AISECT The Foundation
AISECT is India's leading social enterprise that is working in the areas of skill development, higher education, financial inclusion, e-government, and other ICT-based services to bring about an inclusive change in the semi-urban and rural areas of the country. Established in 1985, the Bhopal-headquartered organisation has been untiringly reaching out to the remotest corners of the country for the past 38 years to empower people, generate employment for the youth, and unfold entrepreneurial initiatives.
The AISECT Model is a multi-purpose, self-sustainable, scalable, and entrepreneurial model that addresses the demand of local communities for various skills and ICT-based services required in the unorganised sector. The organisation has a strong presence in 640 districts, 3000 blocks, and 10525 panchayats across 28 states and 6 union territories through over 45,000 centres, 22 state offices, and 38 regional offices. The AISECT Entrepreneurship model has generated more than 15000 rural entrepreneurs and further employment for more than 50,000 people across regions. Till date, AISECT has also expanded its reach in international markets and set up offices and training centres in Ghana and the UAE. It has imparted skills-based training to over 31 lakh people, created employment opportunities within the network for more than 1,00,000 people, and empowered the lives of over 50 lakh people through various innovative products and services. AISECT has always provided a facilitating ecosystem for women entrepreneurs and women workforces with exemplary capabilities since three decades of its inception (Generated 2800 Women Entrepreneurs).
AISECT has partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer skills-based training to 20 lakh youth by 2029. Under this partnership, 25 vocational training academies have been set up that offer over 200 low-cost, high-quality university-certified certificate and diploma courses. AISECT is an affiliated partner agency of 12 Central Ministries and executes various national and state-level schemes like Deen Dayal Grameen Kaushal Yojna (DDUGKY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY). It has partnered with 15 State Skill Development Missions (SSDM), providing vocational education in 1800+ government schools in 18 states, and has joined hands with 27 Sector Skill Councils (SSC's) to develop relevant training modules in association with industry experts and so-called modules for 100+ job roles as per QP-NOS-based curriculum.
AISECT has also partnered with a number of leading corporations across the country to implement their CSR projects. AISECT has successfully implemented CSR projects benefiting more than 4,74,575 beneficiaries for leading corporations like UNDP, Microsoft, Vedanta, Redington, NASSCOM-DXC Technologies, Arcelor-Mittal Nippon Steel, Tata Trusts, JSW, Saurya Urja, NALCO, NTPC, CREDAI, Powergrid, Cholamandalam, NHDC, MECL, Coal India, Schneider Electric, etc.
Under the Financial Inclusion scheme, through its 7800 kiosks, AISECT works as a national business correspondent for six nationalised banks, one regional rural bank, and one payment bank. The AISECT Banking Kiosks also offer a host of services under government schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana, etc. Establishing Lok Seva Kendras (LSKs) at block levels in Madhya Pradesh, managing 620 E-Mitras in 13 districts of Rajasthan, and working with the State Bank of India to roll out its Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Project across the country. B2C services like mobile and DTH recharge, examination form download and submission, railway ticket booking, ITR filing, water bill payment, data entry operations, online VISA application services, etc. are also offered through the AISECT SEVA KENDRA (ASK).
AISECT's job portal, Rojgar Mantra, helps students gain relevant employment opportunities. It aims to bridge the existing demand and supply gap in the job market in semi-urban and rural India. Some of the areas of focus for Rojgar Mantra are permanent staffing, outsourcing human capital, customised corporate training, skill enhancement and training, as well as payroll processing. Currently, the Rojgar Mantra platform has more than 20 lakh registered job seekers and has provided placements to 25,000 candidates. Rojgar Mantra also has 1,500 registered employers on board. The platform has played a pivotal role in securing job opportunities through Rojgar Melas and recruitment drives.
AISECT Learn is a future-ready eLearning platform designed for upskilling and knowledge-building. It enables learners to master in-demand, industry-ready skills, delivered in multiple languages, in a wide array of disciplines. It offers varied certified courses across flexible New Education Policy (NEP)-aligned learning modules and with dedicated soft skills training and placement support. We offer learners everything from short-term certifications to MBAs, from recognised learning partners and leading universities. The initiative aims to bridge education, employment, and entrepreneurship inequalities in India and support Skill India, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan movements, and NEP 2020.
The AISECT Group of Universities has established six premier universities at locations that were in dire need of a quality higher education ecosystem. These include Dr. C. V. Raman University in Kota, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Rabindranath Tagore University in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), AISECT University in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Dr. C. V. Raman University in Vaishali (Bihar), Dr. C. V. Raman University in Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh), and Scope Global Skills University in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
AISECT has diversified its operations by establishing a millet processing unit under the banner of "Raman Greens" and a high-density polyethylene (HDP) pipe production unit operating as "Balshali Pipes." AISECT is thus committed to taking the next step in empowering India through its innovation and pioneering products and solutions. Owing to these endeavours, AISECT has won numerous awards and accolades on prestigious national and international platforms.