Building India’s Future-Ready Workforce
Director, DGT, MSDE, Government of India | Former CEO, Naan Mudhalvan
Dr. M. Jayaprakasan (Dr JP) is a senior skill development leader with 31+ years of public service experience in India’s vocational education and skilling ecosystem. He currently serves as Director, Directorate General of Training (DGT), MSDE, and has also served as the CEO of Naan Mudhalvan, Tamil Nadu’s flagship skill initiative. Known for building industry-aligned and technology-enabled skilling systems, he has enabled measurable outcomes benefiting over 1.7–1.8 crore youth, with a strong focus on employability, future-ready skills, and scalable workforce development models.
Impact Highlights:
Area |
Impact |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Skilled ( Overall) |
1.7 Cr+ | Across India (MSDE, DGT, TNSDC) |
| Students Trained | 63.2 Lakh+ | Naan Mudhalvan |
| Faculty Trained | 1.3 Lakh+ | Naan Mudhalvan College Faculties |
| Students Placements | 3.21 Lakh+ | Naan Mudhalvan Final Year Students |
| As a Skill Trainer : Trainees Trained |
10,700+ | DGT/Skill Initiatives – under Advanced Vocational Training System (AVTS) for upskilling the industrial workforce. |
| Books Authored | 16 | IT/ITeS – NIMI, MSDE |
| Indigenous Devices Designed & Fabricated | 13 | Make in India, R&D |
| Patents Granted |
2 | Dairy testing, protein detection |
| International Journal Publications | 12 | AI/ML, IoT, Embedded system, Instrumentation |
|
Under CSR Collaboration with Global Tech Industries |
44 lakh+ |
DGT/MSDE Project – 17.2 Lakh+ trainees |
| Bharat Skills Portal / Online Class beneficiaries |
96.9 lakh+ | Trainees under DGT/MSDE Project |
| Major Awards | National Award |
e-Governance Award. |
Key Achievements & Highlights
- Chief Architect, Bharat Skills Portal: Led platform to 3.87 crore+ visits /96.9 lakh+ beneficiaries ; National e-Governance Silver Award 2021-22.
- Director – IT & Exams, DGT: Managed NCVT-MIS (14,976 ITIs, 26 lakh+ students); National Apprentice Portal, digitized exams; India’s first ITI Convocation.
- CSR Partnerships: Collaborated with Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Google, AWS, Oracle, Infosys, Salesforce, etc.
- CEO, Naan Mudhalvan: Skilling across 2,085+ institutions; 63.2 lakh+ students, 1.3 lakh+ faculty trained; 3.21 lakh+ placements.
- Make in India Innovator: 12+ indigenous lab gadgets/devices; 2 patents granted.
- Academic Leader: 16 national-level technical books; 12 international journal publications..
Flagship Projects
- Bharat Skills Portal: India’s national ITI e-learning hub
India’s national skilling e-learning platform for ITI students and instructors.
3.87 Cr+ visits, 66.8 Lakh+ unique users. Awarded National e-Governance Silver Award 2021-22. - Naan Mudhalvan: Largest state-wide future-skilling initiative (Now, like State Skill OS)
State-wide future-skilling program across 2,085+ institutions in Tamil Nadu.
63.2 Lakh+ skill certification for students & 1.3 Lakh+ faculty trained. - ITI Management System
14,976 ITIs, 26 lakh+ students / year – complete trainees completion cycle : admission to certification. - National Apprenticeship Portal
Managing 35,000+ establishments & 6 Lakh+ apprentices. Streamlined, digitized apprenticeship in India. - India’s First ITI Convocation
Landmark national event for ITI graduates on 17th Sept 2022. 8.79 Lakh students certified, 1.1 million+ attendees. - India’s first-of-its-kind State-level AI-powered TN Skill Registry (TNSKILL Registry) is a pioneering talent discovery platform under Naan Mudhalvan, enabling industries to connect with Tamil Nadu’s skilled youth through AI-enabled voice search (Tamil & English) and chatbot-assisted discovery. The platform hosts 17.56+ lakh skilled professional profiles in a unified, verified database.
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