Mythiksha has officially partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a strategic implementation and knowledge partner in the Skill India Mission, working under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India.
This partnership with NSDC aims to take Mythiksha’s efforts a step further by helping expand its reach in rural cities and promoting employment opportunities for rural youth.
With NSDC, Mythiksha expects to reach over 1 Lakh students over the next 12 months. At present, Mythiksha follows a ’Learn Now Pay Later’ model, where candidates enroll with an admission fee and clear the course fee in easy installments after they receive a job. With NSDC, students will also have the option to acquire loans via their partnered NBFCs. The organization also helps add credibility to Mythiksha’s approach to partnering with colleges across the nation.
“There is a visible gap when it comes to awareness around pursuing career paths among the rural youth. Affordability is also a commonly discussed factor that discourages several students from pursuing a quality education. Growing up, I have witnessed how several aspirations have gone unfulfilled in this process. By partnering with NSDC, we hope to take Mythiksha and our goals further, with the aim of helping improve skilling and career opportunities in our society,’’ said Utkarsh Apoorva, Founder and CEO of Mythiksha.
"We appreciate the uniqueness of Mythiksha's model which is targeting high quality upskilling at scale in Rural India. While Mythiksha is a young company/Start-up, but we saw great potential in the team and their implementation plan. The mission of upskilling 1 crore young people in 5 years is an ambitious goal, and we are excited to support them in this endeavour,” said Mr. Ved Mani Tiwari, COO and Officiating CEO, NSDC.
Mythiksha guarantees 100% placement for youth from tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Typically, industry driven education programs are extremely expensive, and therefore limited to a few hundred students every year (like top tier MBA programs). However, Mythiksha's innovative financial model allows students with limited financial means to access these high-quality programs. Their training program involves live classes via multimedia rooms set up within college premises, video lessons accessible via smartphones, but most importantly, industry-grade projects designed by VPs and CEOs of top tier companies with highly accomplished academic backgrounds.
