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NIIT, a leading global talent development
corporation and Asia’s largest trainer, has announced the
country’s largest IT aptitude test — the 4th National IT
Aptitude Test (NITAT) — to enable students and graduates
calibrate their potential and aptitude for a career in the
booming IT industry.
‘NITAT 2008’, will be simultaneously
conducted by NIIT in over 160 cities in the country on Sunday,
January 20, 2008.
Students desirous of checking their aptitude
for IT can appear for NITAT 2008 by registering online on
www.niiteducation.com/NITAT or visit the nearest NIIT
centre.
A list of ‘Promising IT Professionals of the
Future’, including names of those with ‘Very High’ or ‘High IT
Aptitude’ will be announced by NIIT and made available on
www.niiteducation.com/NITAT.
This identified resource pool can be accessed
by prospective employers including leading technology companies
for their manpower needs. NIIT will also award special
recognition certificates to merit list candidates and encourage
their pursuit of a career in IT. Toppers will also be invited to
a special ‘Placement Fair’ at key locations across the country.
Flagging off NITAT 2008 nationally, G
Raghavan, president - Individual Learning Business, NIIT, said,
“The Indian IT-BPO industry continues to be a lucrative career
destination for the youth. In addition to software development,
other areas such as infrastructure management; development for
the Web, mobile and interactive media space are also offering
tremendous opportunities for IT career aspirants.”
As per NASSCOM figures, there is a need for
8,50,000 software professionals and 1.4 million ITES-BPO
professionals by 2010. Additionally, there is a requirement for
3,00,000 digital media professionals by 2008. A recent IDC
survey has also cautioned the industry about a possible
shortfall of nearly 1 lakh skilled professionals in the
infrastructure management space, against the need for 3,75,000
skilled professionals by 2009.
NITAT is aimed at enabling graduates and
students pursuing their studies in engineering, arts, commerce
and science streams to gauge their aptitude for a career in the
IT sector, identify skills further required, if any, and thus
systematically charter their career into the IT industry.
Global technology majors such as Adobe, EMC,
Microsoft, Oracle and Sun Microsystems have expressed support to
NITAT 2008. NIIT’s pioneering initiative — NITAT — which has
been endorsed by NASSCOM, IDC and World Chess Champion
Viswanathan Anand, in the first three years, has already tested
over 170,000 candidates till date.
NITAT has been designed as an objective type
test of reasoning, comprehension, data interpretation skills and
behavioural traits. Every student undergoing the test will
receive a score-card with their interpretation, along with
her/his nationwide and zonal ranking. The assessment is expected
to be of particular benefit to graduating engineers in deciding
the careers they should take up.
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