Ashwini Vaishnaw launches NIELIT Digital University, opens five new NIELIT centres
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the NIELIT Digital University platform in New Delhi on 2 October 2025 and virtually inaugurated five new NIELIT centres.
Summary
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the NIELIT Digital University (NDU) platform in New Delhi on 2 October 2025 to widen access to digital education. The platform will offer industry-focused programmes in AI, cybersecurity, data science, semiconductors and related fields, with flexible learning modes and virtual labs. Vaishnaw also virtually inaugurated five new NIELIT centres at Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Balasore (Odisha), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Lunglei (Mizoram) and Daman (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu). NIELIT exchanged MoUs with Microsoft, Zscaler, CCRYN, Dixon Tech and Future Crime. Vaishnaw asked NIELIT to sign MoUs with the top 500 companies under the motto 'You decide what to teach'.
Key facts
- Launched
- NIELIT Digital University (NDU) – 2 Oct 2025, New Delhi
- Courses
- AI, cybersecurity, data science, semiconductors
- New centres
- Muzaffarpur, Balasore, Tirupati, Lunglei, Daman
- MoUs
- Microsoft, Zscaler, CCRYN, Dixon Tech, Future Crime
- Motto
- 'You decide what to teach' – tie-ups with top 500 companies
- Ministry
- Electronics & IT (MeitY)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which Union Minister launched the NIELIT Digital University platform on 2 October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT, launched the NIELIT Digital University platform in New Delhi.
Which of the following was NOT among the five new NIELIT centres inaugurated on 2 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Shillong
The five new centres are at Muzaffarpur, Balasore, Tirupati, Lunglei and Daman; Shillong was not among them.
Consider the following statements about the NIELIT Digital University launched in October 2025: 1. It will offer industry-focused programmes in fields such as AI, cybersecurity, data science and semiconductors. 2. At the launch, NIELIT exchanged MoUs with Microsoft and Zscaler, among others. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct as per the MeitY release.