IIT Mandi is conducting five brief courses aimed at particular engineering fields through its Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), with assistance from Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN).

“The one-month short courses are being introduced to develop the skills of Himachali youth with hands-on real-life engineering problems making them employable and ready for the job market,” the institute said in a statement. The free registration for the courses has already started. Free food, accommodation, and teaching material will be provided by IIT Mandi.

“The course is open to motivated IT, diploma engineers, engineering students, practicing, working engineers, postgraduates and PhD level students, teachers, faculty members of technical institutions of Himachal Pradesh who are having a strong willingness to excel in their scientific and engineering research pursuits,” it said.

The CCE IIT Mandi will offer five new courses under HPKVN scheme. Interested candidates can apply on IIT Mandi website, iitmandi.ac.in.
 
The courses are- Hands-on course on Embedded Systems, Model Predictive Control for Industrial Systems, Hands-on Training of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Modelling for Engineering, Product Design and Manufacturing.

These courses will help in developing skills for automation and other jobs under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with mentorship support from IIT Mandi faculty and HPKVN. A participation certificate from the Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Mandi will also be given to all the participants on successfully completing the course.