NIELIT was previously known as DOEACC Society and is an autonomous scientific society under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. It is involved in research and development, education, projects, e-governance, and e-learning. NIELIT offers O, A, B, C level courses equivalent to diploma, advanced diploma, MCA and M-Tech level courses. The DOEACC O level course is a one year diploma course that aims to provide fundamentals of IT tools, programming, web design and multimedia. It has theory and practical exams with minimum 50% required to pass. NIELIT has been a benchmark in IT education over the years.