• ●NIELIT is an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology; it existed as the DOEACC Society before being renamed NIELIT in 2011.
• ●It holds 'Deemed to be University' status in the distinct category under the UGC (Institution Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023, with its main campus at Ropar, Punjab, and eleven constituent campuses including Aizawl, Agartala, Calicut, Imphal, Ajmer, Kohima, Patna and Srinagar.
• ●Network: 56 NIELIT centres, over 700 accredited institutes and more than 8,000 facilitation centres.
• ●The NIELIT Digital University (NDU) platform was launched on 2 October 2025 and has 2.80 lakh+ registered learners and 120+ courses in AI, cyber security, data science, cloud computing, semiconductor design and VLSI.
• ●NDU reaches all 36 States and UTs and 761 districts, and offers NSQF-aligned, NCVET-approved programmes with Academic Bank of Credits-enabled credit transfer.
• ●Saylor University, USA, contributes over 160 free self-paced online courses in AI, data science, programming, cybersecurity and business management to the platform.
• ●Eight MoUs were exchanged: CII, NASSCOM, Electronics Sector Skills Council of India, Pearson India Education Services, STEMLORE, Dassault Systemes, ABES Engineering College and Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon.
• ●Dr M. M. Tripathi is Director General, NIELIT.

NIELIT has been granted 'Deemed to be University' status in the distinct category, with its main campus located at which place?