NASSCOM, the premier trade body and ‘voice’ of the IT software and service industry in India, has announced the national rollout of NAC – the NASSCOM Assessment of Competence (NAC) with the government of Rajasthan, making the state the first one to roll out NAC.

NASSCOM, with active participation of IT-BPO industry players, designed NAC, a national assessment and certification program, which is aimed at creating a robust and continuous pipeline of talent by transforming the “trainable” workforce into an “employable workforce”.

Currently, only about 25 percent of technical graduates and 10-15 percent of general college graduates are suitable for employment in the offshore IT and BPO industries, respectively. As countries from around the world enter the offshore market, it is necessary that India must improve the quality and skills of its workforce.

NAC aims to address the potential talent shortage by creating a robust and continuous pipeline of talent through a standard assessment and certification. This will provide insights into the real training and development needs of talent and hence help companies; Governments and Universities develop customized talent development initiatives and programs. At the same time, it will help to tap new talent pools in comparatively remote parts of the country, through a common assessment accessible easily to all.

Source : The Hindu
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At present two college in Tamil Nadu started following this exam. Based on the marks obtained, students are called for technical round by the companies. In future, all universities may follow this exam. So guys beware of it and start molding yourself to compete with other university students. It gonna be a serious competition for all.

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