NIIT bags orders from Bihar, Maharashtra govts

New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) NIIT Ltd today said it has bagged orders to impart computer education to 1.9 million students in 900 government schools in Bihar and Maharashtra in the next five years.

''As per two back to back orders bagged by its School Learning Solutions Business, NIIT will train nearly 1.3 million students in 500 State Government schools of Maharashtra and 6,00,000 children in 400 schools of Bihar in the next five years,'' the company said in a statement.

NIIT is working with Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (BSEDC), and Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary), Government of Maharashtra to implement computer education in the schools, it said.

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