4. Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs is a project initiated by the Ministry of
Human Resource Development , Government of India,
under the National Mission on Education through
Information and Communication Technology.
It also intends to develop a complete Learning
Management System where the students can avail the
various tools for learning, including additional web-
resources, video-lectures, animated demonstrations and
self-evaluation. There is also a component where in costly
equipment and resources are shared, which are other
wise available to only a limited number of users due to
constraints on time and geographical distances.
5. Seven IIT's(Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur,
Kharapur, Madras, Roorkee and Guwahatai ), IIT
Hyderabad, Amrita university, NIT Karnataka, and
College of Engineering, Pune, are the institutions
participating in the project.
The Project intends to cover physical
sciences, chemical science and various branches of
engineering like electronics and communications,
computer science and engineering, electrical
engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical
engineering, biotechnology engineering and civil
engineering.
6. Aims
The project aims to provide remote-
access to Laboratories in various
disciplines of science and
engineering for students at all levels
from under-graduate to research.
7. Objectives of the Virtual Labs:
To provide remote-access to Labs in
various disciplines of Science and
Engineering. These Virtual Labs would
cater to students at the undergraduate
level, post graduate level as well as to
research scholars.
To enthuse students to conduct
experiments by arousing their curiosity.
This would help them in learning basic
and advanced concepts through remote
8. Cont..
To provide a complete Learning
Management System around the Virtual
Labs where the students can avail the
various tools for learning, including
additional web-resources, video-lectures,
animated demonstrations and self
evaluation.
To share costly equipment and
resources, which are otherwise available
to limited number of users due to
9. Labs ready for use
Electrical Engineering
Computer science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Physical science
Chemical science
10. Advantages
1. Virtual labs should not altogether
replace “real world labs”, but instead
enhance.
2. Make sure virtual labs are
accessible to students.
3. Rigorously assess virtual labs and
their usefulness.
11. Disadvantages
One of the most persistent
problems has been the factor of
time.
The lack of face-to-face
interactions with other peers
and the instructor can be a
disadvantage for the students
and professors.
