India's first Meta varsity to connect 1,500 edu institutes
How about a B Tech second year student of IIT-Mumbai simultaneously taking up another course in ancient history from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) without physically attending classes in JNU? Or a mathematics students from Indian Institute of Science also pursuing a course in comparative literature from Delhi University?
It may sound weird, but for the chairman of the National Innovation Council (NInC), Sam Pitroda, this is innovation!
The NInC in its first report to the government has suggested setting up world's first Meta University in India for multidisciplinary collaborative learning. This is to enable students from one university to take up courses in another university simultaneously.
Meta University through its National Knowledge Network (NKN) will have collaborative and multi-disciplinary learning platform where students enrolled in one college/university are able to take up courses available to other institutions. With the help of mentors, these students can be allowed to customise their learning experience and selection options from a wide menu of choices, leveraging the specialisation of individual institutions.
To begin with 440 institutions will be connected through the Meta University and by next year the numbers are expected to reach 1,500 institutions.
In its first Report to the People, the NInC also suggested connecting all 2,50,000 Panchayats in the country through optic fibre connectivity. Pitroda believes this connectivity till the village level will help improve delivery of public services and increase accountability in governance.
"Digitalisation is the best way of eliminating corruption and improving transparency," said Pitroda. NInC has already begun work on applications through a pilot project in Ajmer (Rajasthan) with plans to expand it to one district in each State.
To increase the skills, productivity and competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises the NInC has suggested Industry Innovation Cluster. Pilot activities in ayurveda, food processing, brassware manufacturing etc has already begun.
The Council has also mooted the concept of "One MP, One Idea" to encourage our elected representatives to draw new solutions for their constituencies' challenges, sourced from their constituencies' resources and people.
Earlier, while releasing the report prime minister Manmohan Singh said his government would like to pioneer a model of innovation that addresses problems in areas of poverty eradication, people's health, rural communications, development of agriculture, development of animal husbandry, green energy and similar other challenges.
How about a B Tech second year student of IIT-Mumbai simultaneously taking up another course in ancient history from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) without physically attending classes in JNU? Or a mathematics students from Indian Institute of Science also pursuing a course in comparative literature from Delhi University?
It may sound weird, but for the chairman of the National Innovation Council (NInC), Sam Pitroda, this is innovation!
The NInC in its first report to the government has suggested setting up world's first Meta University in India for multidisciplinary collaborative learning. This is to enable students from one university to take up courses in another university simultaneously.
Meta University through its National Knowledge Network (NKN) will have collaborative and multi-disciplinary learning platform where students enrolled in one college/university are able to take up courses available to other institutions. With the help of mentors, these students can be allowed to customise their learning experience and selection options from a wide menu of choices, leveraging the specialisation of individual institutions.
To begin with 440 institutions will be connected through the Meta University and by next year the numbers are expected to reach 1,500 institutions.
In its first Report to the People, the NInC also suggested connecting all 2,50,000 Panchayats in the country through optic fibre connectivity. Pitroda believes this connectivity till the village level will help improve delivery of public services and increase accountability in governance.
"Digitalisation is the best way of eliminating corruption and improving transparency," said Pitroda. NInC has already begun work on applications through a pilot project in Ajmer (Rajasthan) with plans to expand it to one district in each State.
To increase the skills, productivity and competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises the NInC has suggested Industry Innovation Cluster. Pilot activities in ayurveda, food processing, brassware manufacturing etc has already begun.
The Council has also mooted the concept of "One MP, One Idea" to encourage our elected representatives to draw new solutions for their constituencies' challenges, sourced from their constituencies' resources and people.
Earlier, while releasing the report prime minister Manmohan Singh said his government would like to pioneer a model of innovation that addresses problems in areas of poverty eradication, people's health, rural communications, development of agriculture, development of animal husbandry, green energy and similar other challenges.
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