news > national Satellite use by IIM Calcutta to reach students New executive programmes are being offered now by Indian Institute of Technology, Calcutta through broadcast mode over satellites. This will enable the participants enrolled in such programmes to attend the sessions through a virtual
classroom. Suited for the students having 5 to 15 years of work experience with a current job in hand and it primarily targets the middle management segment of the corporate. It consists of 14 modules, taught by regular faculty from IIM Calcutta. The face to face faculty contact component is held twice during the 1 year programme.
Government schools to have Internet and emails Government schools to have Internet and emails Computer education in Bangalore schools are soon receive a shot in the arm if the third phase of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), an initiative by the directorate of primary and secondary education, gets implemented. e-Mahiti Sindhu and the Revised Class projects were the earlier initiatives that the department had implemented to introduce computer education in schools in the state include, followed by the first two phases of the ICT. ICT phase III aims to provide students exposure to internet and e-mail and provide instruction via computers. The project is being implemented at a cost of `426 crore and 4,396 schools across the state, including 1,763 government secondary schools under Mahiti Sindhu project, 11th finance commission and Revised Class projects, and 2,633 government-aided high schools will be brought under its ambit.
Govt of India Suggests Privatisation of Higher Education
`12.3 crore released by Govt for setting polytechnics
Indian central government has suggested that increased private participation in the higher education in India is being seen as a viable financial model. Centre has recommended raising fees in higher education institutions and allowing schools to function as profit-making bodies with a regulatory mechanism in place. The Mid – Year Analysis for 2010-2011 tabled in Lok Sabha suggests provisions for financing grants for students belonging to the weaker sections who want to pursue higher education. They can repay after the students start earning so as to ensure sustainability of the system.
`12.3 crore per polytechnic has been sanctioned by Human Resource Development Ministry under the initiative of ‘Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under Coordinated Action for Skill Development’. The State Governments/ Union Territories will be provided with allocated funds for setting up of new polytechnics in 300 un-served and underserved districts of the country. Respective State Governments/ Union Territories will receive the financial assistance in support of providing free of cost land and meeting the recurring expenditure in running these polytechnics. At present, out of 300 districts, 239 districts have already been provided with financial assistance for the purpose. For the remaining 61 districts, the concerned departments/ State Government can avail of assistance by providing land free of cost and agreeing to meet the recurring expenditure.
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