Kanchipuram: The University of Madras which got connected to HRD Ministry supported Rs 900 crore National Mission on Education in February 2011 has urged all colleges affiliated to it to get linked to the ICT Network and avail its benefits.
The total cost per year for the college would be Rs one lakh if they join the network, of which Rs 75,000 would be borne by the HRD leaving colleges just 25000 as annual expenditure, it said in a circular.
This Mission through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network aims to connect educationists and institutions to participate in a nationwide movement, providing and accessing e-content, effect teacher empowerment and adopt effectively e-teaching and e-learning.
The University is also connected to the National Knoweldge Network, a National Knowledge Commission initiative. All of this is aimed at providing unlimitted access to researchers and students libraries and knowledge resources.
However, it leaves out private colleges, which form majority of colleges in this district, which meet the needs of over 75 per cent of total number of students seeking higher studies.
To provide seamless connectivity, BSNL has reportedly given 1 gbps connectivity to the University for 10 years with 400 node LAN, connecting it to the National Knowledge Network.
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