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For the first time in Karnataka, 14 students of government first grade colleges have been selected by Wipro under its ‘Earn-cum-Learn’ scheme.
“Each of these students will be granted a total stipend of ₹8 lakh for four years to pursue MS (Master of Science) programme at well known institutes such as BITS Pilani and Vellore Institute of Technology,” said Minister for Higher Education and Tourism R V Deshpande.
Training the trainerThe government has also begun to rope in the industry in a big way for its ‘training the trainer’ programme as well.
“Responding to our efforts towards invigorating the placement cells, the IT major Infosys has consented to impart in-house training to placement coordinators of the government first grade colleges,” said Deshpande. The training for the first batch has already begun.
Tech-based teachingDeshpande said, “We are establishing smart class rooms for technology-based teaching and learning. This will enrich and enhance teaching quality in colleges. As a pilot, small classrooms will be set up in 50 government first grade colleges in Hyderabad-Karnataka region.”
Under the scheme, lectures of five prominent lecturers drawn from both government-aided and government colleges would be recorded and distributed to colleges through local area network (LAN) or videos.
Based on the success of this model, smart classroom concept will be expanded to other colleges in a phased manner.
Virtual classesThe higher education department is also creating virtual classes to address shortage of lecturers in the State. The department is creating wireless local area network that helps in access to stored e-content in 100 government first grade colleges across the State.
The classes will be conducted though e-content, e-books and audio-books for undergraduate courses, extra-curricular programmes and personality development.
“Teaching aids and materials will be made available online. Students and staff can access course materials through college computers and mobile handsets via wireless LAN,” said Deshpande.
“This measure is intended to supplement the traditional course delivery system by enabling the students to access useful online OpenCourseWare content off-line and bypass the bottleneck of textbook production,” he added.
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