Permanent campus for NSTI (Women), Patna announced; MoU for Skill India International Centre in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Skill Development MoS (Independent Charge) Jayant Chaudhary on 23 July 2026 announced a permanent campus for the National Skill Training Institute for Women (NSTI-W), Patna, and the MSDE and Bihar exchanged an MoU for a Skill India International Centre (SIIC).
Summary
The NSTI (W) Patna campus will come up at Bihta at a cost of ₹99.97 crore, with an administrative block, academic block and girls' hostel; DGT Director General Dilip Kumar laid the foundation stone. The Skill India International Centre, backed by about ₹7 crore of central capital investment, will prepare Bihar's youth for jobs abroad through foreign-language training, employment counselling, pre-departure orientation and safe-migration support.
Key facts
- Date
- 23 July 2026
- Institute
- NSTI (Women), Patna – permanent campus at Bihta
- Cost
- ₹99.97 crore
- Foundation stone
- Dilip Kumar, DG, Directorate General of Training
- SIIC
- Skill India International Centre, Bihar – ~₹7 crore central investment
- Leaders
- CM Samrat Choudhary; MoS (IC) Jayant Chaudhary
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where will the permanent campus of the National Skill Training Institute for Women (NSTI-W), Patna be built?
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Correct answer: B — Bihta
The permanent campus will be developed at Bihta at a cost of ₹99.97 crore.
What is the main purpose of the Skill India International Centre (SIIC) for which MSDE and Bihar exchanged an MoU in July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Preparing youth for overseas jobs through language training, counselling and safe-migration support
The SIIC will prepare Bihar's youth for global careers through foreign-language training, international employment counselling, certification guidance, pre-departure orientation and safe-migration support.