Press Release
NSDC’s ‘Udaan’ candidates trained by TATA Motors get 100 per
cent placement
After 6 months of training, 118 candidates under the program have been placed across dealerships
and channel partners of the company
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Candidates received training under the company’s ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’
programme and placed as Assistant Managers
Trainings conducted at NITTR, Bhopal and Amity University, Noida and various Service
Training Centres of Tata Motors in Pune, Lucknow, Pantnagar & Jamshedpur
Programme has provided the youth with employment opportunities across its dealerships
and Tata Authorized Service Stations (TASS)
July 17, 2014; Jammu & Kashmir: Tata Motors, India’s first automobile company to join hands with
NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) under the Udaan Scheme, has trained a total of 118
candidates (in two batches), through its ‘Tata Motors Certified Works Manager’ programme. The
second batch of 62 candidates, who graduated the programme, was recently facilitated at
convocation ceremonies held at TATA Motors Service Training Centres (STCs) in Pantnagar
(Uttarakhand) and Pune (Maharashtra). These candidates underwent training from 6th January to 5th
July, 2014. All the candidates have been offered placement after completion of training and their
joining is in progress.
Recruiting fresh graduates from engineering colleges of Jammu & Kashmir, this programme has
provided the youth with employment opportunities across its dealerships and Tata Authorized
Service Stations (TASS). Trained by Tata Motors for a total of 6 months; of which 3 were at NITTR
Bhopal / Amity Noida for management training and the remaining 3 at Tata Motors’ STCs (Service
Training Centres) for technical training; these graduates have now been placed at Tata Motors
dealerships as Assistant Managers.
The first batch of 56 candidates underwent training from 23rd August, 2013 to 22nd February, 2014.
All the candidates were placed after completion of training during the month of February itself.
TATA Motors has joined hands with Udaan to train 1,300 Jammu and Kashmir youth in the next 5
years. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with NSDC to explore training and
employment opportunities for 3 year engineering diploma holders and professional degree holders
of Jammu & Kashmir, through a collaborative action oriented agenda.
Commenting on the overall progress of Udaan, Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director and CEO, National
Skill Development Corporation said, “We are humbled and encouraged by the response and support
that we have received from Tata Motors. We have some great success cases under Udaan now. We
are proud of the candidates who have trained under the scheme and gained success for themselves.
We have a long way to go and we need consistent support of all the stakeholders – corporates, state
government, universities, colleges, employment exchanges and most importantly the candidate
community.”
Speaking on this momentous occasion, Sanjeev Garg, Global Head (Customer Care, CVBU), Tata
Motors said, “the Udaan program has helped Tata Motors and its dealerships to get trained
manpower for their business. We have trained 118 Candidates in 2 batches so far and they have
been recruited by our channel partners. Tata Motors is delighted to be associated with Udaan.”
He further added, “We at are extremely pleased with the support from NSDC and all other
organisations involved in making Tata Motors’ selection drives in J&K, a huge success. The youth of
J&K State are very energetic and can grow in all spheres of life, if proper guidance, opportunities and
facilities are provided. The J&K Graduate and Diploma Engineers we selected; are very talented and
have a positive attitude. They have rightly proved themselves in learning new skills and are doing
extremely well in their current roles.”
Expressing his gratitude towards Udaan, Shailendra Gulhati, Director, M/s. National Garage, a
dealership owner in Jammu & Kashmir said, “I am extremely pleased to share that the effect of
recruiting Udaan candidates for my workshops has been a very positive one. We, at National Garage,
inducted 3 boys on the 24th of February. Within a very short span of just over a month, they have
shown phenomenal results. They show great sense of planning, execution and analysis towards our
processes. I think Udaan has been a very successful endeavour on the part of the company.”
Udaan aims to provide skills to 40,000 youth from J&K over a period of 5 years and has already
received a commitment of 62,183 from 49 corporates across high growth sectors like retail, IT, ITES,
manufacturing, telecom, sports, banking, auto, education and electronics. As of date more than
4607 candidates have joined training with 49 corporates across the country. For the first time more
than 40 of India’s largest employers have sent more than 100 of their senior managers to select
candidates from J&K. Today the program is not limited to Jammu and Srinagar, but has spread to all
22 districts in the state. The project has seen remarkable progress where over 40,000 young,
aspiring and ambitious youth from Jammu & Kashmir have shown their interest to be a part of the
program.
About Project Udaan:
Under a Special Industry Initiative, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of
Home Affairs has been mandated to work with the corporate sector in bringing about a positive
change in the employment and skills space of Jammu and Kashmir. The special industry initiative,
known as “Udaan”, targets the youth of J&K, graduates, postgraduates and 3 years engineering
diploma holders, who are seeking global and local opportunities. Udaan aims to provide skills to
40,000 youth over a period of 5 years in high growth sectors.
Udaan has two objectives:
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To provide exposure to the graduates and post graduates of Jammu and Kashmir to the best
of corporate India
To provide corporate India with exposure to the rich talent pool available in the state
About National Skill Development Corporation:
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which was formed under the Ministry of Finance, is
a one of its kind public-private partnership with 51 per cent equity held by private sector and the
balance 49 per cent by the Union Government. Formed in 2010, NSDC is a professionally run not-forprofit company that includes 31 Sector Skill Councils and 136 training partners with over 2,011
training centres spread across 335 districts in the country. NSDC is mandated to skill 150 million
Indians by 2022.
For more information on the National Skill Certification and NSDC kindly visit our website, and
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About Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of INR
2,32,834 crores (USD 38.9 billion) in 2013-14. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata
Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is
Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial
joint venture with Fiat in India. With over 8 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the
country's market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top in passenger vehicles. Tata cars,
buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South
Asia, South East Asia, South America, CIS and Russia.
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