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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University in Hyderabad provides B.Tech. courses in Engineering (Civil,
Electrical, Electronics & Communications and Computer Science) through
correspondence and contact classes. The candidate seeking admission in the
B.Tech. programme should be a diploma holder in the concerned branch and should
be working in Andhra Pradesh.
Along with the constituent engineering college of the university located at
Hyderabad.
IIT Kharagpur has made some
unique modifications to its distance education program. It has designed a
virtual classroom that enables any student anywhere to join a live class at IIT
Kharagpur. The students can participate in the class through a two-way audio
channel and view the proceedings of the class through a one-way digital video
link. All communication takes place via computers.
Its Continuing Education
Programme (CEP) offers learning opportunities to a wide cross section of society
through the EI Net-3L or Electronically Networked Life Long Learning Programme.
An EI Net-3L course typically combines video lectures with practical classes,
assignments, lab work, and support theory classes. Students are required to
execute a project and take an end-of-course examination.
VTU (Vishveswaraya Technological
University, Karnataka) is one of the universities that have used the EDUSAT
satellite launched in 2004 by ISRO, for the delivery of 'Live' Video-based
lecture sessions. Teaching occurs at a small studio with an uplink earth
station. The lectures are transmitted to the satellite from where they are
beamed back to the earth. Satellite education has now made it possible to
provide quality education and competent professors to students across 100
colleges in Karnataka and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra.
Advantages
of Distance Education
To define distance education, it
can be understood as a planned education that normally occurs in a location
apart from centre of teaching. It provides student with a second chance at a
college education. It can reach those who are disadvantaged by limited time,
distance or physical disability.