3.3.8 Use Of Technologies The Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its 172nd Report has recommended that we must exploit our ICT potential for its penetration to the Country remotest corner to expand the access to higher education.
ICT has tremendous potential to extend and augment quality in higher education. Its full potential has not been tapped.
Under the Eleventh Plan, Central Universities can lead this process by providing campus based wireless Internet facilities, 24X7 computer labs.
In collaboration with corporate houses, a laptop initiative can be put in place for post-graduate and research scholars. This will greatly enhance equitable access to knowledge base
Satellite uploading equipment for each Central University should be established.
The State universities have fallen behind in modernizing their administrative machinery and introducing e-governance.
Funds should be provided to State universities for ICT faculty.
