National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology

NIELIT, Kolkata (formerly DOEACC Society Kolkata Centre since 14.12.2002 and prior to that Regional Computer Centre, Calcutta) is an Autonomous Scientific Society under the administrative control of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and one of the oldest IT houses in eastern region imparting IT Education and Training for more than 30 years. The Centre was established in 1976 as a Registered Scientific Society (Autonomous Body) by the Central and West Bengal Governments.

In December 2002, Regional Computer Centre, Calcutta (RCC) was merged with DOEACC Society - An Autonomous Scientific Society of Department of Electronics & Information Technology under Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India. The Society has its Headquarters at CGO Complex, New Delhi and the other forty seven (47) centers located at Agartala, Aizawl, Ajmer, Alawalpur (Saksharta Kendra), Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chuchuyimlang, Churachandpur, Daman, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gangtok, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Haridwar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Jorhat, Kargil, Kohima, Kolkata, Kokrajhar, Kurukshetra, Lakhanpur (Saksharta Kendra), Leh, Lucknow, Lunglei, Majuli, Mandi, Pasighat, Patna, Pali, Ranchi, Ropar, Senapati, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar, Srinagar, Tezpur, Tura and Tezu. It is also well networked throughout India with the presence of about 700 + institutes.

The basic objective of NIELIT  Kolkata are described below:

• To carry out human resource development related activities in the area of Information Electronics and Communication Technology (IECT) which would enable employment generation and IT-Led economic growth
• Capacity building in IECT and allied fields by providing quality Education
• Capacity building through e-governance to enable Citizen Centric Services
• Empowering through Digital Education by using the services of the Centre, accredited Institutes and CSC's
• Develop web based System for delivery of Education & Training.