Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 2: NIIT Jammu today celebrated World Computer Literacy Day 2014 by offering free one month program on Computer Literacy to the students of class 6th to 12th studying in Govt Schools.
The first batch of 20 students from Government Higher Secondary School Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and the second batch of 20 girls from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, Jammu, were launched in respective centres today.
Offers have been made to few other Schools in the city and more batches are expected to be launched in the coming days.
CEO of NIIT Jammu set of Centres, Rahul Sharma launched the program by lighting the traditional lamp in presence of the students and the staff members.
Mr Sharma said that NIIT Jammu will be providing free Computer Literacy training to 200 such students by the end of January 2014.
He further said that NIIT Jammu is planning to offer similar free programs to senior citizens also to benefit them with the knowledge which is need of the hour in the modern era.
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