The Government of Goa has announced a strategic Digital Goa Scholarship Program with the Bengaluru-based neo-university Newton School.
This collaboration would include a coding and mindset bootcamp followed by a 6-month Full-Stack Certification Program that would prepare students to become high-quality software developers.
Newton School is a neo-university founded in 2019 by IIT Roorkee graduates Siddharth Maheshwari and Nishant Chanda, both of whom have recently been named to Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 and Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 lists. Newton School provides students with skill-oriented and industry-focused tech courses and assists them in finding jobs as software developers and engineers through their 2000+ hiring partners, which include Google, Zomato, Thoughtworks, Xiaomi, Flipkart, Deloitte, Meesho, and TCS.
India has proven to be a technology adopter and developer over the years. This collaboration aims to make Goa a technology hub, with over 16,000 students graduating each year. It is expected to have a snowball effect on growth as more global IT firms hire students from Goa at all levels of the organisation.
More states can benefit from upskilling talent through edtech partnerships in the future if they adopt an e-learning model. The program’s ultimate goal is to establish an IT hub in Goa, with an influx of software professionals who will contribute to the economy on both an individual and social level, eventually leading to the democratisation of software development education in India.
The Digital Goa Scholarship Program will begin with a 12-week coding and mindset bootcamp open to both technical and non-technical Goan students. Students will be introduced to the world of computers and trained to develop the logical thinking and aptitude needed to learn coding in this course. This bootcamp will also include sessions with top mentors, instructors, Newton School alumni, and industry professionals from companies like Netflix, Amazon, Myntra, Unacademy, Google, and Microsoft.
The program is also facilitated by daily live classes with experts from the top software companies, mentorship from the top educators of India, resume-building sessions and interview preparation with mock interviewers.
Following the bootcamp, students will complete a 6-month certification program that will make them adept for Full-Stack Web Development. Additionally, as a part of this Digital Goa Scholarship, students will not have to pay anything until they get a job in the placement phase with Newton School after course completion and start earning.
This alliance is determined to provide industry-focused, skill-oriented education in software development to Goa’s youth in order to make Goa the next Silicon Valley of India in a short period of time.
Newton School aspires to make India a global developer powerhouse. This opportunity allows Indian youth to embrace the power of innovation and create Silicon Valleys throughout the country.
