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1. “Top Digital
Initiatives in Higher
Education”
UGC NET Paper 1

2. Digital initiative in Higher Education is one of the important
topics from the UGC NET Paper 1 Units.
Candidates who are preparing for the UGC NET Examination
must read this topic in detail to score well.
Here we are providing all the important information about the
Digital Initiative in Higher Education.

3. By taking various Digital Initiatives in Higher Education, the MHRD works
for the development of the basic infrastructure of the Higher Education
Sector.
In the last few years, the National Mission on Education through ICT has
made some developments in IT to change the scenario of higher
education.
Digital Initiatives in Higher Education

4. This platform is developed by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource
Development) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education).
It’s an IT Massive Open Online Course for providing the best quality
education anywhere and anytime.
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5. It is a group of 32 DTH channels to telecasting high-quality educational
programmes by using the satellite – GSAT-15.
The programme will be available for 24X7.
The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU, etc.
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6. The NMEICT has initiated the National Digital Library of India project to
develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a
single-window search facility.
The NDL will contain textbooks, articles, videos, lectures, etc.
National Digital Library

7. The Virtual Lab does not require any setup for conducting experiments at
user premises. A computer is you need to perform the experiments
remotely.
There are 205 virtual labs in Engineering & Science disciplines.
More than 6 lakh students are using these virtual labs in India.
Virtual Labs

8. NMEICT aims to provide 20 Broadband connections of 5123 kbps speed
to over 25000 colleges and 2000 polytechnics and optical fiber
connectivity on 1Gbps to 419 universities.
The MHRD has now decided to made campuses of Universities WiFi
enabled.
IITs, IIMs, and NITs have already established WiFi campuses.
Campus Connectivity

9. A project to IIT Delhi has been awarded by NMEICT to set up robust 24X7
baked Data Centre and the activities have been put up at NIC/NKM Data
Centre.
The cloud is called “Baadal.
Central Cloud Infrastructure

10. The NAD is initiated for facilitating the issuance, storage, access and
verification of Academic Awards.
There are some more Digital Initiatives in Higher Education like e-Sodh
Sindhu, e-Yantra, Talk to a Teacher, Ask a Question, e-Acharya, E-Kalpa,
FOSSEE, e-Vidwan, and Spoken Tutorial.
National Academic Depository

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