Welcome to Skill Development Institute, Guwahati (SDIG)

In consonance with the deserving emphasis laid by the Government of India on achieving the ambitious targets and mission as articulated in the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India has formed the Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council with a goal of skilling two million people in the Hydrocarbon Sector by the year 2025. Another important step towards the above goal was the decision taken during meetings held at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on 08.01.2015 and 30.04.2015, both chaired by the Hon’ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and attended by representatives of the Oil & Gas industry, that Oil & Gas PSUs shall jointly set up Skill Development Institutes (SDIs) in their respective catchment regions for providing skill development training programmes in the Hydrocarbon sector.

In view of the above, the major oil PSUs such as IOCL, HPCL and BPCL have set up a Skill Development Institute (SDI) each in Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Kochi respectively. Subsequently, ONGC and GAIL have also set up SDI in Ahmedabad and Rai Barelli respectively.

Oil India limited (OIL) has set up the same at Guwahati to cater the skilling need of youth of North East region in order to enhance their employability in hydrocarbon as well as other sectors.