Tata Motors and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are partnering to offer vocational courses for secondary and senior secondary students at 25 JNVs in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The program, launched in 2022, has already trained 2500 students and is expected to cover 5000 students this year.
Under this unique initiative, Tata Motors is utilizing its extensive expertise in the automobile domain to provide Automotive Courses (404 & 804) for vocational skilling to the students of JNVs. The course is offered to students in 9thto 12th grade and the curriculum and lab setup has been designed as per the CBSE guidelines and with inputs from the Tata Motors team.
The program aims to equip students with hands-on automotive skills and industry exposure right within the school premises. Tata Motors launches ‘Automotive Skill Lab’ at 25 JNV schools, offering students a fully funded Mechatronics Diploma, on-the-job experience, and engineering B. Tech opportunities. Mr.Vinod Kulkarni, CSR Head at Tata Motors said, “We are happy to enable cultivation of an engaged and skilled workforce and creating a future-ready workforce in partnership with JNVs.”