Course Overview

The Indian IT industry has been growing in leaps and bounds in-spite of the setbacks in the IT industry globally. Both outsourcing and off-shoring have increased as India is seen as a nation that can provide cost effective solutions. The Information Technology (IT) industry has created new economic opportunities for millions of Indians and changed the country's image globally. NASSCOM estimates put direct employment at around 10 million and indirect employment at 20 million by 2020. Even if we factor in the current global economic environment, the truth is that employment in the sector is growing. The sudden growth has created a wide gap between demand and supply of hardware and networking professionals. There is an immediate necessity of 5 lakh professionals by 2015 and the demand is likely to increase further in the coming years. This program covers the skills which can create employment opportunities for the young IT job aspirants. It covers the skills right from management and maintenance of IT infrastructure to IT security. The course aims at utilizing fully the capabilities of the free and open source software. The participants will get hands-on training.