Students hold admission letters opposing relocation of training from Nagpur
Nagpur: Around 85 students selected for a one-year Central govt computer training programme for SC/ST jobseekers have alleged that their course is being shifted out of Nagpur two months after classes began. Nagpur Divisional Office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment had advertised the SC/ST Jobseeker Training Programme in May 2026, according to the students. The programme offered a one-year Computer O Level Software and Hardware course, with 85 seats and a monthly stipend of Rs1,000. The students, mainly from Gondia, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Wardha, said admission letters were issued for training at CEIIT Computer Institute and Sigma Computers, with classes starting on July 1. They said the training has been conducted in Nagpur for 17 years and its certificate, issued through NIELIT, an autonomous Central govt institution, is required for several Central govt jobs.
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The students said they were told that failure to shift to these cities could result in cancellation of their provisional admissions. The students said they have already incurred expenses on accommodation, food and travel and have not received even a single month’s stipend. In his letter, Gadkari requested Tripathi to examine the matter and extend the “best possible support” to the students.
The development has left them facing fresh expenses and uncertainty over their admissions, the students claimed. Since the course was not available in their districts, they came to Nagpur, rented rooms or hostels, and some even secured admission in colleges here. They also submitted income certificates, bank accounts and DBT formalities. However, after two months of classes, they were verbally informed by the regional employment officer that the Nagpur institution had been changed, and the training would now be conducted in Mumbai, Nashik and Amravati. With most coming from financially weak families, relocating to another city would make it difficult for them to continue the course. Union minister Nitin Gadkari has taken up the grievance with NIELIT director general Madan Mohan Tripathi. Download the TOI App.