The programme would be conducted by NIIT faculty specially trained on the Open University's curriculum.

Speaking on the occasion, NIIT chairman and co-founder Rajendra S Pawar said, ''This alliance further builds on the academic validation of NIIT Programmes with nearly 20 universities worldwide and brings Open University's globally accepted qualifications to NIIT students.''

Recent trends in education show more and more students are ready to cross international borders to acquire better IT training.

NIIT chief executive officer Vijay Thadani said this alliance would bring the Open University's rigorous curriculum to the students in their own country, thus making it a cost efficient way of acquiring an internationally accepted qualification.