In order to keep abreast of the latest technologies and tools, NIC professionals from various state units were imparted 4 days training on the Linux Operating System at Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), Jaipur. The training was organized jointly by Rajasthan State Unit of NIC and HCM, RIPA. The training sessions was taken by faculty from Red Hat and the participants from Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, NIC Headquarters, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar Units of the NIC attended. Most modern training facilities including well designed classrooms, state-of-the-art computer labs having internet connectivity were provided for hands-on training. The training sessions used the state-of-the-art audio visual equipments and well designed set of training material was provided by Rajasthan State unit of NIC. The teaching methodology comprised lectures cum live demonstration and discussions followed by practice sessions at the end.