Gujarat education department Rs84.38crore in NIIT

NIIT Ltd, Global Talent Development Corporation, has signed up a Rs 84.38 crore contract withthe Gujarat education department to offer computer-aided learning in 1,870 high and higher secondary government schools for classes 9 and 12 in the state. The deal will provide computer education to nine lakh students. NIIT got the major share of the contract granted by the Gujarat administration on the back of its impeccable track record of providing best ICT education solutions in schools. L Balasubramanian, president, School Learning Solutions, NIIT Ltd. said, "We are honored to partner with the Department of Education, Gujarat for the first time, in their initiative to promote computer education across 1870 government schools in the state." Moreover, NIIT recently bagged a deal from the Rajasthan government addressing 1,672 schools. The firm had also received one of the biggest turn-key IT education deals in the school sector in India of 2,005 schools from the Andhra Pradesh government. It followed that up with two orders from the Maharashtra and Bihar governments to provide training in 900 schools for the next five years.

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