KLiC Certificate in Information Technology – Class 9 CBSE (402)

Course Features:

Language: English
Duration: 60 hours
Learning Mode: Center
Jurisdiction: Maharashtra
Certificate of Completion

Topics Covered in the Course

Part A
- Unit 01: Introduction to IT- ITeS industry
- Unit 02: Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills
- Unit 03: Digital Documentation
- Unit 04: Electronic Spreadsheet
- Unit 05: Digital Presentation
Part B
- Unit 01: Communication Skills - 1
- Unit 02: Self-Management Skills - 1
- Unit 03: ICT Skills - 1
- Unit 04: Entrepreneurial Skills - 1

Learning Outcomes

Ability to familiarize with basics of computers
Ability to navigate the file system
Ability to create and edit documents, spread sheets, and presentations
Ability to perform basic data manipulation using spread sheets and use Indian languages in documents
Ability to send and receive emails, follow email etiquettes, and communicate over the internet
Ability to create and upload videos
Ability to safely and correctly use websites, social networks, chat sites, and email

Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to IT- ITeS industry
- Appreciate the applications of IT
  - Theory
    - Introduction to IT and ITeS, BPO services
    - BPM industry in India
    - Structure of the IT-BPM industry Applications of IT in home computing, everyday life, library, workplace, education, entertainment communication, business, science and engineering, banking, insurance, marketing, health care, IT in the government and public service
  - Practical
    - Identify and list the various IT enabled services, Observe the application of IT in various areas
Unit 2: Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills
- Use keyboard and mouse for data entry
  - Theory
    - Keyboarding Skills
    - Types of keys on keyboard, Numeric keypad
    - Home keys, Guide keys
    - Typing and deleting text
    - Typing ergonomics
    - Positioning of fingers on the keyboard, Allocation of keys to fingers on four different rows
    - Pointing device – Mouse, Mouse operations
  - Practical
    - Identify the keys and its use on the keyboard
    - Demonstrate to use various keys on the keyboard
    - Demonstrate to type the text, numbers, special character using appropriate keys on the keyboard
    - Practice the correct typing ergonomics
    - Practice to place fingers on correct key in four different row of keyboardV
    - Practice various mouse operations
- Use typing software
  - Theory
    - Introduction to Rapid Typing Tutor
    - Touch typing technique
    - User interface of Typing Tutor
    - Typing text and interpret results
    - Working with lesson editor, • Calculating typing speed
    - Typing rhythm
  - Practical
    - Identify the user interface of typing tutor
    - Practice to type text in typing tutor software and interpret the results
    - Practice to work in lesson editor
    - Calculate the typing speed Practice to improve typing
    - Using typing tutor software
Unit 3: Digital Documentation
- Create a document using a word processor
  - Theory
    - Introduction to word processing
    - Word processing applications
    - Introduction to Word Processing tool
    - Creating a document, Parts of a Word Processor Window
  - Practical
    - List the available word processing applications
    - Introduce with the parts of the main window
    - Change document views
    - Start a new document
    - Open an existing document
    - Save a document
    - Close a document
- Apply Editing features
  - Theory
    - Text editing – Undo and Redo
    - Moving and copying text
    - Copy and Paste
    - Selecting text
    - Selection criteria
    - Selecting non-consecutive text items
    - Selecting a vertical block of text
    - Find and replace option
    - Jumping to the page number
    - Non-printing characters
    - Checking spelling and grammar
    - Using Synonyms and Thesaurus
  - Practical
    - Editing of text in a document
    - Demonstrate to use undo and redo option
    - Use the keyboard and mouse options to select, cut, copy, paste, and move text
    - Demonstrate to select nonconsecutive text items, vertical block of text
    - Search and replace text in a document
    - Jump to the given page number in a document
    - Insert non-printing characters in a document
    - Apply Spelling and grammar option of document
    - Demonstrate to use Synonyms and Thesaurus
- Apply formatting features
  - Theory
    - Page style dialog
    - Formatting text – Removing manual formatting, Common text formatting, Changing text case, Superscript and Subscript
    - Formatting paragraph – Indenting paragraphs, Aligning paragraphs, Font colour, highlighting, and background colour, Using bullets and numbering, Assigning colour, border and background to paragraph
    - Page formatting – setting up basic page layout using styles, Inserting page break, Creating header/footer and page numbers
    - Defining borders and backgrounds, Inserting images shapes, special characters in a document, Dividing page into columns, Formatting the shape or image
  - Practical
    - Apply various text formatting options for the text
    - Demonstrate to format paragraphs – indent/align paragraphs, assign font colour, highlighting, and background colour
    - Assign number or bullets to the lists items
    - Demonstrate to assign colour, border and background to paragraph
    - Demonstrate the page formatting – set up basic page layout using styles
    - Insert page break, Create header/footer and page numbers
    - Define borders and backgrounds
    - Insert images, shapes, special characters in a document
    - Divide page into columns
    - Format the shape or image
- Create and work with tables
  - Theory
    - Creating table in Word Processor
    - Inserting row and column in a table
    - Deleting rows and columns
    - Splitting and merging tables
    - Deleting a table
    - Copying a table
    - Moving a table
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate and do the following in Word Processor
    - Create table
    - Insert and delete rows and column in a table
    - Split and merge tables
    - Delete a table
    - Copy or move from one location to another location of document
- Use Print Options
  - Theory
    - Printing options in Word Processor
    - Print preview
    - Controlling printing
    - Printing all pages, single and multiple pages
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to print the document, selected pages in the document
    - Print the document with various options
    - Preview pages before printing
- Understand and apply mail merge
  - Theory
    - Introduction to mail merge
    - Concept of data source for mail merge
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to print the letters using mail merge
    - Do the following to achieve
    - Create a main document,
    - Create the data source
    - Enter data in the fields,
    - Merge the data source with main document,
    - Edit individual document,
    - Print the merged letter,
    - Save the merged letter
Unit 4: Electronic Spreadsheet
- Create a Spreadsheet
  - Theory
    - Introduction to spreadsheet application
    - Starting a spreadsheet
    - Parts of a spreadsheet
    - Worksheet – Rows and Columns, Cell and Cell Address
    - Range of cells – column range row range, row and column range
  - Practical
    - Start the spreadsheet
    - Identify the parts of Calc
    - Identify the rows number, column number, cell address
    - Define the range of cell
    - Identify row range, column range, row & column range
- Apply formula and functions in spreadsheet
  - Theory
    - Different types of data
    - Entering data – Label, Values, Formula
    - Formula, how to enter formula
    - Mathematical operators used in formulae
    - Simple calculations using values and operators
    - Formulae with cell addresses and operators
    - Commonly used basic functions in a spreadsheet – SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, Count
    - Use of functions to do calculations
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to enter the text, numeric data in a cell,
    - Identify the label, values and formula in the cell
    - Demonstrate to enter formula in a cell,
    - Construct the formula using mathematical operators
    - Identify formulae with cell addresses and operators
    - Identify the correct syntax of formula
    - Use the basic functions to perform calculations on data
- Format data in the spreadsheet
  - Theory
    - Formatting tool
    - Use of dialog boxes to format values
    - Formatting a range of cells with decimal places
    - Formatting a range of cells to be seen as labels
    - Formatting of a cell range as scientific
    - Formatting a range of cells to display times
    - Formatting alignment of a cell range
    - Speeding up data entry using the fill handle
    - Uses of fill handle to copy formulae
  - Practical
    - Identify the formatting tool
    - Demonstrate to use of dialog boxes to format values
    - Demonstrate to format range of cells with decimal places
    - Demonstrate to format a range of cells to labels
    - Demonstrate to format of a cell range as scientific
    - Demonstrate to format a range of cells to display time
    - Demonstrate to align cell data range
    - Demonstrate to create
    - number series using fill handle
    - Copy formula by dragging the formula using fill handle
- Understand and apply Referencing
  - Theory
    - Concept of referencing
    - Relative referencing
    - Mixed referencing
    - Absolute referencing
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to use Relative referencing in spreadsheet
    - Demonstrate to use Mixed referencing in spreadsheet
    - Demonstrate to use Absolute referencing in spreadsheet
- Create and insert different types of charts in a spreadsheet
  - Theory
    - Importance of chart in spreadsheet
    - Types of chart
  - Practical
    - Create different types of charts supported by a spreadsheet
    - Illustrate the example of chart in a spreadsheet
Unit 5: Digital Presentation
- Understand features of an effective presentation
  - Theory
    - Concept of presentation
    - Elements of presentation
    - Characteristics of an effective presentation
  - Practical
    - Identify and list the elements of presentation
    - List the characteristics of an effective presentation
- Create a presentation
  - Theory
    - Introduction to presentation software
    - Opening a presentation software
    - Opening a presentation software
    - Parts of presentation window,
    - Closing a presentation
    - Creating a presentation using template,
    - Selecting slide layout,
    - Saving a presentation,
    - Running a slide show,
    - Save a presentation in PDF, Closing a presentation,
    - Using Help
  - Practical
    - Start the presentation application
    - various components of main Impress window
    - Observe the different workspace views
    - Create a new presentation using wizard
    - Run the presentation,
    - Save the presentation,
    - Close the presentation,
    - Demonstrate to use Help in presentation
- Work with slides
  - Theory
    - Inserting a duplicate slide,
    - Inserting new slides,
    - Slide layout,
    - Copying and moving slides,
    - Deleting and renaming slides
    - Copying, moving and deleting contents of slide,
    - View a presentation,
    - Controlling the size of the view,
    - Workspace views – Normal, Outline, Notes, Slide sorter view
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to insert a new slide and duplicate slide in a presentation,
    - Change the slide layout,
    - Demonstrate to copy and move slides in the presentation,
    - Demonstrate to copy, move and delete contents of the slide
    - Demonstrate to view a presentation in different views
- Format text and apply animations
  - Theory
    - Formatting toolbar
    - Various formatting features
    - Text alignment
    - Bullets and numbering
    - Custom Animation
  - Practical
    - Identify and list the various options in formatting toolbar
    - Apply the appropriate formatting option
    - Align the text in presentation
    - Apply bullets and numbering to the list items in presentation Apply Animation
- Create and use tables
  - Theory
    - Inserting tables in presentation
    - Entering and editing data in a table
    - Selecting a cell, row, column, table
    - Adjusting column width and row height
    - Table borders and background
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate the following:
    - Insert table in presentation
    - Enter and edit data in a table
    - Select a cell, row, column, table
    - Adjust column width and row height
    - Assign table borders and background
- Insert and format image in presentation
  - Theory
    - Inserting an image from a file
    - Inserting an image from the gallery
    - Formatting images
    - Moving images
    - Resizing images
    - Rotating images
    - Formatting using the Image toolbar
    - Drawing graphic objects – line, shapes
    - Grouping and un-grouping objects
  - Practical
    - Demonstrate to insert an image from file, gallery in presentation
    - Apply formatting options to image in presentation
    - Demonstrate to move, resize and rotate images
    - Apply formatting options of Image toolbar
    - Drawing line, shapes using graphic objects
    - Demonstrate to group and ungroup objects
- Work with slide master
  - Theory
    - Slide masters
    - Creating the slide masters
    - Applying the slide masters to all slide
    - Adding transitions
  - Practical
    - Create the slide masters,
    - Apply the slide masters to the presentation
    - Add transitions to presentation

Unit 1: Communication Skills - 1
- Theory
  - Methods of communication
  - Verbal
  - Non-verbal
  - Visual
- Practical
  - Writing pros and cons of written, verbal and non-verbal communication
  - Listing do's and don'ts for avoiding common body language mistakes
    - Identify Elements Of Communication Cycle
- Theory
  - Meaning of communication
  - Importance of communication skills
  - Elements of communication cycle-
  - I sender
  - ideas
  - encoding
  - communication channel
  - receiver
  - decoding, and
  - feedback
- Practical
  - Draw a diagram of communication cycle
  - Role plays on communication process related to the sector/job role
- Theory
  - Perspectives in communication
  - Factors affecting perspectives in communication
  - Visual perception
  - Language
  - Past experience
  - Prejudices
  - Feelings
  - Environment
- Practical
  - Group discussion on factors affecting perspectives in communication
  - Sharing of experiences on factors affecting perspectives
  - Sharing experiences on factors affecting communication at workplace
- Theory
  - Writing skills related to the following:
  - Phrases
  - Kinds of sentences
  - Parts of sentence
  - Parts of speech
  - Use of articles
  - Construction of a paragraph
- Practical
  - Demonstration and practice of writing sentences and paragraphs on topics related to the subject
Unit 2 : Self-Management Skills-1
- Theory
  - Factors that help in building self- confidence-social, cultural, and physical factors
  - Self-confidence building tips getting rid of the negative thoughts, thinking positively, staying happy with small things staying clean, hygienic and smart, chatting with positive people etc
- Practical
  - Role play exercises on building self-confidence
  - Use of positive metaphors/words
  - Positive stroking on wakeup and before going bed
  - Helping others and working for community
Unit 3 : ICT Skills-1
- Theory
  - Introduction to ICT
  - Role and importance of ICT in personal life and at workplace
  - ICT in our daily life (examples)
  - ICT tools-Mobile, tab, radio, TV, email, etc
- Practical
  - Discussion on the role and importance of ICT in personal life and at workplace
  - Preparing posters / collages for showing the role of ICT at workplace
- Theory
  - Computer system-Central Processing Unit (CPU), memory, motherboard, storage devices
  - Hardware and software of a computer system
  - Role and functions of Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM)
  - Role and functions of Central Processing Unit
  - Processing for starting and shutting down a computer
- Practical
  - Connecting the cable and peripherals to the Central Processing Unit
  - Starting and shutting down a computer
  - Group discussion on the various aspects of hardware and software
- Theory
  - Peripheral devices and their uses- Mouse, keyboard, scanner, webcam etc of a computer system
- Practical
  - Identification of various parts and peripherals of a computer
  - Demonstration and practice on the use of mouse
  - Demonstration and practice on the use of keyboard
  - Demonstration of the uses of printers, webcams, scanner and other peripheral devices
  - Drawing diagram of computer system and labelling it
    - Demonstrate Basic Computer Operations
- Theory
  - Primary operations on a computer system input, process, storage, output, communication networking, etc
- Practical
  - Identification of the various input and output units and explanation of their purposes
Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-1
- Identify Various Types Of Business Activities
  - Theory
    - Types of businesses - service, manufacturing, hybrid
    - Types of businesses found in our community Business activities around us
  - Practical
    - Prepare posters of business activities found in cities/ villages, using pictures
    - Discuss the various types of activities, generally adopted by small businesses in a local community
    - Best out of waste
    - Costing of the product made out of waste
    - Selling of items made from waste materials
    - Prepare list of businesses that provides goods and services in exchange for money
  - Theory
    - Meaning of entrepreneurship development
    - Distinguishing characteristics of entrepreneurship
    - Role and rewards entrepreneurship
  - Practical
    - Prepare charts showing advantages of entrepreneurship over wages
    - Group discussions on role and features of entrepreneurship
    - Lectures/presentations by entrepreneurs on their experiences and success stories
    - Identify core skills of successful entrepreneur
  - Theory
    - Introduction to environment
    - Relationship between society and environment, ecosystem and factors causing imbalance
    - Natural resource conservation
    - Environment protection and conservation
  - Practical
    - Group discussion on hazards of deteriorating environment
    - Prepare posters showing environment conservation
    - Discussion on various factors that influence our environment
  - Theory
    - Definition of green economy
    - Importance of green economy
  - Practical
    - Discussion on the benefits of green skills and importance of green economy
    - Prepare a Poster showing the importance of green economy with the help of newspaper/ magazine cuttings

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Creditized Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:

Section	Section Name	Total Marks	Passing Marks
Section 1	Learning Progression	35	14
Section 2	Continuous Comprehensive Assessment (Blue and Red Challenges)	35	14
Section 3	Final Examination - Credit End Test (Online)	30	12
Total Marks		100	40
Passing Criterion: Combined passing in Sections 1, 2 and 3 by scoring at least 40% marks.

Courses Fee Structure from 01 July, 2025 Onwards

KLiC 60 hour course fee applicable from 01 July, 2025 all over Maharashtra

KLiC Course Duration	MFO (Inclusive of GST)	ALC Share (Service Charges to be collected by ALC)
60 hours	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 2,500/-

Important Points:
* 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 Fee anytime without any prior notice

KLiC Courses Fee Structure upto 30 June, 2025

Region	Total Fee (Rupees)
MMRDA, PMRDA and Rest of Maharashtra	3000/-