NIELIT and Maharashtra sign MoU for Centres of Excellence in AI, robotics, IoT and Industry 4.0
On 11 October 2024, in New Delhi, NIELIT and the Government of Maharashtra, through the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, signed an MoU to set up Centres of Excellence in emerging technologies.
Summary
On 11 October 2024, in New Delhi, the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Government of Maharashtra, through its Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE), Mumbai, signed an MoU to establish Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, 3D Printing and allied technologies, with capacity-training and R&D centres at Government Polytechnics and Government Engineering Colleges in the state. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the effort, beginning in Maharashtra, will be extended to other states. Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil attended.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 11 Oct 2024, New Delhi
- Parties
- NIELIT and Govt of Maharashtra (through MSBTE, Mumbai)
- CoE areas
- AI, Robotics, IoT, Industry 4.0, 3D Printing, allied tech
- Where
- Government Polytechnics and Engineering Colleges, Maharashtra
- Union Minister
- Ashwini Vaishnaw (MeitY)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Through which body did the Government of Maharashtra sign the MoU with NIELIT on 11 October 2024 for Centres of Excellence?
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Correct answer: C — Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
PIB (11 Oct 2024): the MoU was signed between NIELIT and the Government of Maharashtra through its Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai.
Which Union Minister said the NIELIT-Maharashtra Centres of Excellence effort of 11 October 2024, beginning in Maharashtra, will be extended to other states?
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Correct answer: B — Ashwini Vaishnaw
PIB (11 Oct 2024): Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, said the effort, beginning in Maharashtra, will be extended to other states.