DISTANCE LEARNING. Complement ary Extra- Budget

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1 Annexure DISTANCE LEARNING S. No Name of the Sector/ Scheme/ Programme Objective/ Objections Outlay (Rs.in crore) Complement ary Extra- Budget Qualification Deliverable/ Physical Projected Outcome Process/ Timelines Remarks/ Risks Factors Plan Non-Plan Resources Output (a) Indira Gandhi National Open (IGNOU) To strengthen and diversify offerings of degree, diploma and certificate programmes related to the needs of employment as necessary for building the economy of the country; To provide opportunities for higher education to a large cross-section of our people, in particular the disadvantaged segments of society; To promote acquisition and up-gradation of knowledge and offer opportunities for training and retraining in the contexts of innovation and research; To encourage an innovative system of university level education, flexible and open with regard to methods and pace of learning, combination of courses, eligibility for enrolment, (5.00. in 1.00 Rs cr. (income from own resources through fee collection and other internal resources to meet recurring expenditure) Annual enrollment : 5.5 lakh Total enrollment: 20 lakhs New programmes: 15 New courses : 60 New Regional Centres : 2 New study centres : 100 Number of new Overseas study centres : 5 Establishment of 35 ROTs per quarter Increase in enrolment of students by 4% or by 20,000 The process of enhance- ment of enrolment has cumulative effect and depends on a series of factors. Different components such as creation of centres, development of course material and launch of programme etc... of this series has different initiation points. The final decision on initiation of steps depends Non-availability of faculty in the respective disciplines and delay in approval process of various activities may lead to underachievment of the targets. Launching of region-based programmmes is a first-time effort by the Regional Centres. The programmes proposed as on date do not parallel in the conventional system. It may be difficult to identify the resource persons 1

2 age of entry, conduct of examination and delivery of the programmmes to encourage excellence upon communicatio n of availability of resources. The work on most of the components is academic in nature and shall be started immediately after availability of resources. (b) Assistance to State Open Universities (SOUs) To Coordinate, promote, assess and accredit open and distance learning system to determine the standards. Provide financial assistance to State Open Universities and Distance Education Institutions in India (7.00 in -- Assistance of SOUs and Distance Education Institutes and National Institute of Open Schooling for their capacity building Number of SOUs to whom financial assistance will be provided : 13 Improved efficiency in delivery system of programmes and launch of new programmes of greater relevance Increase in the enrolment of students in The other set of activities is to strengthen the measures for use of ICT in distance education programmes. Invitation of proposals Scrutiny of proposals Decision on Proposals Release of grants Utilization Timely proper utilization of grants, submission of UCs, in time, preparation of proposals, meeting of Council and submission 2

3 2. National Mission in Education through ICT Identification and nurturing of talent and lifelong learning, development of knowledge modules to address to the personalized needs of learners, having right content to take care of their aspirations, and their delivery through ICT. Certification of competencies of the human resources acquired through formal or nonformal means as also to develop and maintain the database having profile of human resources. In order to deliver the benefits of ICT enabled Learning including academic, vocational and life skills, the Mission would also focus attention on six challenge areas with a view to achieving technological breakthrough in the field of : (a) very low cost, low power consuming access (50.20 in Number of CCIs to whom financial assistance will be provided : 75 NIL NIL 1. Development of e-contents including curriculum based videos and web courses for various classes and various subjects. 2. Standardization quality assurance and formatting of Contents already available or being generated. 3. Pedagogical research for enhancing efficiency of learning modules. 4. Research for development of very low cost, low power-consuming access device. 5. Spreading Digital Literacy. 6. Creation of virtual reality laboratories for practical SOUs and CCIs by 10% Improved connectivity of Indian students to the Knowledge world in cyberspace To make them Netizens, Enhancement of their selflearning skills; Development of their competencies for on-line problem solving and learning. Final evaluation The Scheme is yet to be approved. Draft memo for EFC has been circulated. The implementation is subject to judgment of Hon ble Supreme Court and approval of proposals by competent authority. 3

4 device and free bandwidth for every Indian, (b) research in pedagogical techniques and development of pedagogically efficient learning modules for the entire spectrum of learners, (c) standardization and quality assurance of contents to make them world class (d) research in the field of virtual reality laboratories, (e) techniques and strategies for imparting digital literacy to every Indian, and exposures. 7. Conversion of Content available in beta format video tapes to digital format. 8. Evolution of Standards for setting up Virtual Technical Universities. 9. Stabilising a System for electronically disbursing college and university level Scholarships. (f) creation of virtual technological university. The Mission would also attempt to build knowledge network between and within institutions of higher learning in the country with a view to achieving critical mass of researchers in any given field. 4

5 3. Commonwealth of Learning (COL) 4. Scheme of Scholarship for College and Students Promote education through distance learning among commonwealth nations with focused attention as activities pertaining to development of instructional material, use of ICT and training. To provide financial assistance to meritorious students of colleges and universities including engineering, Medical and professional programmes with a provision of renewal on year to year basis within the same stage of education subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria Contribution of India to COL (5.00 in -- 40,000 fresh scholarships are expected to be awarded during the year. To meet India s commitment. 40,000 meritorious students will be able to pursue higher studies COL is an international agency. The budgetary amount is India s contribution and released in one installment after approval The process will continue throughout the year. - This will be a new scheme. The outcome indicated will be subject to the approval of the proposed scheme of scholarships for college and Students. 5