Deendayal Upadhyay KAUSHAL Kendra
Deendayal Upadhyay – KAUSHAL Kendra

Profile

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme based on skills development as part of college/university education, leading to award of Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree (Three Years) with multiple exists such as Diploma (one year), Diploma (Two Years) under the National Skill Qualification Frame work (NSQF). Dean Dayal Upadhyay Center for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) was established in GRI in September 2015. The B.Voc. Programme is focused on universities and colleges, providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their National Occupational Standards (NOS) along with broad general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc.to make meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating a pool of manpower with skills.

Dean Dayal Upadhyay – KAUSHAL Kendra

Vision

  • Empowering Youth through Skill Development
Mission

  • Develop employability skills in specific areas to meet the needs of industries of different kinds;
  • Enhance linkages between higher education and industries;
  • Serve as School of vocational, skill and employment oriented programme;
  • Promote need based, location specific and protect the traditional and skill and knowledge;
  • Network with such other centers, universities and colleges offering vocational and skill development programmes; and
  • Undertake and promote R & D in skill development sustainable for employability of youth.
Dean Dayal Upadhyay – KAUSHAL Kendra

Objectives

  • To formulate programmes / courses and create skilled manpower for industry requirements at various levels;
  • To set up modular vocational training centers targeted towards empowering under-privileged youth from rural and urban and semi-urban communities, leading to employment and income generating opportunities;
  • To empower men/women for socially and economically backward sections and helping them in augmenting their family income by providing meaningful skill trainings enhancing the market access for their goods and produces;
  • To develop location specific rural enterprises by promoting rural entrepreneurs with eco-friendly and sustainable technologies that provide clean drinking water, energy access, smokeless cook-stoves, agri-farm support and many more; and
  • To create empowered youth leaders through leadership training programmes in order to ensure ownership, sustainability of project and commitment.
Dean Dayal Upadhyay – KAUSHAL Kendra

Programmes

Name of the Course Duration Trades Available Intake Capacity Eligibility Syllabus
Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) (with multiple exists after one year, two years and three years) 3 Years 1. B.Voc. Footwear and Accessories Design (FAD) 50 Pass in +2 of any stream or equivalent Download
2. Farm Equipments Operation and Maintenance (FEOM) 50 Pass in +2 of any stream or equivalent Download
3. Dairy production and technology 50 Pass in +2 of any stream or equivalent Download
Diploma 1 Year 3. Two Wheeler Mechanism and Maintenance 30 Pass in +2 of any stream or equivalent Download
Certificate 1 Year 4. Two Wheeler Technician 20 Pass in 10th Standard Download