ICT ACADEMYInstitutional Membership

For Universities, Engineering, Management andArts & Science Colleges

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ABOUTICT ACADEMYICT Academy is an initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with the state governments and Industries. ICT Academy is a

not-for-pro�t society, the �rst of its kind pioneer venture under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model that endeavours to train

the higher education teachers and students thereby exercises developing the next generation teachers and industry-ready

students.

In the last 7 years, ICT Academy has strived on every aspect to provide holistic service to every stakeholder of the education

ecosystem in developing the next generation of talent pool in India, to make them industry-ready employees, innovators,

entrepreneurs and leaders.

With training of teachers and students as the primary objective, ICT Academy has been working through a Seven Pillar Program in the

areas of Faculty Development, Student Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Development, Youth Empowerment, Industry-Institute

Interaction, Digital Empowerment and Research & Publications.

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CHAIRMAN’SMESSAGE

The ICT Academy has been single-mindedly pursuing the goal of

improving the capability of the talent pool coming out of hundreds of

colleges and universities. In an increasingly innovative and competitive

world, it is the desire of ICT Academy to forge even stronger relationship

between the academia and the industry. Aspects of curriculum, research

and teaching methods are jointly evolved for a country that counts

technology as its key differentiator. The effort of ICT Academy will be to

forge a strong bond by encouraging ICT Corporations to play an active

role in all aspects of talent building and research. On behalf of ICT

Academy, I humbly request your greater interest in participating in the

initiatives of the Academy.

- Lakshmi NarayananChairman, ICT Academy and Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions

NITI AayogENDORSEMENTICT Academy is endorsed and recommended by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India Aayog), the National

Planning body of Government of India as one of the unique organization for dissemination and replication, which is aligned to the

Skill India Vision of the Government of India. Based on this recommendation, and on having successfully implementing its initiatives

in the 8 years since inception, ICT Academy now, extends its membership services to colleges across India.

MEMBERSHIPPRIVILEGES

With the aim of equipping faculty members with required skills and knowledge,

ICT Academy pursues the Faculty Development Program as its primary objective.

4 ICT Academy conducts training programs and expert led workshops for the

faculty members.

4 All Faculty Development Programs of ICT Academy are supported by leading

corporate in the ICT sector including major players like Cognizant

Technology Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, VMware, Hortonworks,

Hexaware, Intel, Autodesk, Oracle Corporation, Dell EMC, IBM India, NVIDIA,

National Instruments and Cadence etc.

4 ICT Academy would train minimum ten faculty members of its member

institutions in a year. Every Faculty Development Program is supported with

effective pedagogical tools for the faculty to use in transferring the

knowledge to students in the colleges.

1. Faculty Development Initiatives

ICT ACADEMYINSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPICT Academy invites higher educational institutions (Technical Universities, Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science

Colleges) to be a part of this initiative thereby bene�tting the faculty members and students through various

initiatives of the Academy, which includes Faculty Development, Training Programs, Skill Development Initiatives,

Research, Industry-Institute Interaction, Nurturing Innovation etc. ICT Academy already has a membership base

with 560 institutions across the nation.

With an objective of creating Indian-based Research Journals of international

quality and to build up local research content, ICT Academy publishes �ve peer

reviewed International Journals on quarterly basis. These Journals highlight the

continued growth and addresses new challenges in basic research and

application development.

ICT Academy shall provide 2 copies of its peer reviewed international journals to

the member institution

4 ICTACT Journal on Communication Technology (IJCT)

4 ICTACT Journal on Image & Video Processing (IJIVP)

4 ICTACT Journal on Soft Computing (IJSC)

4 ICTACT Journal on Microelectronics (IJME)

4 ICTACT Journal on Management Studies (IJMS)

2. ICT Academy Research Journals

ICT Academy facilitates its member institutions to obtain corporate partnership

with leading technology companies through ICT Academy - Corporate

Academic Alliance program.

4 Through this initiative, ICT Academy facilitates the member institutions to

avail the resources like software, web contents, tools and learning materials,

as a part of the Academic Alliance Programs of such corporate.

4 ICT Academy member institutions will get an opportunity to collaborate

with leading corporate and shall set up Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the

institution.

4 All corporate programs will be based as per the terms and conditions set by

the corporate companies.

4. Corporate Partnership Programs

ICT Academy Student Skill Training includes training on various Employability

Skills development and course modules on various domains. These skill

development programs include both Technical and Soft Skills course modules.

These courses are created with a vision to enhance the skills that students require

to become industry-ready.

4 All courses are developed through the ICT Academy Course Development

Framework which is guided by the Industry experts.

4 The Student Skill Development courses are offered in ToT model and Direct

Training Model.

4 ICT Academy trains the students of the member institution through TTT

model on the niche technologies and soft skill programs and will equip them

with the industry certi�cation at a subsidized cost.

3. Student Skill Training

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ICT CONNECT

"ICT CONNECT" Magazine - An Edutech Quarterly Publication Since 2010

ICT Connect is published with an objective to provide a platform for the students, teachers,

researchers and corporate executives to share Best practices in the industry, learn

technological advancements in ICT, obtain Career guidance, Skill development, gain exposure

to Case studies, Skill Gap Analysis, teaching and learning methodologies, and receive

information on areas emergent in ICT Industry, and many more.

4 We believe dissemination of information is itself a step towards empowerment.

4 ICT Academy provides member institutions with open access.

Youth Street

4 Youth Street is a bimonthly published to entertain youth with information.

4 "Youth Street" seeks to publish anything under the sun that is informative and useful for

youth. We welcome content from authors and experts primarily, and articles from readers

too.

4 Faculty members can contribute articles for the magazines sharing their experiences with

the student community.

5. ICT Academy Publications

Power Seminar is an initiative to host the expert-led seminar

series dedicated to current and emerging topics across

domains.

4 ICT Academy Power Seminar series features noted

industry experts as speakers, addressing the students at

member institutions on speci�c technical topics for

speci�c student groups. .

4 These seminars are to ignite the minds of the students

with enhanced academic skills, inter–disciplinary skills,

critical thinking skills and the latest industry updates

which are necessary for academic success.

4 Power Seminar is conducted based on the request made

by the member institutions and on agreement to the

terms and conditions set by ICT Academy.

7. Seminars at colleges

ICT Academy provides its member institutions with free access to ICT Academy

education portal, software and resources of partner companies to the faculty

members of Member Institutions.

4 The learning portal provides various advantages to the learners such as Self-

Paced Learning, Self tracking, Discussion with Peers and Online

Assessments.

4 Free access to software is based on the terms set by the respective corporate

partners.

6. Free Software and Access to content

ICT Academy organizes various conferences and events with a speci�c objective of enhancing the Industry and Academia

Interaction. Through these events, ICT Academy creates a platform for its member institutions to interact, collaborate and work

closer with the industry.

4 These events address the key challenges in creating industry relevant education scenario in the country.

4 ICT Academy would invite its member institutions to participate in all its events at a subsidized special member fee.

8. ICT Academy Events

ICT Academy Youth Contests are opportunities for youth to practice their

communication, presentation and leadership skills, and speaking skills by

sharing the experience, re�ecting on the speech, connecting it to real life

examples, and applying that knowledge to other relevant situations.

4 Youth Contests identify the talents among students and provide them a

platform to showcase their ideas through speaking and presentation skills.

4 State level contests will be conducted and Students from member

institutions can register and participate in the Youth Contest

9. ICT Academy Youth Contests

The Academy identi�es and recognizes the administrators, teachers, and

students to collectively pool in innovation and best practices across the nation to

vitalize the present ecosystem and impact the future of the nation.

List of Annual Awards given by ICT Academy:

4 ICT Academy Student Innovator Award

4 ICT Academy Academic Partner Excellence Award

4 ICT Academy Best Coordinator Award

10. ICT Academy Awards

ICT Academy supports its Member Institutions in conducting National and International level Conferences, Workshops, Seminars,

Symposium and other events in the areas of ICT.

4 ICT Academy assists its Member Institutions' conferences by creating a platform in bringing together the experts from industry,

academia, government and R & D organizations to discuss and share their expertise on the conference topics and themes.

4 Based on the request from the Member Institutions and the number of papers submitted, ICT Academy will collaborate to

conduct the conference organized by the Member Institutions.

11. Conference Collaboration

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Delhi Office

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