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True or False
GIAN programme,willprovidescholarshipandopportunitytostudentstoworkwithreputedforeign laboratories
UGC and AICTE are constitutional bodies that work under the ministry of HRD
LaunchofSwayam - digital initiatives forhighereducation
Launch on Guru Purnima day – 9th JulyNationalconventiononDigitalInitiatives9thJuly2017
The meeting ended with adoption of “ Programme 17 for 17” : - A 17 point action plan for 2017 –for building digital campuses and high quality education
ManyDigitalinitiativesliketheGIAN
IMPRINT GRIN
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana
National Academic Depository
SWAYAM
SWAYAM portalhasbecomefully functional whichenablesonetotakecoursesofferedbythebestteachers,remainingwherethey
are.
SWAYAM shouldbeacalltothepioneersamongstteacherstoputnewcoursesintheupcomingareasonthisplatformintheMOOCs
format.(massiveopenonlinecourse)
Itisalsoacalltotheotherteacherstousethismaterialandimprovetheirownteachingcapacity.Ultimately,itshouldleadto
betterattainmentlevelsinthestudents.
Use of satellite technology to reach the unreached
32 SWAYAM Prabha DTH channels fortelecastinghighqualityeducationalcontentfreeofcharge
usingtheGSAT-15 satellite transponders.
These channels will help students in the rural areas and in the remote areas where IT infrastructure have not penetrated so well.
ShriPrakash Javadekar,UnionMinisterofHumanResourceDevelopmentandDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey,MoS forHuman
ResourceDevelopment(HigherEducation).
WiththelaunchofSWAYAM,IndiahasbecomeoneofthefewcountriesintheWorldwhichhasitsownonlineinteractivelearningplatformthatprovides,notonlyvideolectures,readingmaterialbutalsoassignments/quizzesthatcouldendupinsecuring
creditsaftercompletingtheassessmentsystem.
More than 400 Courses are available on SWAYAM coveringalltheengineeringandnon-engineeringsubjectsatundergraduate and post-graduate levels.TheUGChasalreadyissuedRegulationthatallowstransferofcreditsearnedthroughthecoursesdone
throughSWAYAMintotheacademicrecordofthestudents.Itisnowpossibleforthestudentsandotherstotakecoursesoftheprestigious IITs or IIMs withoutformally
studyingthere.TheplatformhasbeenconstructedbyMicrosoft withtotallyindigenousefforts.Thecoursesareavailableon www.swayam.gov.in
TheSWAYAMPrabha channelsareavailableforfreeforanyonewhohasasettopboxtoreceiveeitherDDFreeDishorDishTV.These channels transmit 4 hours of fresh
content every day, andcontainlecturesfromthebestteachersintheCountry.Thereisnomonthlychargeforviewingthesechannels.
TheNational Academic Depository wouldhelpineasyauthenticationofthecredentialsissuedbytheinstitutions.Thiswouldalsohelpinincreasingtransparencyandeaseofoperation.
ItisasystemforIssuance,Hosting,AccessofDigitalCertificatesandOnlineVerification.NADwillbefacilitatingAcademicInstitutionstodirectlylodgethedetailsofAcademicAwardswhich
areissuedtostudentsinanonlinemanner.The Academic Institution will include the details of the Aadhaar Number of the Student as part of the
Certificate details so that Certificate can be securely made available to the concerned student.
Certificate holders will register on NAD system for accessing their certificate records. They will identify themselves based on Aadhaar Verification framework provided by Unique Identification Authority of India.
RegisteredstudentswillhaveaUniqueaccountonNADSystemandcanaccessalltheirrecords24X7inanonlinesecuremanner.
NADcanbeaccessedonlinebyallauthorisedverifiers(AcademicInstitutesadmittingstudentsforhighereducation,Employers,Banks,Governmentorganizationsetc.forverificationofacademicawards
ofprospectivecandidates).Verification Users need not approach Academic Institutes for verification of the Certificate records. They
can directly approach NAD system and lodge a Certificate Verification request.
NAD System will notify the concerned student about the verification request and if the student confirms to share the certificate details, the record would be made available to the verifying party for verification.
Earlyreceiptofonlineascomparedtophysicalcertificates.Onlineand24X7accessibilitytoallcertificaterecords
Noriskoflosing,mutilationetc.Easyacceptabilityofonlineverifiablecertificateswithoutrequiringattested
copies,originalpresentation.Easyfacilityforapplyingforandobtainingduplicatecopyofthecertificates.Easyfacilitytosubmitverifiablecopyofthecertificatetoemployers,higher
educationalinstitutes.Admissions,Jobs,Loansbecomeseasier.
What special about Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana?
UnliketheothernormalschemesandplanswhichareoftenreleasedbythegovernmentsofIndia,thisUchchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) issomehowdifferenttothoseanditmainlyfocusesthegrowth of the industrial sectors
ofthenation.
UnderthisYojana,theindustrialsectorsaretobeimprovedwiththeintroductionofthemodernlatest technologies directlyintothe
manufacturingunitswithrespecttotherequirementsandneedstotherespectiveindustries.
Vision of the scheme
Themainmotiveoftheschemeisto introduce the latest and modern technology to the students ofthepremiereducational
institutesofnation,astheyarethe primary target of the manufacturing companies topicktheirpotentialemployees.
Withtheintroduction of the UAY,thestudentsfromthoseeducationalinstitutesable to gain practical knowledge of those modern technologies whicheasetheprocessofmanufacturing
unitsandindustrialplantstoboostitsgrowth.
Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)ToincreasethefootfallsofreputedinternationalfacultyintheIndianacademicinstitutes.Provideopportunitytoourfacultytolearnandshareknowledgeandteachingskillsin
cuttingedgeareas.Toprovideopportunitytoourstudentstoseekknowledgeandexperiencefromreputed
Internationalfaculty.Tocreateavenueforpossiblecollaborativeresearchwiththeinternationalfaculty.
ToincreaseparticipationandpresenceofinternationalstudentsintheacademicInstitutes.TocreateopportunityforthestudentsofdifferentInstitutes/Universitiestointeractand
learnsubjectsinnicheareasthroughcollaborativelearningprocess.ToprovideopportunityforthetechnicalpersonsfromIndianIndustrytoimprove
understandingsandupdatetheirknowledgeinrelevantareas.TomotivatethebestinternationalexpertsintheworldtoworkonproblemsrelatedtoIndia.Develophighqualitycoursematerialinnicheareas,boththroughvideoandprintthatcan
beusedbyalargerbodyofstudentsandteachers.
Impacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT)-
IMPacting ResearchINnovation andTechnology(IMPRINT),thefirst-of-its-kindPan-IIT and IISc joint initiative,isaMinistryofHumanResource
Development(MHRD) initiativeto address major engineering challengesthatthecountrymustaddressandchampiontoenable,empowerand
emboldenthenationforinclusivegrowthandself-reliance.DepartmentofScienceandTechnologyispartneringwithMHRD in
implementingthisprogram.
Underthe‘ImprintIndia’initiative,anInter-MinisterialGroupwithRs.1000crorecorpuswasformed.Thegroupactsasasingle-window
mechanismtoscreenresearchprojectsandproposalsbyIndia’sleadingresearchandtechnologyinstitutesandallotsfundsforthem.
Selected Technology DomainInordertopursuethemandatesofIMPRINT,tentechnologydomainsasgrand
engineeringchallengeshavebeenthoughtof.HealthcareTechnology:IITKharagpurComputerTechnology:IITKharagpur
AdvanceMaterials:IITKanpurWaterResources:IITKanpur
SustainableHabitat:IITRoorkeeSecurityandDefense:IITMadras
ManufacturingTechnology:IITMadrasNano-technologyHardware:IITBombayEnvironmentandClimate:IISc,Bangalore
EnergySecurity:IITBombayTheoverall NationalCoordinatorisIIT,Kanpur
ThecabinetapprovedthecreationoftheHigher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) togiveamajorpushforcreationofhigh quality infrastructure in
premiereducationalinstitutions.
TheHEFAwouldbejointlypromotedbyanidentifiedpromoterandtheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD)withanauthorised
capitalofRs 2,000 crore.
"The Government equity would be Rs 1,000 crore,"
HEFAwouldleveragetheequitytoraiseuptoRs 20,000croreforfundingprojectsforinfrastructure anddevelopment of world class labs in
professionalinstitutions.
Global Research Interactive Network (GRIN) programme, willprovidescholarshipandopportunitytostudentstoworkwithreputedforeign laboratories andenjoythelibertyofreturning
to India tocontinuewithresearch.
the government wasfacilitatingstudentstogoabroadforatermandworkinbestofthelaboratories.
Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel and Wrestler Shakshi Malik Flag off 7th Slum Yuva Daud
11 Slum Runs
TheSlumYuva Daud ispartoftheAdopt Slum Campaign initiatedbytheMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsandNehruYuva KendraSangathan whichaimsathighlightingthegovernment’spro-peopleschemesamongmasses.Atotal11SlumYuva Runshavebeenplannedoutofwhich7havealready
beencompletedsuccessfullywithmassparticipation.
The8thSlumYuva Daud isscheduledfor15July,2017
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