Sambalpur, July 5: With a holistic mission to equally draw out Values & Employability in classrooms, the Odisha State Open University(OSOU) on Saturday launched "DAKSHATA" to instill new era Industrial skills in young minds, working out 10 new lucrative programs.
The Odisha State Open University (OSOU) with the new 10 innovative courses marked another step towards skilling and empowering learners across the country by launching the "DAKSHATA" – a set of 10 industry-focused skill enhancement courses in collaboration with its industry partner uLektz at the Varsity’s headquarters in Sambalpur today.
The launching ceremony of as many as 10 new programs was marked with the auspicious Bahuda Yatra and was graced by Prof. Shyam Sundar Pattnaik, Vice-Chancellor, along with Dr.Chitta Ranjan Sahu, Registrar, Nalini Ranjan Sarangi, Controller of Finance, Deputy Registrar, Directors of Schools, and all faculty members and staff of the OSOU.
The scholastic event signified the OSOU's commitment to blending academic learning with employability-driven skills through well accessible and digital platforms.
The DAKSHATA programme offers 10 specialized skill enhancement courses targeting both engineering and non-engineering students learning across the nation.
The newly rolled out courses include, Artificial Intelligence ,Corporate Communication, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning, Digital Marketing, Project Management, Python Programming, Social Media Marketing and Web Technologies.
Each course is structured with 3 credits, comprising 90 notional hours of study, and aligned with the National Credit Framework (NCrF).
Learners can accumulate these credits in their Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) IDs, thus enabling seamless integration into formal education pathways and career portfolios.
The Odia version of these courses will be launched before 31st of August this year as stated by the Vice-Chancellor.
The courses are now available through the DAKSHATA web platform as well as the DAKSHATA mobile app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, offering ease of access and learning flexibility to students and professionals alike.
Through this initiative, the OSOU reinforces its commitment to accessible, affordable, and quality education, driving forward the Digital India and Skill India missions by making contemporary, industry-aligned skills available to all learners.
