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SAKSHAT - A FREE PORTAL FOR EDUCATION (to provide a one-stop solution to educational requirements of learners from Kindergarten to PhD)(India Business Insight Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Sakshat is a free educational portal launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to ensure that no one is deprived of education for economic or social reasons. This portal will provide a one- stop solution to educational requirements of learners from Kindergarten to PhD (K to 20).The website is developed at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the portal at National Informatics Centre (NIC). Some renowned institutions have come to provide expertise and knowledge in various challenge areas. IISC Bangalore and IIT Chennai will develop low-cost low-power-consuming access devices for broadband connectivity while IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur will develop virtual laboratories and pedagogical issues. Digital literacy to empower illiterates to derive benefits from the scheme will be developed by IT-BHU Varanasi and IGNOU will be in charge of contact coordination and facilitation. The website can be accessed at www.sakshat.ac.in;www.sakshat.edu.in; www.sakshat.ernet.in; http://sakshat.gov.in Copyright 2006 Silverline Information Systems Pvt. Ltd. Source : Financial Times Information Limited [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |