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President Pranab Mukherjee today launched digital initiatives – Swayam, Swayam Prabha and National Academic Depository – in New Delhi to push e-education in the country. The aim of the initiatives is to raise the Gross Enrollment Ratio in the higher education from 24.5 to 30 by 2020.
Massive Open Online Courses, Swayam will host courses taught in classrooms from Class 9th to post-graduation, which can be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. It will target those students who could not complete their studies and professionals who wish to upgrade their knowledge.
Swayam Prabha is the platform of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting high-quality educational programmes 24X7 using GSAT-15 satellite.National Academic Depository will facilitate online verification of certificates.
All the courses are interactive and available free of cost. Students from various recognised institutes in India will be able to earn credits on clearing these online courses. These courses have been developed by over 1,000 expert faculty members from premier institutions like IITs, Delhi University and JNU.
Speaking on the occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee said, the fruit of research should be put in the education process. He said teaching students in vernacular languages will be good for them. Mr Mukherjee emphasised the need for use of satellite technology to reach the unreached saying digital technology can help students as well as teachers. He also said innovative curriculum should be introduced in the education.