2. NAC-Tech has been conceived as an industry standard
assessment and certification program to ensure the
transformation of a "trainable" workforce into an
"employable" workforce, hence creating a robust and
continuous pipeline of talent for the IT/Engineering Industry.
It is targeted at final year and pre-final year students, who
will be seeking employment opportunities in the
IT/Engineering sector.
The intent behind assessing these students is to identify the
level of talent which is available across India, especially in Tier
II and Tier III cities and provide feedback to them on areas
they need to work on to improve their employability.
3. In-depth meetings with the large recruiters in the industry
were conducted to understand their recruitment practices,
cause of attrition desired skills in a candidate, etc. Based
on this, a job-skill matrix was developed which formed the
basis for the design of this assessment program. Core and
Working Committees from the industry were formed and
constant interactions were made to make sure that the
program was in line with the industry requirements. An
evaluation committee was set up to finalize the vendors
and decide on the approach to the pilot. Multi-tier
evaluation of the vendors happened after the initial
interaction. The identified vendors provided the content
and technology to run the test. The companies that have
helped develop the assessment program are - TCS, Wipro,
Infosys, Accenture, Cognizant and HCL.
4. - Preferred Scores of candidates: 60 % aggregate in graduation, 12th
standard & 10th standard
- Any candidate appearing in 'final year' of BE, B.Tech, MCA, MSc-IT is
eligible to take the test
Eligibility for NAC-Tech
5. S.No. Test Type Old Test Fee (INR) Revised Test Fee (INR)
1 NAC-Tech Part A 155 158
2 NAC-Tech Part A + B 232 237
Apart from this, Rs. 70 / Rs. 60 as center fee (for infrastructure at retail center
or college respectively) can be chargeable, if applicable.
6. Skill Competencies Checked
Duration (in
mins.)
Mode of
delivery
Verbal Ability
To assess candidate's verbal building blocks
by evaluating skills like grammar, spellings,
punctuations and vocabulary. To assess
English usage by evaluating skills like
structure, arguments and verbal reasoning.
20 Online
Reading
Comprehension
To assess candidate's comprehension of
English passages and ability to make
inferences from a large amount of
information. Be able to connect the dots and
make an assessment based on information
and ideas spread across the passage.
10 Online
Analytical
Reasoning
To assess problem solving skills through
questions on quantitative reasoning. To
assess candidate's logical skills by evaluating
skills like Deduction, Induction and
Visualization.
25 Online
Attention to Detail To assess candidates eye for detail. 5 Online
Total duration 60 mins.
7. Skill Competencies Checked
Duration (in
mins.)
Mode of
delivery
IT
To assess candidate's technical skills
in the core area of education.
30 Online
Electrical -do- 30 Online
Electronics -do- 30 Online
Mechanical -do- 30 Online
Civil -do- 30 Online
Chemical -do- 30 Online
Textile -do- 30 Online
Bio-Technology -do- 30 Online
Teleommunication -do- 30 Online
Total duration 30 mins.
8. Job Aspirants /
Test Takers
A common,
transparent
recruitment
process across
IT /
Engineering
companies.
Ability to
identify self
strengths and
weaknesses
through test
scores.
Detailed
feedback on
their
knowledge
and skills help
them decide
career
opportunities
in different
areas of IT.
Employment
facilitation
using NAC-
Tech scores.
9. Educational
Institutes
Enable the college
to generate a
quantifiable
picture of the
knowledge and
skill level of its
students.
Approach
industry
aggressively and
in a more
organized way for
placement
opportunities.
11. Industry
Industry gets a pool
of pre-assessed
candidates mapped
against
competencies
required for entry
level professionals.
It helps them reach
out to a wider
geography and
access talent from
tier II and tier III
cities and
institutions.
12.
13. Where does Indian IT industry stand today?
Indian IT sector continues to grow from strength to strength, witnessing
high levels of activity - both onshore as well as offshore. The industry
clocked export revenue of US$ 49.7 billion (excluding hardware) in FY
2009-10 registering about 5.5% growth from the previous year. The IT
sector also created a little over 100,000 jobs in FY09-10, adding the total
employment with the industry to around 2.3 million in the same period.
14. What role do IT companies play in NAC-Tech?
The test is developed and supported by the NAC-Tech Council comprising
of companies that conduct large recruitments like TCS, Wipro, Infosys,
Accenture, HCL and Cognizant. The test identifies the desirable skills in
fresh graduates that are essential, indicating their employability.
During the current phase and the times to come, industry will play a more
crucial role in lending credibility / endorsement to the NAC-Tech and will
help ensuring that this program gets differentiated amongst other similar
products which are available in the market.
15. •
Are there any training programs / courses that one needs to attend before attempting NAC-
Tech?
Since NAC-Tech encapsulates skills which are generic in nature, NASSCOM does not
endorse/recommend any Training or Training Company for the preparation of NAC-Tech.
However, there are very many training programs, specific to the foundation skills, which are
available across the country that may be attended if found convincing by the candidate.
How to participate in the program and take the test?
The test will be available from August 2011 for candidates.
The candidate will be able to take the test through: A state is holding the test and is inviting
candidates for it A college/university/institute is holding the test for its own students
• Independently through retail centres (information can be sought by sending a request to
nactech@nasscom.in)
•
Does one need to pay for this program?
Under the first two currently-running models/approaches (as mentioned above), it may/may
not require the candidate to pay for the test as this is completely at the discretion of the client
organizing for the test (e.g. state / college / university / institute). However, once the retail
model comes into play which will enable candidates to take the test independently, candidates
will essentially will have to pay the test fee.
Will people have access to NAC-Tech from small / tier-II, III cities?
Retail model will surely cater to small towns/cities. However, currently, with the two above-
stated approaches, these towns/cities can still be served by the organizing bodies (i.e. state /
college / university / institute).
16. What is the progress on NAC-Tech initiative?
In pilot phase, NAC-Tech was conducted in 18 states across India and also
with few individual colleges/universities with about 23,000+ candidates
appearing for it.
To take this forward, multiple approaches will be looked into to cover the
country, schedules regarding which, will be published on the NAC-Tech
website time-to-time and shall also be made known to the public through
various media sources.
17. Who will own this program going forward?
NASSCOM, on behalf of the industry, will
continue to play the central role. However, the
business & governing model of this program, in
view of long term, is under consideration.
18. Whom should we contact at NASSCOM for
further details?
For further details on NAC-Tech, please
contact Dr. Sandhya Chintala, Senior
Director (Education Initiatives) or Ms.
Avneet Bajaj, Senior Manager (Education
Initiatives) at nactech@nasscom.in
19. NASSCOM with a collective effort from key IT companies—
Accenture, Cognizant, HCL, IBM, Infosys, Microsoft, TCS, and
Wipro—has developed the Foundation Skills in IT (FSIT)
program with a view to enhance the skills that students
need, to become industry ready. The Foundation Skills in IT
(FSIT) training program is aimed to empower students with
IT related skills at the entry level. For more information
about the FSIT program, you can download the Outcomes
Based Framework for FSIT.
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