NTPC has started an Information Technology Centre at the Department of Disability Studies in Guwahati University. The aim behind this training centre is to encourage students with disability to pursue higher education in the field of science and technology.

The centre shall have computers with several assisted devices and software to enable visually challenged students to use computers. At present, a course on computer literacy and a foundation course in science and technology have been introduced and about 20 students have already enrolled for the course.

Mr Pradyut Bordoloi power minister of the state while inaugurated the centre said that "It is a memorable day as this centre shall help differently abled students to pursue higher education in science and technology."He added that the ICT centre would serve physically challenged students of our society helping them in capacity building by offering vocational courses through latest software and equipments available at the Centre. We have approx. 21 million differently abled population in our country, they need to be trained and groomed and urged Corporates to come forward to contribute to this noble cause.

Mr OK Medhi vice chancellor of GU said that "There is no scope for higher education for the people with disabilities and their education is confined till school level only. So, we wanted to provide them scope to pursue science and technology. Right now, we have introduced two courses. But in the coming years, we plan to diversify our courses and a PhD in science for disabled students is also on the anvil. As of now, we are taking one step at a time."

Mr Kishore Mohan Bhattacharyya, the Head of the Department of disability studies said that "The NTPC has indeed done a great job and we hope that the students would be able to have proper exposure to science and technology."