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If more engaging offline material can be created in various regional languages and English for both school and college levels, ed-tech can truly be a powerful leveller
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Ed-tech needs to reach underprivileged students and those who study in regional languages to fulfil its potential as a leveller.
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If more engaging offline material can be created in various regional languages and English for both school and college levels, ed-tech can truly be a powerful leveller
Technology has the potential to span categories and classes and become a powerful leveller in education. But the 30-odd digital start-ups present in the Indian market are designed to help students prepare for competitive examinations such as the JEE, NEET, and the Civil Service. Online tuitions and coaching or Maths and Science lessons especially for high school students are also popular and most of the content is in English.
How An IIT Kharagpur Computer Scientist Is Unveiling Sanskrit Literature Through Artificial Intelligence
by Karan Kamble - May 7, 2021 09:31 AM
Dr Pawan Goyal is an associate professor at IIT Kharagpur.
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Researchers led by IIT Kharagpur s Dr Pawan Goyal have developed an artificial intelligence-based system to process Sanskrit texts.
The goal is to provide access to ancient literature.
Sanskrit may be the least spoken of the scheduled languages in India, but it has been mighty resilient â even perhaps making a small comeback â in recent years.
According to 2011 Census data,
close to 25,000 people had Sanskrit as their mother tongue, and while that may not seem like much in a population of over 130 crore, it marks a growth of more than 10,000 speakers over a decade.
UGC nod for online courses opens new avenues for teachers, students
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Institutions can offer up to 40% of courses in a particular programme online/
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Winds of change: Under the online system, students would have access to talented teachers from across the country, academicians say.
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Institutions can offer up to 40% of courses in a particular programme online/
In the past year, ever since COVID-19 restrictions came into force, the universities and colleges have been keeping students engaged through online classes. Although the teaching learning assessment has to be critically evaluated, the change may be here to stay.
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M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS), created by an act in the State of Karnataka, India, came into existence in December 2013. The University is sponsored by Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) trust. The University was created by integrating the “M.S. Ramaiah College of Hotel Management (1993), M.S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy (1992), M.S. Ramaiah Dental College (1991) and the M.S. Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre (2012)”
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M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS), created by an act in the State of Karnataka, India, came into existence in December 2013. The University is sponsored by Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) trust. The University was created by integrating the “M.S. Ramaiah College of Hotel Management (1993),