NIELIT Shimla PGDCA Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Seats, Admission Process

Yes, NIELIT Shimla offers a part-time PG Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA) among its Non-Formal Courses. The duration of the PG-level course is one year, which is further divided into two semesters. Further, the institute is also authorised to conduct the PGDCA course of MCRP, Bhopal. It is offered as a Formal Course. Candidates who have completed their Graduation can apply for these courses. 

PGDCA at NIELIT Shimla is a part-time course that provides students with funadamental knowledge in the fields of Computer Science and IT. It offers a plethora of jobs within and outside the country. Some top job profiles that a PGDCA holder can take up, along with the respective average annual salaries are tabulated below:

Note: The salary information is sourced from Ambitionbox.com.

NIELIT Shimla, is providing training to candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC & Minorities communities of Himachal Pradesh, for different courses under the “Training and Proficiency in Computer Applications” scheme since 2007. Till date, about 4410 candidates had obtained training in different courses. It is the earnest endeavour of NIELIT to provide placements to successful candidates of these courses. After the completion of training/gaining proficiency in computer application the NIELIT ensures placement of at least 50% of the total passed candidates in private concern or other organization. NIELIT Shimla is providing the placement to candidates of PGDCA and DCADTP batches since 2007.

The institute was established on April 10, 1995. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MoE&IT), Government of India, runs this institute. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Shimla is no longer very costly. In UG courses the tuition fee is around INR 16,500, for PG Diploma courses it is INR 24,000 and for DOEACC A Level (1 course) it is 30,000.

Top Recruiters of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Shimla :

• Lotus Valley

• TOEI Animation

• Dash Animation Studio

• Alston

• Mirackles Software Solutions

• Mindflames Media

• Newgen Software Pvt. Ltd.

NIELIT Shimla total fee is a sum of registration and examination fees. Selected aspirants need to pay the course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the institute. Below is for NIELIT Shimla fee for all courses:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

NIELIT Shimla offers O Level (equivalent to foundational level) and A Level (equivalent to advance diploma) courses. The institute offers long-term and short-term courses in full-time and part-time mode. The long term courses are further divided into formal and informal categories.

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Shimla has not specified the minimum aggregate to apply for a UG course. However, candidates need to complete a minimum of Class 12 to apply for a UG programme. 70% in Class 12 is a good score and aspirants can get admission based on it. 

Aspirants who have completed Class 12 can apply for National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Shimla O Level course. Candidates who have passed second year of a Government recognised Polytechnic engineering Diploma course after class 10, followed by an accredited ‘O’ Level course can also apply.

The total tuition fee for National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Shimla A Level course is INR 30,000. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Candidates need to pay the course fee after selection to confirm their seat in the institute. Besides, candidates also need to pay an application fee of INR 1,000 in the start to register for the course.