The MHRD under the project SAKSHAT has awarded NIST a grant of Rs. 7.0 Lacs for content development for open source software in the area of VLSI and Embedded Systems. The content will be developed in the form of help manuals, e- tutorials, web based courses, video lectures, etc. In addition, 1-800 helplines will also be provided. This will allow thousands of students to use open source software in close linkage with the courseware already developed by NPTEL.