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 Lead Institution

 
     
 
bullet Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
 
 

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 Participating Organizations

 
     
 
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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. (DSCL), New Delhi

 
 

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 Motivation for the Project

 
     
 
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Data connectivity in several remote areas is not satisfactory in terms of bandwidth and/or reliability.

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Sparse population in many areas, so stationary e-learning terminals would remain under-utilized.

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Mobile e-learning terminals using VSAT data connectivity will be more effective and make better utilization of investment.

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Mobile e-learning terminals will go a long way in reducing the digital-divide and education-divide between urban and remote areas.

 
 

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 Objective of the Project

 
     
 
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The prime objective of the project is to make available to the students e-lectures and knowledge e-contents of their interest free-of-cost using VSAT-Enabled Mobile e-Learning Terminals (MeLTs).

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The prime target of the project is the school and college students living in remote areas where data connectivity is unsatisfactory in terms of bandwidth and / or reliability.

 
 

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 Scope of Work

 
     
 
  1. Design and development of prototype mobile e-learning terminal.

  2. Identification of hub earth-stations and acquiring bandwidths.

  3. Identification and classification of the sources of e-lectures and knowledge e-contents.

  4. Procurement of vans/buses with custom-designed body and interior.

  5. Equipping vehicles to convert into MeLTs.

  6. Selection and training of operators for MeLTs.

  7. Deployment of MeLTs in the remote areas.

  8. Collection of feedback and preparation of DPR.

 
 

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 Exclusion form Scope

 
     
 
  1. Creation of knowledge e-content

  2. Setting-up teaching-end terminals and studios

  3. Setting-up Edusat hubs

  4. Setting-up stationary RoTs and SITs

 
 
 
The mobile e-learning terminals will deliver:
 
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The e-lectures broadcast through Edusat

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The knowledge e-contents already available or being developed under the Mission (using Edusat bandwidth, as far as possible).

 
 
 

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 e-Contents Available in MeLT

 
     
 
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Consortium for Educational Communication ( CEC )

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Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU )

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National Institute of Technical Teacher's Training and Research ( NITTTR )

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National Council of Education Research and Training ( NCERT )

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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTel)

 
 

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 Project Deliverables

 
     
 
  1. Prototypes of MeLT

  2. Identified lists of the following :

    • Areas where MeLTs are to be provided

    • Institutes which will be networked

    • Needs of the areas/students

    • Lectures/ e - content to be delivered to the students

  3. Final procedures for following :

    • Networking of the institutes

    • Deployment of the vehicles in the identified areas

    • Delivery of the lectures / e - content to the students

  4. Trained trainers and operators for mobile e-learning terminals

  5. VSAT networks

  6. Mobile e - learning terminals ready for deployment

  7. Roadmap for pan- India implementation

 
 

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