UPDESCO Function of Education and Training Division 1. Introduction & Background: U.P. Development Systems Corporation is a State Government Undertaking engaged in providing IT services to various Government Department including computer training programme through the franchisee network system in the State. Presently in almost every districts of U.P., the franchisee centres are in existence which keeps on varying from time to time. It is also submitted that the training works are being done directly through the Updesco-AEC ie franchisee who are the authorised centres for Updesco in a particular district. No work are being done through Master Franchisee or Business Associate etc. Probably Updesco is the only organization who does not have any Master Franchisee as compared to other government agencies. UPDESCO has been running the following programmes namely:- a) Corporate training b) Government sponsored training and education programmes c) Career courses awarding certificate/ diplomas in specific areas of specialization. d) Project preparation/guidance to BCA/B.Tech & MCA/M.Tech students. The Govt of U.P. is determined to make U.P. a Smart State and has set a target and directed the department for providing training to the employees in the state. As per IT policy of the Govt, UPDESCO has been entrusted with the task of achieving this target/goal with full participation of client department. Keeping in view the above, UPDESCO has been approved by Govt. of U.P. for conducting computer training of govt. employee vide G.O. no. 1157/78- IT-2001 dated 13-08-2001. Updesco have various education centres operational in various locations of the state and many more centres are expected to be operational soon. The figures varies from time to time as has been elucidated earlier. 1
2. Training Infrastructure: UPDESCO has the privilege of imparting govt. staff training to the trainees on the following locations:- a). b). at the franchisee centres located in almost every districts of U.P. at the desired location of the client department need (On site training). Regarding the career courses, the candidates shall have to join at the nearest Updesco Authorised Education Centres in the concerned districts for imbibing computer knowledge. 3. Payment Schedule: For all purpose, whether it is a training to be conducted by the franchisee/ updesco or for other purposes, like training fees, licensee fees, security deposits, royalty etc, the payments are made by draft favouring "U.P. Development Systems Corporation Ltd., Lucknow". 4. Certificates: For all purpose whether it is a training given to the govt. personnel or education given to the student ether by franchisee of any districts or by Updesco, Lucknow, the certificates are issued by U.P. Development Systems Corporation Ltd., Lucknow. Henceforth, it is informed that the issuance of certificates is centralized at the UPDESCO Head Quarter, Lucknow. The centres at the district level are not authorised to issue certificates, only training and education can be imparted by them. 5. UPDESCO Training & Education Programme: a). Training to government personnel: Updesco had imparted training to more than 8000 officers and employees of Uttar Pradesh Government. The details of the course are as follows:- Course: Duration: Fee: Certificate Course on Computer Concepts (CCC) 80 Hrs. or 40 Hrs. Rs 30 per hr per participant, i.e., Rs. 2400/- or 1200/- per person. 2
Service Tax: Courseware: Shall be charged extra on the training value as per current rate applicable Provided to every participant free of cost Certificate: Issued by UPDESCO, Lucknow NB: UPdesco can also impart training as per the requirements of the client department. Course structure of Certificate Course on Computer Concepts (CCC) (80 Hours & 40 Hours) Sl No Subject Theory (Hours) Theory (Hours) 1 Introduction to Computer 25 1 2 Introduction to Windows 28 3 3 Basic DOS Commands 6 3 4 Elements of Word 6 8 Processing (MS Word) Use of Hindi Fonts 5 Spreadsheets (MS Excel) 18 8 6 Computer Communication 4 6 and Internet 7 WWW and web Browser 5 4 8 E-mail 4 3 9 Making small Presentation 12 4 (Power Point) Total Hours 80 40 b). Government Sponsored Training Programme: This scheme is focused mainly to the students/youths of the Society. The scheme is known as "Kaushal Vridhi Yojna" Scheme, run by the Department of Samaj Kalyan, U.P. through its Corporation, U.P. Anusuchit Jati/Jan Jati Vittiya Vikas Nigam Limited, Lucknow. Till date more than 14,000 students had been trained under this scheme throughout the State of U.P. in different phases by Updesco. c). Career Courses: UPDESCO is running a number of Certificate/ Diploma Courses with a view to educate the rural and the urban masses, depending upon his/her choice. 3
Till date it is expected that about 6000 students have been imparted training cumulatively in various centres for different courses. The details of the career/professional computer courses run by UPDESCO are as follows:- PROFESSIONAL COURSES Advance Diploma in Information Technology (ADIT) (6 months - Semester-4) Higher Diploma in Information Technology (HDIT) (6 months - Semester-3) Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) (6 months - Semester-2) Diploma in Computer Application (CCA) (6 months - Semester-1) 10 + 2 or Higher is a required qualification Certificate in Computer Application (CCA) Certificate in Computer Programming (CCP) Certificate in Information System (CIS) Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) Information Technology Concept and Business Systems (Foxpro) Java Programming Data Communication & Network Application PC Software (Using Office 2000) Internet & WWW (Web Design) Client Server Computer Concept Data Structure through 'C' Language Small Application Development Using ACCES 2000 OOPS Concept with programming in C++ RDBMS Application Development Computer Organization and System Software Using Oracle/VB Programming in Visual Basic Problem Solving through 'C" System Analysis, design & MIS Computer Graphics (Multimedia Technology) Advance IT Concept (Overview of Linux) Advance IT Concept Advance IT Concept Advance IT Concept (Network Computing) (Overview of Java Script) (Overview of C#) Project Project Project Project 4
Apart from the above, various short duration programmes are being run by updesco, so that the candidates could avail a specialized knowledge about the particular course. The various short temrs course are depicted below- Short Term Courses COURSE Duration Fee (Rupees) e-professional Java Programming 80 Hrs. 3200.00 Oracle 8i/Developer 2000/UB 100 Hrs. 4000.00 Web Application Development 120 Hrs. 4800.00 VB with Access Microsoft 80 Hrs. 3200.00 OOPS and C+++ 40 Hrs. 1600.00 Application development using C++ 80 Hrs. 3200.00 (VB with SQL Server) Application 80 Hrs. 3200.00 development Linux/Unix 30 Hrs. 1200.00 Network Technology 80 Hrs. 3200.00 DTP 40 Hrs. 1600.00 Auto CAD 80 Hrs. 4000.00 e-office Certificate in Office Automation 80 Hrs. 2400.00 Certificate in financial accounting (Tally) 30 Hrs. 1000.00 Certificate in Web Design 80 Hrs. 2400.00 DB application development using 40 Hrs. 1200.00 ACCESS 2000 e-people Certificate in using computer 25 Hrs. 500.00 Certificate in C Programming 30 Hrs. 600.00 Certificate in C++ Programming 30 Hrs. 600.00 Certificate in using Web 25 Hrs. 500.00 5
d). Project preparation and guidance to BCA/B.Tech & MCA/M.Tech Students: UPDESCO offers and provide expert project guidance to BCA/B.Tech and MCA/M.Tech students, which is the part of the curriculum. The fee structure is as follows: (1) B.C.A./B.Tech = Rs. 2000.00 per student (duration 2 months) (2) M.C.A./M.Tech = Rs. 4000.00 per student (duration 4 months) 6. Procedure For Obtaining Updesco Licence/Franchiseeship: a). Procedure: UPDESCO provides franchiseeship through application invitation process. The aspirants from different districts may apply as per the application form available at UPDESCO. The forms are then being submitted in UPDESCO after being duly filled up by the prospective institutes. UPDESCO representatives visit the sites and inspect the centre to verify whether the centre is as per the norms set by UPDESCO. The forms and on site inspection report are then properly scrutinized and if the centre fulfills the requisite criteria, then it is put up before Managing Director of UPDESCO. In order to obtain the franchisee ship of UPDESCO, it is mandatory on the part of prospective centres to fulfill the norms as set by UPDESCO. The centres are awarded the category of A, B, C & D as per the districts classifications. b). Districts, category, License fees & Security fees details The details of the categories, licence fees etc. are depicted as follows:- Sl. No. Category Districts Franchisee/ Licence fees per annum Security Fees Refundable Service Tax extra 1 A Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad, Rs. 40,000.00 Rs. 40,000.00 Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad and Noida (Gautambuddh Nagar). 2 B Moradabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Saharanpur, Rs. 30,000.00 Rs. 30,000.00 Mathura, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Mirzapur, Faizabad, Firozabad, Muzzafarnagar and Farrukhabad. 3 C All District Headquaters except category "A" & Rs. 20,000.00 Rs. 20,000.00 "B". 4 D All Tehsis & blocks of any districts. Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 6
c). Infrastructure: The details of the minimum infrastructure required for different categories at the centres are as follows:- Sl. Items Min. Requirements Status of the Centre No. A B C D as inspected 1. Lecture Room a. Nos. 2 1 1 1 2. Computer Lab a. No. of servers 1 1 1 1 b. No. of PC 15 11 9 7 c. Printers 1+1 1 1 1 d. UPS: 3. Library: (No. of books) if any 4. Faculty (Nos.) a. Sr. Faculty 1 1 1 1 b. Jr. Faculty 2 1 1 1 c. Lab Assistant 1 1 1 1 5. Admn. Staff (No.) a. Centre Manager 1 1 1 1 b. Counsellor 1 1 1 1 c. Receptionist 1 1 1 1 d. Peon 1 1 1 1 6. Infrastructure Details (in Sq.ft.) a. Lab Area 400 350 270 200 b. Lecture Room Area 370 270 240 200 c. Reception 170 170 150 120 d. Library 180 180 120 120 e. Staff Room 100 100 80 80 f. Toilet Area 40 40 40 40 g. Store Area 130 130 100 80 h. Other Area 360 360 300 160 i. Total Area 1750 1600 1300 1000 7. Additional Informations if any 7
7. Updesco's Authorised Education Centres Location (Updesco- AECs: The details of franchisee centres located in different districts of U.P. are annexed. The figures keeps varying at different point of time. Reason being that some of the centres withdrew and ceased to be AEC of Updesco or some may turn out to be defaulters in making payment of license Fees etc.. The list is enclosed for perusal please. 8