The Digital Goa Youth Summit (DGYS) was successfully organized by the Goa State Higher Education Council, the Directorate of Higher Education, and the Goa Government in partnership with Newton School. The event was held on March 28th, 2023, at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Panjim and marked the launch of the Digital Goa Scholarship Program that was initiated in October 2022.
The program aims to create a pool of talented tech professionals in Goa by providing advanced industry-focused tech education to over 10,000 Goan students in collaboration with Newton School, eliminating geographical and financial barriers.
The government of Goa in partnership with Newton School organizes Digital Goa Youth Summit
The summit was attended by luminaries such as Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, tech companies like Zepto and Fampay, founders of Newton School, Siddharth Maheshwari and Nishant Chandra, along with renowned personalities from Google and LinkedIn.
The event also featured entertainment performances by Goan students and popular social media influencer Sukriti Chaturvedi, with RJ Devanggana Chauhan hosting the event. Over 5,000 students from across the state of Goa participated in the event, discussing the latest trends and opportunities in the tech industry to envision their tech careers’ future.
Founded by Siddharth Maheshwari and Nishant Chandra, IIT Roorkee graduates in 2019, Newton School offers skill-oriented and industry-focused tech courses to students and working professionals, helping them get placed as software developers and engineers, with their 2000+ hiring partners, including companies such as Google, Zomato, Thoughtworks, Xiaomi, Flipkart, Deloitte, Meesho, and TCS.
As a part of the Digital Goa Scholarship Program, Newton School will conduct a 12-week Coding and Mindset Bootcamp, starting on March 31st, to develop the aptitude and K-10 level of mathematics and logic required to learn to program. The Bootcamp is designed for students to take up live projects while becoming a part of the larger coding community globally.
Upon completion of the bootcamp, students can enrol in Newton School’s flagship 6-month long full-stack development course free of cost and learn from industry experts hailing from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, among others, with added focus on one-on-one training and mentorship. Students will get 100% placement assistance to skyrocket their tech careers with Newton School’s 2000+ hiring partners.
The Goa Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant, expressed his happiness with the launch of the Digital Goa Scholarship Program and hoped that it would enable Goan students to become tech experts. The founders of Newton School, Nishant Chandra and Siddharth Maheshwari, appreciated the Government of Goa’s partnership and believed that the Digital Goa Scholarship Program would benefit the students and contribute to the growth of the tech industry in Goa. They also hoped to attract more companies to invest in the state and contribute to its economic development.
Shri Prasad Lolayekar IAS, Director, Directorate of Higher Education, expressed confidence in making Goa a hub of innovation and technology with the support of the tech industry, academia, and the government.
