Karnataka government to join hands with Infosys for skill development as per NEP norms

The Karnataka government Tuesday decided to collaborate with Information Technology major Infosys to enable skill development among students as per the norms of the new Education Policy (NEP-2020).

“The Department of Higher Education and Infosys will sign three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) soon to utilise the ‘Infosys Springboard’ platform that comprises over 3,000 skill development courses for college students,” state Higher Education Minister C N Ashwathnarayan announced.

The minister added that a decision was taken in a meeting convened with Infosys officials at Vikasa Soudha. Ashwthnarayan added that the IT major’s platform will also facilitate digital learning for college faculty and professional guidance for students. “Infosys has agreed to donate 15,000 debonded computers to colleges in the state,” he said.