ICT in Education

Global IT Forum Coordinated Science Laboratory, UIUC

6th September, 2007

Rajeeva Ratna ShahRajeeva Ratna ShahMember SecretaryMember Secretary

Planning CommissionPlanning Commissionrrshah@nic.inrrshah@nic.in

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Agriculture274 IIMs

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Engineering Colleges1,537

Degree Colleges18,064

Dental Colleges240

R&D LabsCSIR/DSIR

DST, BiotechIMD DOSDAE etc

Polytechnics1,244

Schools (8-12 class)4,26,780

Deemed Universities110

Medical Colleges723

IITs7

Universities268

New Institutions Planned 467

Educational Institutions: Only a

small fraction teaches ICT

Scenario

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Objectives - ICT and Education

Two Main Objectives

• Advanced ICT Education– Improving Quality of Content– Increasing Capacity

• ICT in Education– Improving Connectivity– Digital Community Building

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Objectives in Advanced ICT Education

Improve Content with respect toLevelBreadthDynamismMultidisciplinary ResearchTechnology Development and Transfer

Capacity BuildingFaculty poolPostgraduate Enrollment, especially PhDUndergraduate Enrollment

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Expected shortages in 5 years

1. Faculty – 50002. IT Enabled Services and Business

Process Outsourcing skilled workforce – 500,000

3. High-end IT exposure is available to less than 10% of the skilled workers

2005 NAASCOM-McKinsey study

Capacity Problem

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467 new educational institutions planned

Major ICT Institutions20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology8 Indian Institutes of Technology5 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

Others30 Central Universities370 colleges7 Indian Institutes of Management20 engineering and medical colleges7 National Institutes for Pharmaceutical Research

Initiatives in Capacity Building

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Plans for collaborations with top foreign universities, e.g., UIUC

Establishing new institutionsPartnerships with existing public and private institutions

Exchange of faculty, studentsJoint research programsBuilding a National Knowledge Network for Establishing Communities for Cross-campus Creation of Content

Initiatives in Content Enhancement

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Setting up a new type of enabling institutioncalled IT Academy (ITA)

with four simultaneous objectives

1. To be a world class center of ICT excellence2. Help emerging IT institutions achieve excellence3. Educate large number of PhDs4. Focus on preparing potential faculty

Implementation expected to begin in late 2007

A Solution for Content and Capacity

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Research IT Curriculum

Holistic Development & Societal Sensitivity

EntrepreneurshipCurricula

NewFaculty Recruits

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StudentsUG/PG

Local Curricula

StudentsPG ScholarsShort term UG Scholars

Lab Setups

Faculty QIP

(Eventual) Contributions to ITA

ITA Curricula/Research

ITA FacultyRecruitment/Visiting

PG Student Teamsback for mandatory teaching

Faculty from Abroad and IndiaPermanent or visiting

ITA

PartnerInstitution

PG Students

Distance learning networkTeach from anywhere

Research TeamsDistributed centers of excellence

IT ACADEMY

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ICT in Education

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National Knowledge Network

U N I V E R S I T YU N I V E R S I T Y

Internet

Wi-Fi Enabled Virtual Classroom

VPN/Firewall/ IPS

Database Servers

Application Servers

Web Servers

Servers Pool

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School School

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Central Data Centre

Hosting Content & Applications of different disciplines

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Typical Single Campus Wide Network

Internet Internet

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Web, DNS, Proxy and LAN Servers

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Administrative Blocks Academic Block Various Departments

Central LibraryHostel Blocks

ResidentialQuarters

CAT 6 Cable

Fiber Optic Cable (Gigabit)

Thank You

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ICT in Education

Creation of National Knowledge NetworkConnecting 10,000 educational & R&D institutions

Digital librariesVirtual class rooms with telecommunication facilitiesTechnical & Skill development emphasized