NIIT bags Rs 148 cr. contract from Karnataka

NEW DELHI: NIIT Limited has bagged the largest IT contract in India valued at Rs 148 crores from the Karnataka Government. According to a release, the order for implementing computer education in high schools across the state will run for five years.

Giving details, Mr L. Balasubramanian, Sr Vice President NIIT said, "This prestigious contract gives NIIT an opportunity to partner in 'Mahiti Sindhu' (Information Ocean), Karnataka Government's initiative to broad base IT education and take it to students in the deep interiors."

As part of this single biggest schools computer education project, NIIT will be setting up the infrastructure of computer classrooms in 700 government schools across Karnataka. The classrooms will use the latest software, networking technology and Internet connectivity. To cater to the IT learning needs of school-children, the company has set up an independent business unit, Project K-12, headed by Mr Balasubramanian with a dedicated team focussing on the implementation of these projects within specified quality and time norms, the release said.

This contract comes in close heels of NIIT bagging the five-year Tamil Nadu project, where NIIT will provide computer training in 371 schools. NIIT will be enhancing the skill base of Karnataka by using the network of schools to provide state-of-the-art computer education to local citizens in the post school hours.