New Delhi
The Centre on Thursday informed Parliament that the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, will train 2100 tribal students in semiconductor technology.
Minister of State, Tribal Affairs, Durgadas Uikey, informed Lok Sabha about the details in a written reply.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, has entrusted the project ‘Semiconductor Fabrication & Characterization Training for Students from Tribal Community’ to Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru under the central sector scheme – Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)during the financial year 2023-24. The project aims to deliver 2100 NSQF-certified level 6.0 & 6.5 training in semiconductor technology to tribal students over three years, Uikey pointed out.
He further stated that MoTA, in collaboration with IISc Bangalore, will provide basic training to 1500 tribal students and advanced training to 600 tribal students, in semiconductor technology over the next three years. All tribal students who possess a degree in one of the engineering subjects, are eligible to apply for the program.
As informed by IISC, Bengaluru, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has created 6 large Nano centers (including IISc) for delivering training in semiconductor technology.
The degree programs at these nano centers have representation from tribal community, as per the reservation policies. Other than degree programs the nano centers also run short term training programs under INUP program https://inup-i2i.in/inup_wrapper/home.php.
However, the program with MoTA is the first training program dedicated exclusively to tribal communities.
