A.2.2 Emerging Areas : Introduction of subjects and teaching in emerging areas should be encouraged. There should be continuous effort to explore new areas and enough thrust should be given to develop these new areas. Possibility of introduction of these programmes in the form of appropriate electives to start with, might also be explored as this would help in creating a minimum of necessary infrastructure.
A.2.3 Changes in Student Computing Literacy :Over the past decade, there has been a significant change in the basic computer literacy of incoming MET apprentices. In the past, very few students entered a MET program having significant skills in using a desktop computer, with even fewer students owning or having easy access to a computer. Today, with the advent of the Web based learning most students entering a MET program have at least a modest level of computer literacy.
