NIIT Technologies bags the HT Power Jobs Award for HR Excellence

Company release, March 17, 2005

New Delhi

NIIT Technologies, the premier IT solutions company, has bagged the HT Power Jobs Awards for HR excellence in recognition of the breakthrough work the company is doing in the human resource development space. NIIT Technologies was one among the six companies chosen for the honour from a total of 600 competing companies.

Finding NIIT Technologies Best Practices in the area of HR and the numerous people’s initiatives to be out-of-the-box and unique, HT Power Jobs declared NIIT Technologies as the "Organization with Innovative practices."

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Arvind Thakur, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Technologies said, "The HR practices at NIIT Technologies are designed to help NIITians stay at the cutting edge of technology, create an environment which is fun to work in, and help the company to participate in the life of its employees."

"This award further strengthens our commitment to benchmark our human resource initiatives against the best and ensure that NIIT Technologies continues to evolve innovative HR practices," he added.

NIIT Technologies’ open culture, intensive HR orientation, focus on fun at work place, growth opportunities and bonding with the families of employees were some of the attributes that helped NIIT make it to this elite list.

The HT Power Job Awards are aimed at applauding people, organizations and institutions that are at the vanguard of HR change. An independent jury, comprising industry CEOs, consultants and heads of reputed global training organizations, picked the award winners.

NIIT Technologies’ most unique facility, iniitian.com, an exclusive and elaborate staff portal enables the company’s employees worldwide to network with each other and keep themselves abreast of the happenings within the organisation as well as the IT industry. NIIT employees also use this portal to acquire relevant skills at their own time and pace using the online learning facility, E-Seed.

The employees can also chat directly with business leaders, discuss issues and have their queries on organisation’s performance and growth plans answered online.

The portal simplifies the lives of NIITians through breakthrough applications like online appraisal system, leave application, personal tax online, open forum and chats with the NIIT leaders worldwide.

In pursuit of creating truly world-class NIITians, NIIT Technologies pays special attention on training of its employees. NIIT Technologies practice of providing on average 14 days training per person every year, to keep its employees abreast with the latest technologies and behavioral skills is perhaps the highest for any Indian company.

NIIT Technologies works hard to make the organisation a ‘Fun place to work in’ through various activities including Paint for NIIT contests, fun dressing competitions, fashion shows, games, screening of movies, and sports activities.

About NIIT Technologies

NIIT Technologies is a leading USD 100 million IT solutions organization, servicing customers in the USA, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and India. It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Enterprise Integration and Business Process Management to organizations in the Financial Services, Transportation, Government and Retail sectors.

NIIT Technologies follows global development processes, including an ISO 9001:2000 certification and assessment at Level 5 of SEI-CMMi and Level 3 of People CMM framework.

NIIT Technologies’ subsidiaries NIIT SmartServe Limited and NIIT GIS Limited offer Business Process Management and GIS Solutions, respectively.

Its major global customers include British Airways, Channel 4, Holcim group, ING Group, Office Depot, SEI Investments, Singapore Airlines and Toyota Motors.

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Ph: +91 11 26203377,

Fax: +91 11 26203386;

Email: geetanjalis@niit.com

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