Leadership & Initiatives

Dr. M.  Jayaprakasan is widely recognized for transparent, transformative leadership in skill development at both state and national levels.

Key Leadership Roles

♦ Chief Executive Officer, Naan Mudhalvan Skill Initiative ,TNSDC, Govt. of Tamil Nadu (on deputation from DGT, MSDE, Govt. of India)
♦ Director – IT & Exams, DGT (MSDE, Govt. of India), New Delhi (2018 – 2022)
♦ Joint Director / Head – IT, DGT, MSDE, New Delhi
♦ Deputy Director – Training, NSTI (ATI) Chennai, DGT, MSDE  (1996-2017)
♦ Assistant Director – Training, NSTI (ATI) Mumbai , DGT, MSDE (1994-1996)

 Major Initiatives

    • Bharat Skills Portal: India’s national digital learning hub for ITI students/instructors.
    • Naan Mudhalvan: Largest state-wide future-skilling platform in India.
    • National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS/NATS) Integration with Naan Mudhalvan through API
    • Digital Transformation in ITI Exams & Certifications
    • Industry Partnerships : Collaborations with Microsoft, IBM, Google, Infosys, Oracle, AWS, SAP, and others for  Skilling on emerging sectors.

Leadership Philosophy

Dr. Jayaprakasan’s approach blends strategic vision, digital innovation, public-private partnerships, and a strong belief in practical, industry-driven education.

Chief Exective Officer, Naan Mudhalvan Skill Initiative,
Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, Govt. of TN.

Taken over as CEO, Naan Mudhalvan (“I am the Best”) on 3rd October 2022—a massive industry-relevant skill enhancement initiative for the youth of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, on deputation/foreign service from Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entreprenuership, Govt of India, New Delhi.

    • Curriculum Integration: Made industry-relevant skill training mandatory in the curriculum, awarding 2 or 3 credits per semester in engineering, arts & science colleges, and polytechnics across Tamil Nadu. Assessment results are now reflected in student mark sheets.
    • Impact: Trained more than 49.2 lakh students and 92,343 faculties across 2,085 institutions in industry-relevant and future skills within just two years of Naan Mudhalvan’s inception.
    • Skill training offered through leading global/national industry partners including IBM, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Oracle, Infosys, HCL, Salesforce, Siemens, Dassault, Autodesk, L&T, Cambridge and others.
    • AI powered  skill registry for industries to support placements.
    • CSR-led Skilling: In collaboration with top tech partners (Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Google, AWS, Oracle, SAP, Infosys, Salesforce, ServiceNow, MongoDB and more), provided skill training to over 26.7 lakh students via CSR initiatives.
    • Digital Access: Launched the Naan Mudhalvan Portal (naanmudhalvan.tn.gov.in), enabling trainees and faculty to access Learning Management Systems (LMS) of industry partners via API/Single Sign-On (SSO) for seamless skilling and upskilling.
    • API Integration for Placements: Integrated the TNSDC – Naan Mudhalvan portal with NATS (MSDE) and NAPS (MoE) portals via API, ensuring real-time updates on vacancies and one-click enrolment for TNSDC-registered students.
    • Recognition: Enabled Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation to be recognized as an Awarding Body and Assessment Agency (DUAL-BODY) under NCVET, Government of India.

Role as Director – IT, Directorate General of Training (DGT), MSDE, Govt. of India.

         Overall In-charge for web portal management of DGT, including:

    • NCVT-MIS Portal : https://ncvtmis.gov.in
      ITI management system covering 14,976 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) with ~26 lakh students, handling the complete student life cycle from admission, examination to certification.
    • Apprenticeship Portal : https://apprenticeshipindia.gov.in
      Managing more than 35,000 establishments and ~6.00 lakh trainees.

A) Efficient and Transparent Systems through IT Governance

    • MSDE’s ranking improved to No. 3 in Data Governance Index 2.0 of NITI Aayog among all ministries of Government of India from 22nd position in 2020.
    • Enhanced IT security: Introduced more security layers and conducted third-party Web Security Audits to prevent breaches and ensure data credibility.
    • Established in-house DGT Service Desk for tracking and resolving trainee complaints.
    • Developed a grievance redressal system (profile correction, exam grievance, call centre, and Help Desk) for legacy certificates—over 2.23 lakh grievances resolved.
    • Result declaration and candidate centre mapping time reduced from 2 months to 10-15 days via API data sharing between NSEIT and NCVT-MIS.
    • Implemented one-click API-based registration for NIOS, IGNOU, and Apprenticeship, leading to over 2 lakh trainees registered for open school, open university, and apprenticeship within a month.
    • Automated admission data transfer via API between state admission portals and NCVT-MIS, ensuring a single source of trust and reducing trainee upload delays.
    • Conducted CBT (Computer-Based Test) exams; issued digitally signed certificates with QR code for online verification, public registry, and DigiLocker integration.
    • Geo-tagged all central institutes and 14,768 ITIs nationwide; created dashboards for data analytics and decision-making.
    • Made CBT response sheets available to trainees via their profile page for greater transparency and trust.
    • Enabled trainees to directly download hall tickets, mark sheets, consolidated mark sheets, and certificates from the portal.
    • Integrated SMS/email facility with DGT-MIS to provide real-time information to stakeholders.

               B) Digital Transformation of DGT

    • Implemented e-office (msde.eoffice.gov.in), and Sparrow (online APAR, Immovable Property Returns [IPR] – sparrow-dgt.eoffice.gov.in).
    • Introduced Employee Corner for online record sheet management and transfer requests.
    • Successfully implemented eHRM in-house at zero cost, saving Rs. 1.2 Crore previously demanded by NIC.
    • Deployed Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) in DGT and field institutes across 53 locations nationwide.
    • Led in-house development and management of websites for DGT, 33 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), and 22 Regional Directorates of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs).
    • Oversaw e-learning, online training, and blended training systems across the ITI ecosystem.

Role as Director – Exams / Controller of Examination

Overall management and nationwide coordination of examinations for all DGT schemes: CTS, CITS, CITS-RPL, Apprenticeship, CoE, Flexi-MoU, and DST.

A) Examination Reforms

    • Change in Examination Pattern: Shifted from conventional OMR-based exams to Computer Based Test (CBT), significantly reducing result processing time.
    • Reduced Exam Stress: Simplified the examination process by introducing a single Trade Theory (CBT) and one Practical exam, replacing the earlier two Trade Theory and two Practical exams—making it more trainee-friendly.
    • Transparency & Data Analytics: All essential reports (trainee admissions, results, topper lists, hall ticket generation, mark sheets, certificates, etc.) made available through the DGT-MIS portal for real-time access by States/UTs and ITIs.
    • Profile Verification: Implemented a new process for verifying trainee profiles before hall ticket generation—drastically reducing certificate correction complaints.
    • Faster Mark Upload: Enabled direct uploading of practical marks by examiners within 48 hours, with approval by nodal ITIs and States—ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
    • Legacy Certificate Digitization: Provided online generation and correction of legacy certificates (NCIC/NTC/NAC/COE)—all now digitally signed with QR code e-certificates.
    • Advance Planning: Training calendar issued before session start, hall tickets released 10 days prior
      to exams, and results declared within 15 days (down from 45–60 days previously)

B) ITI as Aspirational – Achievements

    • First-ever National ITI Convocation: Conducted on 17th September 2022 under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Minister for Skill. The Hon’ble Prime Minister addressed the event virtually. Over 8.5 lakh trainees received certificates across ~14,000 ITIs, with more than 1.1 million participants.
    • Rapid Result Declaration: Results of the All India Trade Test (AITT) 2022 for 19.33 lakh trainees declared within a week, achieving an 89.7% pass rate. This milestone led to a surge in ITI admissions for the 2022-23 academic year.
    • Addressed Backlogs: Cleared arrears/supplementary exams for over 22 lakh trainees with marginal marks by awarding grace marks, helping them move forward in their careers.
    • Simplified Exams: Reduced exam stress across the ITI ecosystem by further simplifying the examination pattern (one Trade Theory CBT and one Practical exam).
    • Bharatskills Learning Portal:
      bharatskills.gov.in (in-house developed digital knowledge repository with e-books, question banks, mock tests, and eLearning videos) became the top skill development portal, with more than 3.87 Crore hits and 66.8 lakh unique users to date.
    • Recognition: Bharatskills was rated as the No.1 skill portal by the National Skills Network and was honoured with the National e-Governance Silver Award 2021-22 for Excellence in Citizen-Centric Delivery.

 

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