The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has made announcement about the launching of an executive MBA, eight new finishing school courses and a B. Sc. IT for international market programme.

The courses aimed at increasing employability of pupils and tailor made as per the market demands will be rolled out in association with major IT trainer, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT).

The partnership deal was signed by IGNOU Vice Chancellor V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai and NIIT Chairman Rajendra S. Pawar.

Mr. Pillai said, "These courses will go a way ahead in realising our aim of inclusive education. This is the decade of innovation and we have to train more than 500 million youth in India in this time."

"We will cater not just to our domestic needs but also to many developed countries as their population is aging," he added.

"These courses are for all students from all walks of life. Not all may score high in exams, these courses give an opportunity to them as well," said Pawar.

A Nasscom report said that an additional 150,000 jobs are likely to be created during the existing fiscal (2010-11). (With Inputs from Agencies)