| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 20, 2001[1] |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Key people | Vivek Sawant,Dr.Vijay Bhatkar,Dr. Ram Takwale |
| Products | eLearning, eGovernance |
| Revenue | 262 crore (US$49.78 million) (2009-2010) |
| Parent | Government of Maharashtra |
| Website | Official Website |
Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited is a public limited company promoted by the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, India.[2] The company's remit is to develop the use and integration of Information Technology in teaching, learning and educational management processes in particular and socio-economic transformative processes in general.
Since its establishment in 2001[3] it has focused on design, development and delivery of innovative eInfrastructure, eLearning, eGovernance, and eEmpowerment technologies, solutions and services to customers in Universities, Governments, and Communities.[4] Company has clocked 15% average increase in turnover year by year since inception. Its revenues for 2010-11 stood at 262.00 crore (US$49.78 million).
Company has its registered office and operations & Development center at ICC Pune. It has offices in India and in its subsidiaries RKCL & MKCL Arabia.The present MD(Managing Director) Of MKCL Is Mr. Vivek Sawant who primarily Looks Over operations of the main brainchild of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar i.e. the ETH(Education To Home) initiative which is a course called MS-CIT(Maharashtra State certificate In Information Technolgy) meant to crack the IT literacy code in rural and urban India,Mr. Sawant Comes across as extremely inspiring speaker and brilliant executioner who's legacy is defined by over a million people already completed the course with flying colors and while more are doing the same this very minute in About 5000 Authorized Learning Centers registered in Maharashtra, and it has a sister branch in Rajasthan named Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited.MKCl's Endeavor in the field of IT education is marked by More courses like MS-ACIT,Wave Courses affiliated to YCMOU,etc