The state is going to set up a unique hi-tech ‘cyber’ university that will offer a mix of online and classroom instruction.
State higher education minister CT Ravi confirmed this move and told DNA, “There is a proposal before the government to establish cyber university in the state. Though it is in a preliminary stage, we are very much interested to set it up soon.”
The minister said that it is a brainchild of Karnataka Knowledge commission (KKC). “There is a recommendation from KKC about cyber university and we are yet to discuss and design it,” he said.
However, the proposed university will completely be student centric and it will be setup using the advanced technology, “Our vision is to provide quality education using the best technologies across the world. Providing formal education is old concept and we need to be innovative and cyber university will be the best way to achieve that,” Ravi said.
The minister said the cyber university will cater all type of courses ranging from under graduate to research studies. The concept of courses will not be different, but the way of teaching students will be unique.
One such idea is to provide online and video classes. For example, experts from popular institutions such as IIM, IIT, NIT and from international universities can take classes for the students at cyber university.
Most courses will be offered online, but students need to be present at the class room and the authorities concerned , subject experts of the university will release the course contents as per the schedule.
Though it is online, students cannot access or download all the syllabus/contents at a time, instead that they need to be present in the classroom regularly and attendance is mandatory. Even the examination will be conducted online. The university will be totally paper less!
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