- Using Basic Troubleshooting skills, learner can identify diagnose and resolve the Basic IT network related problems.
- Learner can do primary level of fault finding and take necessary actions for IT network related issues.
- Learner can also perform tasks like assigning IP addresses, monitoring network uptime, crimping of LAN cables, configuring and maintaining Wi-Fi network.
KLiC Network Support
In simple words, IT Network Support Technician is the one who troubleshoots, monitors, maintains the Internet and Intranet connectivity also the learner can monitor and maintain the uptime of various types of Networking Devices such as Routers, Switches, and Hubs.
What does an IT Network Support Technician do?
Why take Admission?
An IT Network support technician can work with companies / enterprises having an IT infrastructure including Routers and Switches and Internet connectivity or the companies who are providing Networking devices sales and support.
Learner can do a job or can work as an IT Hardware Support Consultant. A fresher can draw up to Rs. 100,000/- p.a.
Hierarchy
In any typical industry enterprise having even a basic IT Infrastructure including desktops and laptops, learners would work with a team of such more hardware and network support technicians who would guide them. Learner can further pursue to become a System Engineer or a System administrator as per his/her liking and abilities.
Tools
An IT Hardware Support Technician uses tools like IT Helpdesk, hardware monitors, and multi-meters for providing hardware support. Knowledge of few other tools like memtest86, CPUID (open source system hardware monitoring tool), and few similar open source tools can be beneficial for an IT Hardware Support Technician.
Certification
- KLiC courses are recognised by Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU).
- MKCL provides certificate to the KLiC learner after his/her successful course completion.
- Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) provides mark sheet to successfully passed KLiC learners (Jurisdiction: Maharashtra).
Important Dates
- Batch Commencement: One batch in each calendar month (January to December)
- Date(s) of Application and Fee Payment by Learner: 1st - 30th day of each calendar month
- Date(s) of Learner Confirmation by ALC: 1st - 30th day of each calendar month
- Course Start Date and Date of Issuing Learner Login: Date of admission confirmation
Academic Approach
The academic approach of the courses focuses on the “work-centric” education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book!), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as an employee or entrepreneur as well as development of the community to which s/he belongs. Learning methodology:
- Step -1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
- Step -2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
- Step -3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
- Step -4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
- Step -5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
- Step -6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
- Step -7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
- Step -8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
- Step -9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
- Step-10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
- Step-11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
- Step-12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
Syllabus
- Basics of Networking
- OSI Model
- TCP/IP Model
- Reference Link 1
- OSI/TCP Model
- Network Protocols
- Network Topology and Network Devices
- Reference Link
- Network Cabling
- Internet Connectivity Types
- Basics of IP addressing
- Classes of IP addresses
- Difference Between Static and Dynamic IPs
- Subnetting
- Configuring DHCP for Small Network
- Network Ports
- Overview of DNS
- WINS vs DNS
- MAC Address Formats
- Troubleshooting of Networks
- Network Troubleshooting Tools
- Configuring Wi-Fi Network
- Wireless Standards
KLiC Network Support (KLiC Certificate in IT Network Support)
Skills: Basics of Networking, Network Cabling, Basics of IP addressing, Configuring DHCP for Small Network, Troubleshooting of Networks, Configuring Wi-Fi Network
Tools: IT helpdesk, Network monitoring tools, LAN testers, Command line tools, Open source subnet calculators, Network packet analyzers
Lan Testers
Evaluation Pattern
Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:
Section No. | Section Name | Total Marks | Minimum Passing Marks |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Learning Progression | 25 | 10 |
2 | Internal Assessment | 25 | 10 |
3 | Final Online Examination | 50 | 20 |
Total | 100 | 40 | |
4 | SUPWs (Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments) | 5 Assignments | 2 Assignments to be Completed & Uploaded |
YCMOU Mark Sheet
Printed Mark Sheet will be issued by YCMOU on successful completion of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 and will be delivered to the learner by MKCL.
YCMOU Mark Sheet will be available only for Maharashtra jurisdiction learners.
MKCL's KLiC Certificate
The certificate will be provided to the learner who will satisfy the below criteria:
- Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
- Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e. Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments)
- Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments
KLiC Courses Fee Structure for the year 2024
For Mumbai, Mumbai Suburb, Thane, Palghar and Raigad District Area under Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Region and Revised Fee applicable from February 2024 Batch onwards as mentioned below:
KLiC Courses of 120 Hours:
Mode | Total Fee (Rupees) |
Single Instalment (Rupees) |
Two Instalments (Rupees) |
Single Installment | 6000/- | 6000/- | N/A |
Two Installments | 6200/- | 3100/- | 3100/- |
Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
For Thane, Palghar and Raigad District Area comes under (Non-MMRDA): Region: Fee applicable from January 2024 Batch onwards as mentioned below:
KLiC Courses of 120 Hours:
Mode | Total Fee (Rupees) |
Single Instalment (Rupees) |
Two Instalments (Rupees) |
Single Installment | 5000/- | 5000/- | N/A |
Two Installments | 5200/- | 2600/- | 2600/- |
Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
For all Districts of Maharashtra (except Mumbai, Mumbai Suburb, Thane, Palghar and Raigad Districts): Fee applicable from January 2024 Batch onwards as mentioned below:
KLiC Courses of 120 Hours:
Mode | Total Fee (Rupees) |
Single Instalment (Rupees) |
Two Instalments (Rupees) |
Single Installment | 5000/- | 5000/- | N/A |
Two Installments | 5200/- | 2600/- | 2600/- |
Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
* Above mentioned fee is applicable for all Modes of KLiC Courses offered at Authorised Learning Center (ALC) and at Satellite Center
* Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
* MKCL reserves the right to modify the Fees of Courses during the year without any prior notice and MKCL shall not be liable to anyone for any such modification/s