Make career by engaging with skill education: Nehru to JK students

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 21: Vice Chancellor of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University , Raj Nehru today called upon students of Jammu and Kashmir to make career by engaging with Skill education.
In a statement issued here, today he said Haryana Government has established Shri Vishwakarma Skill University in Palwal district near Delhi to realize the concept of Skill India. More than 40 programmes are running in the University and the students of Jammu and Kashmir taking admission in various skill courses will also be given scholarships on the basis of merit. Besides, one seat has been reserved for displaced students in each course so that these students can make a career by engaging with skill education, he added.
Nehru said Skill University is directly associated with industry under a dual integrated model. Therefore after studying from this University, students can directly connect with the industry. The University will facilitate every student to come in the employment model. Along with this, a provision of scholarship has been made courtesy of the industry partner and the University offers the scholarships to meritorious students.
Nehru said the students who meet the standards of scholarships will also get scholarships and its full details are also given on University website. There is a provision for on the job training in the university under which a trainee will get the opportunity to earn along with studies.
Nehru said at the present it is very important for every person to be skilled and the University has been established on this concept which has started diplomas from class 10th pass students, so that in the initial stage students can get employment by connecting with skills. He said there are also 12 diploma courses for the 12 pass students.