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NIEIT spreading Computer Literacy and IT culture

More than 500 students have completed the computer courses and trainings from the National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology (NIEIT) training center located in Sichey, Gangtok. The computer training center which falls under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India was started in Sikkim since 2010. The Sikkim government’s IT related capacity building trainings are also done through this centre.

The center is established primarily to encourage, promote and disseminate knowledge in all aspects of computer education and to provide consultancy support and services in computer application for various in the state and its periphery. The center has very good and experienced faculties providing training and consultancy support services. 

The Gangtok centre is now offering various short-term and long-term courses. In long term there are two courses - O-Level and A-Level. The O-Level is equivalent to foundation diploma where IT Application is taught and the A-Level is also and IT Application course which is for advance diploma. These long-term courses are a Joint Scheme of AICTE and Department of IT, Government of India. Recognized by various state governments for employment, the short-term course offers three courses. The Basic Computer Course (BCC), Course on Computer Concepts (CCC) and Financial Accounting (FA).