools.

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