Goa government, Newton School launch scholarship to train students in software development

NEW DELHI: The government of Goa signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based EdTech platform Newton School to offer the Digital Goa Scholarship Programme. The programme aims to train 10,000 Goan students in software development by providing a 12-week bootcamp in coding and a six-month certification programme in full-stack web development.

The 12-week coding bootcamp will include sessions where students, from technical and non-technical backgrounds, will be trained in logical thinking and introduced to coding. The sessions will also be conducted by mentors, instructors, Newton School alumni, and industry professionals working for companies like Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, among others. The programme will be using an e-learning model wherein the students will have access to daily live classes in resume-building sessions and mock interviews for interview preparations.

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After the bootcamp, the students will have to complete a six-month certification programme in full-stack web development. As part of the programme, the students will not be asked to pay a fee until they get a job offer through the Newton School placements after the completion of their course and start earning.

While talking about the programme, Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said: “The Government of Goa has the goal to turn Goa into an educational and knowledge hub and with the Digital Goa Scholarship, we are taking steps towards achieving these goals. Newton School will be providing advanced training in coding for students from various colleges and make them eligible to get placed in 1000s of IT companies across India. In Goa we are committed to be a part of the Educational Revolution that has unfolded under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Getting IT companies to Goa will not only benefit the youth, but will facilitate the entire economy.”

Newton School is an EdTech platform and offers tech courses and trains students for placements in the software developing industry. Newton School is currently a hiring partner with over 2,000 companies such as Google, Zomato, Flipkart, and Deloitte, among others.