skill certification policy 150593

SKILL CERTIFICATION POLICY

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1.0 OBJECTIVE:

1.1 To define a broad consistent framework/guidelines for certification in technical and functional areas.

1.2 To build competency in critical areas as identified by the organisation from time to time.

2.0 COVERAGE:

2.1 This policy will be applicable to all Staff members in SSB on NIIT Technologies Ltd rolls in

India.

2.2 This will be effective from April 1, 2006.

2.3 NIIT reserves the right to modify/extend/suspend this scheme at any time.

3.0 SCOPE:

3.1 All identified staff members who fulfil eligibility criteria of the policy. List of critical technical / functional areas are mentioned in Appendix- I of the policy. Any new identified area will be announced and added in Appendix-I after approval of HR-Head from time-to-time.

4.0 GENERAL GUIDELINES:

4.1 Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for nomination would be based on the following parameters:

4.1.1 The staff member should have completed at least one years of service with the Company

at the time of acquiring the certification.

4.1.2 The staff member should have atleast gone through one Performance Appraisal and

should have been awarded atleast one performance rating.

4.1.3 Performance rating should be >=’B’.

4.1.4 Business relevance as well as role relevance of the certification from current

role/career development perspective.


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4.2 Nomination

4.2.1 Program Heads /Delivery Heads / Practice Heads & above may approve the

nominations.

4.2.2 Nomination of Certifications as per the approved list

4.2.3 Maximum two certifications per year would be allowed for a Staff Member.

4.3 Reimbursement

4.3.1 Delivery Heads / Practice Heads are authorised to approve the reimbursement of

certification fee upon successfully acquiring the certification.

5.0 BENEFITS:

5.1 Staff Member will be reimbursed Certification fee after (s) he clears the certification.

5.2 Reimbursement will be made only for the successful attempt for certification and not for all the

attempts in which (s) he was unsuccessful.

5.3 Service commitment period of one year will be applicable where the Certification Amount is

equal to or more than Rs.10,000/-.

6.0 GUIDELINES:

6.1 Cost of this certification would be borne by relevant BU / Practice and the same needs to be

budgeted by respective BUs or Practices accordingly.

6.2 There would be a minimum commitment period of stay in organisation for one year from the

date the staff member gets certification reimbursement in case the amount is equal to or more

than Rs.10,000.

6.3 All nominated staff members will be required to sign an undertaking at the time of

reimbursement of the certification fee and undertaking should be part of docket of

reimbursement.

6.4 List of areas covered under certification policy is enclosed as Appendix-I.


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7.0 SERVICE SEVERANCE:

7.1 In the event of staff member resigning before the lapse of commitment period of 1 year as

mentioned above in clause 6.2, the reimbursed amount will be recovered from staff member.

7.2 The recovery of amount will be taken into account in Full & Final settlement or as deemed fit

by the organisation.

8.0 PROCEDURE:

8.1 Program Head / Delivery Head / Practice Head will approve nomination at first stage ensuring

compliance to eligibility criterion to enable staff member to take up the certification.

8.2 Staff Member will apply for reimbursement along with the receipt of certification fee payment,

certificate of award and undertaking.

8.3 Delivery Head / Practice Head will approve reimbursement and forward to HR.

8.4 HR will certify approval of certification reimbursement amount and send it to FSO.

8.5 FSO will make reimbursement and book this as an advance against the staff member which

will be offset after elapse of 1 year if the amount is equal to or more than to Rs.10,000.

8.6 The staff member will receive the amount through Reimbursement Account.

8.7 If the amount is less than Rs.10,000, the above mentioned process will be followed except for

the recovery clause.


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Appendix 1: List of certifications

Appendix 1 (a)

S.No Certification Certifying Body

Description Pre-requisite Fees Re certification

1.

CERTIFIED SOFTWARE QUALITY

ANALYST (CSQA)

QAI, USA Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)

indicates a professional level of

competence in the principles and practices of

quality assurance activities in the IT profession. The examination reflects state-of-the-art

principles and practices from the disciplines included in the associated “Body of

Knowledge” for

the certification specialty. The exam expects that familiarity with current industry topics

via experience, periodicals, and textbooks is continually being maintained.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited

college-level institution, or

USD 300

CSQA must obtain and report 120

Continuing Professional Education

(CPE) credits and pay a $100US

administration fee every 3 years.


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Candidates for certification must pass a four-part written

examination in order to obtain certification. Pass % is 75 % in each of the 4 papers. Two parts are

objective and two - descriptive based on case

studies.

An associate degree and two years of experience in

the information services field, or Six years of experience in

the information services field.

2.

ISO ISO 9000:2000 SERIES AUDITOR/LEAD AUDITOR

BVQI This course is essential for those auditors wishing to register with

IRCA and is necessary for those personnel wishing to perform second or third party

audits.

Completion of secondary education

INR 18,500

-

Some knowledge of the contents and application of the ISO

9000:2000 series of

standards.


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3.

CERTIFIED SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

(CSTE)

QAI, USA The Certified Software Tester (CSTE) certification is

intended to establish standards for initial qualification and provide direction for the

testing function through an aggressive

educational program. Acquiring the

designation of Certified Software Tester (CSTE) indicates a professional level of competence in

the principles and practices of quality control in the IT profession.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college-level

institution, or

USD 300

CSTE must obtain and report 120 Continuing

Professional Education (CPE) credits and pay a $100US administration fee every 3

years.


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Candidates for certification must pass a four-part written

examination in order to obtain certification. The examination tests the candidate's knowledge and

practice of the skill areas defined in the

CSTE Body of Knowledge.

An associate degree and two years of experience in

the information services field, or Six years of experience in

the information services field.

4.

Certified

Manager of Software Testing (CMST)

QAI Meet one of the

following three prerequisites:

Currently

holds an active CSTE Certification

USD

600


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1. Hold a bachelor's (4 year) degree from an

accredited college-level institution plus a minimum of four years of experience in the software

testing field, or


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2. Hold an associate (2 year) degree from an

accredited college-level institution plus a minimum of six years of experience in the software

testing field, or


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3. Eight years of experience in the software testing field.


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5.

CERTIFIED FUNCTION POINT SPECIALIST

(CFPS)

IFPUG As the use of Function Point Analysis (FPA) continues to

grow, the CFPS designation is a formal recognition of a level of expertise in the area of FPA,

specifically expertise in both knowledge

and application of the IFPUG counting rules

according to the IFPUG Counting Practices Manual (CPM).

Effective July 1, 2003, a Regular Membership,

Affiliate Membership, or Academic Membership in IFPUG is required.

USD 410

Individuals may extend their current level of CFPS

certification for two years by completing activities in at least four (4) Activity by accumulating

a minimum of 100 CFPS Certification

Extension Credits (CEC) before their

current certification expires. Such an extension may be applied for twice, after

which continued CFPS certification would require reexamination

.

6.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL (PMP)

PMI, USA PMP certification is the

profession’s most globally recognized and respected certification

credential. It indicates that

you have a solid foundation of

The pre-requisite for

application is (a) 4500 hrs or 7500 hrs of PM experience.

USD 555

PMPs must accrue a

minimum of sixty (60) professional development units (PDUs)

during 3year period.

Renewal Fee of USD $150


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project management knowledge that can be readily

applied in the workplace.

Minimum 3 years of experience.

will be charged.

35 hrs of formal training in

Project Management.

PMI

Membership

annual fees are approx $129.

7.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium

4 years direct full time security professional work experience

$ 2500 + $500

Waivers of up to a maximum of

2 years of

work experience is available subject to fulfillment of certain criteria


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8.

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Information Systems Audit and Control

Association

CISA certification measures excellence in

the area of IS auditing, control and security. CISA has grown to be globally recognized and adopted

worldwide as a symbol of achievement.

There are more than 30,000 CISAs

worldwide.

A minimum of five years of professional information

systems auditing, control or security work experience. Waivers & Conditions

are applicable

USD 450 -550

One has to furnish 120 CPE (Continuing

Professional education credits) in three years

Certification

status is reviewed every year based on CPE Earned


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9.

Certified Information Security Manager

(CISM)

Information Systems Audit and Control

Association

CISM is specifically geared toward experienced

information security professionals. CISM is business-oriented and focused on

information risk management while addressing

management, design and technical

security issues at the conceptual level. It is for the individual who must maintain a view

of the "big picture" by managing, designing, overseeing and assessing an

enterprise's

information security.

Verified evidence of a minimum of five years of

information security work experience, with a minimum of three years of information

security management work

experience in three or more of the job

practice analysis areas. Experience substitutes are available.

USD $ 495

One has to furnish 120 CPE (Continuing

Professional education credits) in three years

Certification status is reviewed every year

based on CPE Earned


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10.

ITIL Foundation Certification in ITSM

HP, BSI The ITSM Foundation course introduces the

attendee to the fundamentals of IT Service Management as described in the IT Infrastructure Library, and the

ten core Service Support and Delivery

processes.

None EURO 135

-


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11.

ITIL Masters Certification in ITSM

ITSMf This certifies that the holder has an overall management

view of the Service Desk, the 10 core disciplines of IT Service Management and their

interrelationships and interfaces. It also identifies

that the holder is capable of overseeing and

managing an entire IT Service Management department either in the implementation stages or in a

standing organisation.

The prerequisite is three to four years of

management and/or consulting experience plus the Foundation Certificate in

IT Service Management.


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12.

Microsoft Certified IT Professionals (MCITP)

Microsoft The Microsoft Certified IT Professionals (MCITP)

credential is the premier certification for professionals who analyze the business requirements

and design and implement the infrastructure

for business solutions based on the Microsoft

Windows® 2000 platform and Microsoft Windows Server System

MCITP candidates should have at least one

year of experience planning, implementing, and analyzing business

solutions with Microsoft products and

technologies.

7 exams – USD 350

-

Should clear all exams

within 9 months, after

which eligible.

13.

Microsoft

Certified Application Developer (MCAD)

Microsoft The Microsoft

Certified Application Developer

MCAD

candidates typically have at least one to two years of work experience in

application development.

3

exams -USD 150

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(MCAD) credential is for developers who use

Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework to develop, deploy, and

maintain

department-level

applications and

components for Microsoft Windows and the Web. These developers also build enterprise

solutions incorporating

Should clear all exams

within 4

months, after which eligible.

data services and XML Web

services.


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14.

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer

(MCSD)

Microsoft MCSD credential is the premier certification for advanced

developers who design and develop leading-edge enterprise solutions with Microsoft development

tools and technologies, as well as the

Microsoft .NET framework.

MCSD candidates typically have at least two

years of experience as an advanced developer.

5 exams - USD 250

Should clear all exams within 6 months, after

which eligible.


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15.

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator

(MCDBA)

Microsoft The Microsoft Certified Database Administrator

(MCDBA) on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 credential is the premier certification for professionals

who implement and administer Microsoft SQL

Server databases. The certification is

appropriate for individuals who derive physical database designs, develop logical data models, create

physical databases, create data services by using Transact-SQL, manage

and maintain

databases, configure and manage security, monitor and optimize

databases, and install and configure SQL Server.

MCDBA on SQL Server 2000 candidates

should have at least one year of experience working with SQL Server.

4 exams - USD 200

Should clear all exams within 6 months, after

which eligible.


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16.

DBA(Track) Oracle Corp. The Oracle Certification

Program begins with the Associate level. At this apprentice skill level, Oracle

Associates have a foundation knowledge that will allow them to act as a junior team

member

working with database administrators or application developers.

Knowledge on ORACLE

RDBMS and operating systems

Each paper

When version changes and

oracle float the exam.

OCA: Oracle9i DBA Certified Associate

USD $125

This is valid for all tracks.

Rs 5650


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The Oracle Certified

Professional credential is the next step in a rewarding career working with Oracle

technologies. After achieving your Oracle Associate credential, you will need to

continue your

Oracle training and gain on-the-job experience to pass the required exams and move up to

the OCP level.

Except 9i SQL

which is $90

OCP: Oracle9i DBA Certified Professional

Oracle Corp OCA – DBA Rs 4070


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The Oracle Certification

Program begins with the Associate level. At this apprentice skill level, Oracle

Associates have a foundation knowledge that will allow them to act as a junior team

member

working with database administrators or application developers

Knowledge on ORACLE

RDBMS


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The Oracle Certified

Professional credential is the next step in a rewarding career working with Oracle

technologies. After achieving your Oracle Associate credential, you will need to

continue your

Oracle training and gain on-the-job experience to pass the required exam and move up to

the OCP level.

OCA :

Oracle9i PL/SQL Developer Certified


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The Oracle Certification

Program begins with the Associate level. Oracle Certified Associates have a foundation of

knowledge that will allow them to act as a functional Oracle9iAS Web Administrator.

Organizations

around the world require full-time Web Administration professionals. Oracle DBAs have also found

the need to expand their skill sets to administer application servers as their

job roles expand. This

credential is a great addition to an Oracle9i DBA OCA or OCP certification!

Developer

(Track)

Oracle Corp OCP or OCA

OCA : Oracle9i PL/SQL

Developer Certified Associate

(2 Exams)


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Oracle9i Forms Developer Certified Professional(1 Exam)

Oracle Corp.

Oracle9iAS Web Administrator Certified

Associate( 1 Exam)

Oracle Crop

Oracle

Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate (1 Exam – 1Z0-042)


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Oracle Database 10g

Administrator Certified Professional (2 Exams – 1Z0-042, 1Z0-043)

Oracle Application

Server 10g Administrator: Certified Associate(1 Exam – 1Z0-311)

Knowledge on ORACLE RDBMS and

operating systems

1Z0-042 - $125,

Oracle Application Server 10g Administrator: Certified Professional(2

Exams – 1Z0-311, 1Z0-312)

Oracle Corp 10g OCA (DBA)


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Oracle Corp Knowledge on ORACLE RDBMS and operating

systems

1Z0-043- $125

Oracle Corp 10g OCA (App)

1Z0-311 - $125,

Oracle Corp 1Z0-

312- $125

17.

Informatica Certification

Informatica Corp.

With Informatica

Professional Certification, you prove that

you have the knowledge and skills needed to meet today's

complex data integration challenges. Whether you

Informatica Professional

Certification is not intended to

teach the software. It is not a learning program.

Each Exam :

USD 200


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are a consultant, a

project administrator, or other technical professional who uses

Informatica software, the Informatica Professional Certification Program

provides you

with a new way to leverage your experience.

It is designed so that

experienced Informatica professionals can demonstrate their

knowledge.

- Informatica

Certified Administrator

(2 Exams)

- Informatica Certified

Designer (3 Exams)

- Informatica

Certified Consultant (5 Exams)

18.

Teradata certification

Teradata Corp

The Teradata V2R5 certification exams are

designed to validate and measure your level of

Teradata Certification is not intended to

teach the software. It is not a learning program.

NR0-011 - $100


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competency on the Teradata database. Baseline exams

contain a combination of multiple choice,

It is designed so that experienced Teradata

professionals can demonstrate their knowledge

-Teradata Certified

exhibits, and drag and drop

items. Job role certification exams also include complex scenario

NR0-012 -

$100,

Professional V2R5 (1 exam NR0-011)

questions. Exams may be taken in any

order you choose, however, the Teradata Basics V2R5 exam

(NR0-011) must

first be passed before any Teradata V2R5 certification is awarded.

-Teradata

Certified

NR0-

013 - $100,


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Implementation

NR0-014 - $125,

Specialist V2R5( 2 exams – NR0-011, NR0-012)

NR0-015 - $125,

-Teradata Certified

SQL Specialist NR0-016 -

$125,

V2R5( 2 exams – NR0-011, NR0-013)

NR0-017- $125)

-Teradata

Certified

Administrator

V2R5( 3 exams – NR0-011, NR0-012, NR0-014)

-Teradata Certified

Design Architect


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V2R5( 3 exams – NR0-011, NR0-012, NR0-015)

-Teradata Certified

Application

Developer

V2R5( 3 exams

– NR0-011, NR0-013, NR0-016)

-Teradata

Certified

Master V2R5( 7 exams – NR0-011, NR0-012, NR0-013,

NR0-014, NR0-

015, NR0-016, NR0-017)


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19.

QuickTest Professional 8.2 Specialist Exam

Mercury The QuickTest Professional 8.2 Product Specialist exam

validates knowledge and skills on core product use. This exam is in a new online format.

Hands on experience

$650, Normal ,

NO recertification but may need to take

different exam with new versions

This exam is based on the

contents of the Using QuickTest Professional 8.2 training course. We recommend attending and

completing the training before taking this exam.

$552 for

NIITians


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20.

LoadRunner 8.0 Specialist Exam

Mercury The LoadRunner 8.0 Product Specialist exam validates

knowledge and skills on core product use of the VuGen and scripting, the Controller and scenarios, load

test planning and analysis. This exam is

based on the contents of the LoadRunner 8.0

for the Web training suite. All specialist exams are in a new online format.

Hands on experience

$650 Normal

NO recertification but may need to take

different exam with new versions

$552 for NIITian

s


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21.

IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1, Application

Development

IBM This certification targets intermediate level J2EE

developers, architects or consultants with extensive product knowledge, who design or

develop portal solutions. These individuals have

a breadth of knowledge in basic

operational services and skills for IBM WebSphere Portal Enable V5.1 and can:

program and design portal solutions using IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1.

Note: Knowledge and skills one needs to

possess before beginning to prepare for this job role certification)

Strong knowledge of JAVA programming

USD 150


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Develop, test, debug, deploy, and configure portlets based

on JSR 168 and the IBM provided extensions plus other applicable JAVA standards for portlet

development.

Understand

portal

development, portlet development, and debugging using IBM Rational Application

Developer (RAD)

Experience with Rational Application Developer

(RAD)

Experience with JavaServer

Pages Standard Tag library (JSTL)

In-depth

understanding of WebSphere Portal


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Understanding of J2EE web container programming

22.

SUN CERTIFIED WEB COMPONENT

DEVELOPER

FOR THE JAVA 2 PLATFORM, ENTERPRISE EDITION

Sun Microsystems

This certification is for Sun Certified Programmers

specializing in

the application of JavaServer Pages and servlet technologies used to present

web services and dynamic web content using Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)

platform.

SCJP Certification

USD 150


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Certification consists of one exam and requires Sun

Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform (any edition) status.

23.

Sun Certified Business Component

Developer

Sun Microsystems

The Sun Certified Business

Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.3 exam is for

programmers and developers who are responsible for designing,

developing, testing,

deploying, and integrating Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) applications. It is also for those

specializing in leveraging the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) technologies

used to develop

server-side components that encapsulate the business logic of an application.

Prior to beginning the

SCJP Certification

USD 150


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Sun Certified Business Component Developer

program, you must be a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java platform (any edition).

24 Microsoft Certified Technology

Specialist (70-

541) – Windows Sharepoint Services Application Development

Microsoft Covers WSS and MOSS certification

.Net knowledge

INR 2500-3200/-


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25 CERTIFIED SOFTWARE TEST MANAGER

(CSTM)

STQC This certification program is designed for the Software Project

Managers; Software Testing Professionals; Software Developers, Members of

Software Quality Assurance Group; Software

Engineering Process Group (SEPG ); Team

Leaders and professionals interested to work / built their career in software testing

Bachelors degree in engineering or Master

degree in Science / Computer Science with at 4 years of relevant work experience *

OR Diploma in Engineering

or Bachelors degree with at least 6

years of relevant work experience in testing.

INR 9000 + Service Charges

Not Required


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Appendix 1 (b)

Certification Duration(h)/ No. of questions Software Component and SAP Code

CRM – Service Mar-80 SAP CRM 4.0 , SAP R/3 Enterprise (C_CR700_40)

( CRM 4.0 )

CRM– Marketing Mar-80 SAP CRM 4.0, SAP R/3 Enterprise

( CRM 4.0 ) (C_CR900_40)

SCM – Procurement Mar-80 SAP ECC 5.0 C_TSCM54_04

(mySAP ERP 2004)

Financials-Accounting Mar-80 SAP ECC 5.0; BW 3.5 C_TFIN54_04

(mySAP ERP 2004)

HR – M&A Mar-80 SAP ECC 5.0 C_THR14_04

(mySAP ERP 2004)

SAP Netweaver’04 Jan-40 SAP WAS 6.40 C_TADM70_04

-OSDB Migration

SAP Netweaver’04 Mar-80 SAP EP 6.0 on WAS 6.40 C_TEP15_04

Enterprise Portal

SAP Netweaver – BI Mar-80 SAP BW 3.0 C_TADMBW_30

SAP Netweaver – XI Mar-80 SAP XI 3.0 C_TBIT44_04

SAP Netweaver 2004 Mar-80 SAP Web Application Server C_TAW12_04

(App. Dev. – ABAP)

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Appendix 1 (c)

S No. Name of the Certification

Certifying Authority Category INR

1 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (ISC)²

Information Security 25000

2 Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA) ISACA®

Information

Security 25000

3 Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) ISACA® Information Security 25000

4 Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Cisco Systems Network Design 30000

5 Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) Cisco Systems Information Security 40000

6 Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) Cisco Systems Network Design 30000

7 Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Cisco Systems Network Design 100000

8 The Foundation Certificate in ITSM ISEB Managed Services 10000

9 The Practitioner's Certificate in ITSM ISEB Managed Services 10000

10 The Manager's Certificate in ITSM ISEB Managed Services 10000

11 Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP) IDCP Managed Services 20000

12 Checkpoint Certified Security Expert(CCSE) Checkpoint Information Security 16000

13 Project Management Professional(PMP) PMI Managed Services 30000

14 Certified Ethical Hacker(CEH) Ecouncil Information Security 25000

15 ISMS Lead Auditor BSI

Information

Security 25000

16 Openview Certified Professional HP Managed Services

Not Available

17 Tivoli Certified Professional IBM Managed Services

Not Available

18 Unicentre TNG Certified Professional CA

Managed

Services

Not

Available

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Appendix 1 (d)

S.No

Certification Certifying Body

Description Pre-requisite Fees Re certification

1 ISTQB Certified Tester

ISTQB This program provides

certification of software testers internationally. There are two levels of certification:

The Foundation and Expert Level certificates.The Foundation Level exam

tests for knowledge, not skill. It provides information about the certificate

holder's level of familiarity

with the most commom concepts of software testing and the

associated terminology. The Foundation Level exam is a stepping stone towards

the Advanced Level, which is more in depth and much more practice

oriented.

There is no eligibility criteria for

giving the Foundation Level exam but for being eligible for the Expert Level exam, individual must clear the

Foundation Level exam.

Rs.4500 Foundation level

certificate is available for life time. The Advanced level certificate is

valid for 3 years.

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2 RFT(Rational functional tester)certification

IBM This certification provides testers with

automated testing capabilities for functional testing, regression testing,GUI

testing and data driven testing. The

test is objective and given online.

The exam can be given at any Pro-metric center. This certification is also taken care at NIIT Pro-

metric centers.The duration for the test is 1 hour 30 mins out of which 15

mins are taken

by the instructor to give some instructions before starting the exam. The

exam code is 842

None USD 100


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3 Cognos 8 BI Author

COGNOS This program provides certification by specializing in

one or multiple roles and passing the appropriate exam at an authorized Prometric

Testing Center. This certification

ensures that the candidate has sufficient

skill and knowledge necessary for building effective reports and dashboards

and creating and running agents.

At least 6 months of experience in the relevant technology.

USD 200

Not Required

4 Cognos 8 BI Modeler

COGNOS This program provides

certification by

specializing in one or multiple roles and passing the appropriate exam at an

authorized Prometric Testing Center. This certification ensures that the candidate

has sufficient skill and knowledge

necessary for designing and building

metadata models and OLAP cubes based on user requirements

At least 6 months of experience in the

relevant

technology.

USD 200

Not Required


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and also solving modelling issues, traps

and constraints.

5 Cognos 8 BI Administrator

COGNOS This program provides certification by

specializing in one or multiple roles and passing the appropriate exam at an

authorized Prometric Testing Center. This certification ensures that the candidate

has sufficient skill and knowledge necessary for understanding overall system infrastructure

requirements and installing,

configuring, securing and optimizing the Cognos

application in a single or multi-server environment.

At least 6 months of experience in the relevant

technology.

USD 200

Not Required


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6 Cognos 8 BI Scorecard Administrator

COGNOS This program provides certification by specializing in

one or multiple roles and passing the appropriate exam at an authorized Prometric

Testing Center. This certification

ensures that the candidate has sufficient

skill and knowledge necessary for creating, setting up and deploying scorecard

applications and also be able to use alternate data loading methods

At least 6 months of experience in the relevant technology.

USD 200

Not Required

7 BusinessObjects Data Integrator XI-Level One

Business Objects

This certification provides necessary skills and knowledge for

implementing ETL(Extract, transform and load)projects from disparate data sources to deliver more

timely and accurate data that end users

in the organization can trust,using

tools to audit, profile data and manage metadata to assist in the

Not applicable. Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL concepts, SQL language, Microsoft SQL server,

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implementation of ETL project.There are 46

questions in total in the exam, the time limit is 92 minutes and the passing grade is 75%.

8 BusinessObjects Data Integrator XI-Level Two

Business Objects

This certification provides necessary skills and knowledge for

implementing ETL(Extract, transform and

load)projects from disparate data sources to deliver more

timely and accurate data that end users in the organization can trust,using

tools to audit, profile data and manage metadata to assist in the

implementation of ETL

project.There are 42 questions in total in the exam, the time limit is minutes and

Not applicable. Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL concepts, SQL language, Microsoft SQL server,

elementary procedural programming will

be helpful.


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the passing grade is 55%.

9 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI- Level One

Business Objects

This certification provides an understanding of how to perform the

tasks in central management console(CMC).

These tasks involve supporting BusinessObject

s Enterprise users and groups so that they can access corporate data

through the web portal in BusinessObjects Enterprise. There are 40

questions in total in the

exam, the time limit is 80 minutes and the passing grade is 65%.

Not applicable. Familiarity with Windows NT/2000 and NT administration, knowledge of NT

enterprise security concepts(global/local groups, and

directory structure) will be helpful.


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10 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI- Level Two

Business Objects

This certification provides an understanding

of how to perform the tasks in central management console(CMC). These tasks involve

supporting BusinessObjects Enterprise

users and groups so that they can

access corporate data through the web portal in BusinessObjects Enterprise. There are 50

questions in total in the exam, the time limit is 100 minutes and the passing

grade is 67%.

Not applicable. Familiarity with Windows NT/2000 and NT

administration, knowledge of NT enterprise security concepts(global/local groups, and directory structure) will be helpful.

11 BusinessObjects Enterprise XI- Level Three

Business Objects

This certification provides an understanding of how to

perform the tasks in central management console(CMC). These tasks involve supporting

BusinessObjects Enterprise users and

groups so that they can access

corporate data through the web portal in BusinessObjects Enterprise.

Not applicable. Familiarity with Windows NT/2000 and NT administration,

knowledge of NT enterprise security concepts(global/local groups, and directory structure) will be helpful.


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There are 40 questions in total in the exam, the time

limit is 80 minutes and the passing grade is 66%.

12 Crystal Reports XI- Level One

Business Objects

This certification provides comprehensive skills and in-depth

knowledge to plan and create reports that will help

analyze and interpret information.

The candidate must have a working knowledge of windows conventions and basic database

concepts.

13 Crystal Reports XI- Level Two

Business Objects

This certification provides proficiency in creating

reports with basic formulas through to managing and creating specialized reports.

The candidate must have a working knowledge of windows conventions and

basic database concepts.


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UNDERTAKING

I, (Name of Staff member), son of (Father’s name) having a permanent address at (permanent

address) and currently employed as (Role) bearing Employee No.(Ecode) with NIIT Technologies

Limited at their corporate office located at B1H-9, MCIE, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044 (“the

Company”) do hereby undertake that:

1) I have applied for pursuing the …………………….. (Certification details) in technical and / or

functional areas which would considerably enhance my career prospects. 2) I have attained the said certification on …………… and applied for the financial assistance,

under the Skill Certification Policy of the Company, by way of reimbursement of the

certification fees of Rs. …………../- (Rupees

……………………………………only) incurred by me. 3) In consideration of the above and as stated in the said Skill Certification Policy, I will

continue my employment with the Company / its group company for a minimum period of

one year (“Minimum Commitment Period”) from the date of reimbursement of the

certification fees. 4) In the event I resign from the services of the Company or my services are terminated by

the Company for gross negligence, fraud, misrepresentation and misconduct etc. before the

expiry of the said Minimum Commitment Period, I shall within a week after such resignation

/ termination repay the entire certification fees to the Company. 5) In the event I fail to repay the said Certification fees within one week period stated above,

the Company has the right to recover the said Certification fees from any dues payable to

me or otherwise.

This undertaking is executed by me at ………….. On this …… day of ………………20…..

Signature :

Name :

Employee code :

Date :

APPROVED BY

NAME SIGNATURE DATE

Rosita Rabindra 1st April, 2013

skill certification policy 150593

Documents

certification reimbursement

time of reimbursement

nominated staff members

list of areas

docket of reimbursement

service commitment period

critical areas

eligibility criteria