(Info) IIT Lectures, Course Material To Go Online
IIT Lectures, Course Material To Go Online
Now, even those who didn’t make the cut for admission to the legendary Indian Institutes of Technology can still get an IIT education.
Within the next few months, the seven institutes and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore plan to stream lectures and course material online, as part of a Rs110 crore government project to help lift generally poor standards at an estimated 1,500 engineering colleges across India.
The development represents an innovative way to address several issues plaguing higher education. The private sector has long complained that engineering graduates arrive ill-equipped to work and need much more training and exposure. Meanwhile, academia finds itself in the midst of a crippling faculty shortage.
“The project is aimed at providing a standard for academic content for both faculty and students across India,” says Mangala Sunder Krishnan, principal coordinator of the project at IIT Madras. “A large number of private institutions have entered the field of engineering education with inadequate faculty support and training.”
Students and faculty will be able to access lecture videos and course material by logging on to a search engine.
“We are in advanced stages of discussions with a few service providers to provide our course content on a non-exclusive basis,” says Kannan Moudgalya, head of IIT Bombay’s distance engineering education programme.
Courtesy : livemint.com
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