Asim Sarkar

AISECT

AISECT is India's leading Social Enterprise that is working in the areas of Skill Development, Higher Education, Financial Inclusion, e-Governance and other ICT-based services to bring about an inclusive change in the semi-urban and rural areas of the country. Established in 1985, the Bhopal-headquartered organization has been untiringly reaching out to the remotest corners of the country for the past 33 years to empower people, generate employment for the youth and unfold entrepreneurial initiatives. The organization has a strong presence in 475 Districts, 1500 Blocks, and 7200 Panchayats across 29 States and 3 Union Territories through over 20,000 Centres, 12 State Offices, and 28 Regional Offices. To date, it has imparted skills-based training to over 20 lakh people, created employment opportunities within the network for more than 75,000 people, and empowered the lives of over 50 lakh people through various innovative products and services. The AISECT Group of Universities has established five premier universities at locations that were in dire need of a quality higher education ecosystem. These include Dr C.V. Raman University in Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), the Rabindranath Tagore University in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), the AISECT University in Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Dr C.V. Raman University in Vaishali (Bihar), and the Dr C.V. Raman University in Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh). AISECT is the recipient of several national and international awards including the Schwab Foundation's Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Senior Ashoka Fellowship, SKOCH Corporate Leadership Award, NASSCOM IT Innovation Award, Golden Icon in National e-Governance Award, i4D Award, NASSCOM Emerge 50 Leader Award and many more.