FAQs

• The Kushal Yuva Program (KYP) is targeted at all aspirants in the age group of 15-28 years (Age limit for SC/ST, OBC & People with Disabilities is as follows: SC/ST - 33 years, OBC - 31 years, PwD - 33 years), who have passed 10th Class irrespective of their having attained higher education or their currently pursuing higher education.

• Successful completion of the training under Kushal Yuva Program would be mandatory for candidates who are in the age group of 20 – 25 years and wish to avail self-help allowance and meet the self-help allowance criteria.

• Those candidates who are in the age group of 20- 25 years and wish to avail or are enrolled for self-help allowance will not get last 5 months of their due allowance i.e. INR 5000 unless they successfully complete the Kushal Yuva Programme training.

The trainees will be registered through:

Candidates will get themselves registered online on 7 nishachay portal through respective SDC’s where they want to take admissions or from any other place. After registration on 7 nishachay portal then candidate will go to the district registration cum counseling centers (DRCC) setup in each district. DRCC will verify their documents and after getting approval, the candidate can take admission in respective/any SDC.

Following are the courses covered under KYP

• KYP Course 1: English and Hindi Communication Skills (80 hrs)
  This Course offers communication and language skills that include:
  • Speaking, Listening, Understanding, Reading and Writing in English and Hindi
  • Vocabulary, Sentence construction, Grammar, Pronunciation, Quality of communication (Fluency, Emphasis, Pace, Clarity, etc.), Voice (Intonation, Pitch, Modulation, etc.)
  • Non Verbal Communication
• KYP Course 2: IT Literacy Skills (120 hrs, Hindi and English Medium)
  This Course offers Information Technology (IT) Awareness, Literacy, Functionality and Smart Use of following IT Tools:
  • Windows 7
  • Internet browsers
  • MS Word 2013
  • MS Excel 2013
  • MS PowerPoint 2013
  • MS Access 2013
  • MS Outlook 2013
  • Google Apps
  • Open Office Writer
  • Open Office Calc
  • Open Office Impress
• KYP Course 3: Soft Skills and Life Skills for Workplace Readiness (40 hrs, Hindi and English Medium)
  This Course offers Soft Skills and Life Skills required for:
  • Being sensitive towards self, others and nature
  • Understanding and managing self for raising personal competence
  • Understanding others and maintaining sound interpersonal relations through responsible communication
  • Achieving an enriched personal, professional and social life

For more details view the "Courses under KYP" Menu

Skill Development Centres (SDCs) for KYP: SDCs are Skill Development Centers for the Kushal Yuva Program who have requisite infrastructure and shall empanel with BSDM to offer eLearning to the youth under KYP for the above courses, train and certify them.
For detailed requirements to set up a SDC please refer to Center Setup, Computing Resources and Center Area Details.
For detailed SDC registration process, please refer to "KYP Center Registration Process 2017" and "User Guide".

12 Aug 2016 is the last date for the registration as SDC.
The subsequent rounds of registration shall be opened as and when the need of additional centre arises. The information shall be made available through the website and other medium.

At the time of application, the AO has to deposit INR 500 per centre as processing fee, INR 3000 per centre as centre registration fee and INR 1000 as course affiliation fee for Kushal Yuva Programme.
For norms related to renewal please refer to "Registration Fee Structure" and "Important Instructions" sub-menus.

For payment modes refer to the "Registration Fee Structure" and "Payment Process" menus.

Training under Kushal Yuva Programme is envisaged to commence from 15th November, 2016.

Calculation of Total Training Fee per candidate (Tentative) for the KYP:

• Training Fee: INR 32.40/- per candidate per hour
• Total Duration: 240 hours

Release of Training Fee (Tentative) for the Kushal Yuva Programme:

• 30% of the training fee - On completion of 1/3rd of the duration of the course or 1 month whichever is later, for all the candidates with attendance equal to 1/3rd of the duration of the course.
• 30% of the training fee - On completion of 2/3rd of the duration of the course or 2 months whichever is later, for all the candidates with attendance equal to 2/3rd of the duration of the course.
• 40% of the training fee - Post final assessment and certification for all the passed and certified candidates.

There is no placement linkage in this programme. The SDC operators do not have to provide placement to the trained candidates. However, the SDC may explore linking the certified candidates to jobs as it shall increase the popularity of that SDC and will help in mobilizing more candidates.

The SDCs registered for KYP shall primarily run KYP course only. If they have extra space and infrastructure for other courses in the same premises, they can also independently get registered as SDC for domain skilling courses.
For details see "Domain Skilling" tab.

No such applicants have to apply again when the next round of registration open.

Candidates/ students can visit "http://7nischay-yuvaupmission.bihar.gov.in" to register for Kushal Yuva Programme (KYP).

The candidates can download the sample output forms that will be auto-generated post registration for reference / assistance during registration.

The output forms can be downloaded from:

1. For 10th Standard pass candidates opting for KYP
2. For 12th Standard pass candidates opting for KYP