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History

NIIT was formerly known as the National Institute of Information Technology, a name derived from the Indian Institutes of Technology. NIIT was founded in 1981 by Indian entrepreneurs Rajendra S. Pawar and Vijay K. Thadani to provide IT education in India. NIIT claims to have trained one out of every three software professionals in the country^{[citation needed]}. Location of IITs The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are a group of seven autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. ... Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman of NIIT, a distinguished alumnus of IIT, Delhi, co-founded NIIT along with his batchmate Vijay Thadani and with the active support of Shiv Nadar. ... Vijay K. Thadani is a distinguished alumnus of Indias premier engineering school Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. ...

NIIT has diversified into software services. In 2004, the company split into NIIT Ltd and NIIT Technologies Ltd. While NIIT Ltd focuses on training, NIIT Technologies focuses on software development and business process management. In 2007, NIIT claimed to be among the ^[1] Indian software exporters and have operations in 42 countries^{[citation needed]}. Business process management (BPM) is a method of efficiently aligning an organization with the wants and needs of clients. ...

NIIT has recently tied up with Chinese universities for training Chinese engineers^{[citation needed]}. Though Indian institutions have not fully utilised NIIT for Indian IT sector. Most Indian engineering students are not industry ready as they cannot afford courses from IT training majors.

NIIT Technologies FADAI Ltd

NIIT Technologies is a global IT solutions organization servicing customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Our focus on select industry verticals in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, Travel & Transportation and Retail & Manufacturing has helped us create differentiation through specialization.

The company offers services in Custom Software Development and Maintenance, Legacy Maintenance and Modernization, and Enterprise Integration.

NIIT Technologies have received ISO 9001:2000 certification from KPMG for its software development and been assessed at Level 5 of SEI-CMMi^{[citation needed]}.

The organization has also been assessed at Level 5 of P-CMM^{[citation needed]}.

At NIIT Technologies, our philosophy can be better understood with the Rubik’s Cube. Here is a puzzle that can either take hours to solve or be put in order within a very short time. The difference is the ability to remain focused.

Our strategy of sustained focus on select verticals, Innovation and investing in our people is at the core of our strength. It defines our underlying philosophy 'Value from Focus'. That is why clients across geographies Trust us to find the way.

Website :: http://www.niit-tech.com

History

The genesis of NIIT Technologies can be traced to the mid ’80s, when a software arm of NIIT Limited was created to cater to the demands of an Indian market just awakening to computerization. Unlike the bulk of software and services companies in the country that were export-oriented, NIIT wet its feet in the domestic market, drawing sustenance and gaining vital experience from its interactions with customers on its home ground.

As NIIT Limited, which pioneered the concept of computer training in the country, went about establishing the foundations of IT literacy in India, it drew under its umbrella both individual as well as corporate learners. Seeing its corporate customers grapple with IT deployment issues, the company realized it needed to go beyond its training mandate and help companies understand their IT needs, pick the relevant technologies and assist in the implementation. Thus was born NIIT’s software operation -- a logical extension of its training endeavour.

NIIT pioneered the packaged software distribution business in India through tie-ups with reputed software majors such as Information Builders Inc. and Sybase. Later, more partnerships were developed with other leading technology providers.

For a long time, most IT buyers had considered software an integral part of hardware, necessarily free. NIIT turned the notion on its head with a scheme where hardware, a PC XT and PC AT, at that time, was bundled free with a copy of licensed software. This unique marketing program established the notion of “value” associated with licensed software and opened the market for packaged software in India.

The 1990s represented a turning point for the company and the country. It was a period, when faced with an acute foreign exchange crisis and oil-pool deficit, India was looking at globalization. As “export or perish” became the new success mantra, NIIT embarked on its overseas journey, towards the world’s largest market, the US, and towards Singapore, an IT-savvy nation in need of technology solutions.

The company sent some of its brightest software developers to work in the Engineering departments of companies with whom it had built software-marketing relationships. Gradually, it moved up the value chain, expanding its expertise to software engineering, application management and systems integration. Since inception itself, its software activities revolved around its offshore development centers in India, which have now emerged as a major component of its global delivery model.

Today, NIIT Technologies has metamorphosed into a global company with a local flavor. Its operations are run worldwide through wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in each major geography. It has customized software solutions to suit the needs of specific markets. It has also migrated vertically to focused industry verticals.

In order to rapidly establish itself in its focused domains, it embarked on an aggressive acquisition drive. It took under its wings companies such as US-based Osprey, an end-to-end solutions provider specializing on the SAP platform, DEI, a firm with domain expertise in the insurance vertical, Europe-based AD Solutions and UK IT Solutions provider to the Insurance sector, ROOM Solutions. It also established a joint venture with ESRI Inc., a global leader in GIS to offer specialized solutions in this segment.

Year 2002 marked a significant milestone for NIIT’s software arm— for the first time, it notched up revenues higher than that of the education division. This triggered the move to establish NIIT Technologies as a separate company.

A restructuring exercise initiated in 2003, resulted in the creation of NIIT Technologies in June, 2004. Today, NIIT Technologies ranks among the Top 20 IT Solutions providers from India, with a broad portfolio of offerings and a significant stake in verticals such as Banking Financial Services & Insurance, Travel & Transportation and Retail & Manufacturing. The company’s commitment to quality and adherence to global standards has further strengthened its credentials among discerning customers.

Board Of Directors

 Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman & Managing Director, NIIT Technologies, is an acknowledged IT industry leader and visionary. Ranked among India’s celebrated entrepreneurs, Mr. Pawar helped create and nurture NIIT Technologies, which ranks among the country’s Top 20 software companies. 

Recognizing his pioneering and entrepreneurial work, Ernst & Young conferred on Mr. Pawar its prestigious Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1999. His valuable contributions to the IT industry in India also earned him the IT man of the Year award, instituted by IT industry journal, Dataquest. A respected opinion leader and thinker, Mr. Pawar has spearheaded several IT industry initiatives. His role as a thought leader within the Indian Prime Minister’s Task Force for IT and Software Development and his contributions to the FICCI and CII IT committees, have established him as an industry guru.

Arvind Thakur, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Technologies is responsible for spearheading the organization and raising its delivery capabilities to world-class standards. Under his stewardship, NIIT Technologies Limited has been assessed at global standards of development. It has bagged an ISO 9001:2000 certification, been assessed at Level 5 of both the SEI-CMMi and People-CMM frameworks and got the ISO 27001 information security management certification.

He has been a part of the core team since the early years of NIIT’s inception, handling both the software and key organizational functions at NIIT. He is an active member of many Industry Associations and Societies. Having served these bodies in various capacities, he has helped them implement their programmes.

Vijay Thadani, Director, NIIT Technologies, co-founded NIIT in 1981, and has since built NIIT Limited into Asia’s biggest IT Education and Training company with a presence in 30 countries. As Chairman, NIIT USA, based out of Atlanta (1999-2003), he mentored NIIT's Strategic Alliance Program that resulted in the successful acquisitions of leading technology companies in the USA and Europe.

In 1999, Mr. Thadani was recognized by his alma mater, IIT Delhi, as a “Distinguished Alumnus.” For his outstanding contribution in the field of management, he was conferred the Bank of India Award for Excellence in 2000.

Subroto Bhattacharya, external Director, NIIT Technologies, is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience.

He possesses rich experience in the field of Finance and Management Consultancy, having worked as a part of the core team in several reputed organizations.

Surendra Singh, external Director, NIIT Technologies, is a retired IAS Officer, who has held very senior positions in the Central and State Governments. Having joined the Public Service in 1959, Mr. Singh has been Special Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, responsible for all the economic work in the PMO, Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India, Secretary to the Council of Ministers and Secretary, Ministry of Industry. He was an Executive Director on the board of the World Bank, representing India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. He has also held directorships on the Boards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Amit Sharma, external Director, NIIT Technologies, an MBA from Wharton School and an MSE in Computer and Information Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, is the Vice President - Strategy and Business Development – APAC for Motorola. Mr. Sharma is a member of Motorola's Asia Pacific Regional Board and plays a key role in its growth plans for the region. Mr. Sharma has been associated with companies like McKinsey and GE Capital and specializes in Strategic Planning and Business Development.

References

Bibliography

NIIT Technology's official website : http://www.niit-tech.com Webmaster : Snehal Kumar

External links

• Official website of NIIT Technologies
• Hole in the wall is a scientific experiment conducted in India by NIIT's Sugata Mitra, to demonstrate the effectiveness of , what he termed as, Minimally Invasive Education.
• http://www.niiteducation.com - website for NIIT education services

http://www.niitstudent.com/ Minimally Invasive Education (or MIE) is a term used to describe how children learn in unsupervised environments. ...