New Launch16 Nov 2025, 09:31 pm
Cyient Foundation & SIDBI Swavalamban Foundation Launch AI & Future Skills Center of Excellence in Nagaland
AI Summary
Cyient Foundation, in collaboration with SIDBI Swavalamban Foundation, has established an AI & Future Skills Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre (NTTC), Dimapur. The initiative aims to accelerate AI-driven skilling and employability in India’s North-East region, empowering local youth with future-ready digital and technological skills. The CoE, which was inaugurated by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Honorable Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, will offer AI-integrated skilling programs across domains such as Handloom & Handicraft; AI, Software Coding & Robotics.
Key Highlights
- Cyient Foundation & SIDBI Swavalamban Foundation launched an AI & Future Skills Center of Excellence (CoE) in Nagaland
- The CoE aims to accelerate AI-driven skilling and employability in India’s North-East region
- The CoE will offer AI-integrated skilling programs across domains such as Handloom & Handicraft; AI, Software Coding & Robotics
- The initiative has been supported through a CSR partnership with the SIDBI Swavalamban Foundation
- The CoE is expected to train over 200-240 youth annually, with 75% of graduates projected to find employment or become self-employed within three months of course completion