Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, inaugurated, the National Video Server of the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), which makes the entire NPTEL content available through this server. With this Video Server located at IIT Madras and connected to 1 Gbps link of National Knowledge Network and 155 Mbps link to the Colleges’ Virtual Private Network (VPN) under the National Mission on Education through Information & Communication Technology (NMEICT), e-content download would be possible for all the Universities and Colleges that have got connectivity under the NMEICT. At present, more than 250 University/University level Institutions and nearly 11000 Colleges are already connected on NKN and College VPN and they could straight away start using or downloading the e-content for their storage and local use.
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is India's largest technical knowledge dissemination programme through ICT in the higher education sector. Its main objective is to increase the reach of high quality engineering and sciences education across our country, which has the potential to transform India into a strong and vibrant knowledge economy.
It involves developing cutting edge curricula and delivering the same as video and web courses with free and easy downloads from the NPTEL website at: http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in . Under NPTEL Phase-I, 125 courses in web format and 135 courses in video format in technology, engineering and sciences have been developed. These include the corresponding syllabi prescribed by AICTE-approved institutions and programmes.
NPTEL Phase I: Each course contains around 40 hours of lectures delivered by India's best teachers from different IITs and the IISc. NPTEL is now the world's largest electronic repository of video courses and has also attained the status of being the world's most highly viewed higher technical education portal accessed by users in India and other countries. All these courses can be accessed and downloaded easily and freely from the NPTEL Website at: www.nptel.iitm.ac.in and from YouTube at: www.youtube.com/iit
NPTEL Phase II: More than 1000 courses (at the UG and PG levels) have been proposed. These courses cover various disciplines including Technology, Engineering, Management, Sciences, and Humanities. The courses are expected to be completed by 2012 and will be available to every one free of cost. The list of courses (received to date ) along with the syllabi for the various courses developed under NPTEL Phase II are also now available from the NPTEL website at: www.nptel.iitm.ac.in
Why NPTEL was taken up?
The basic objective of science and engineering education in India is to devise and guide reforms that will transform India into a strong and vibrant knowledge economy. In this context, the focus areas for NPTEL project have been i) higher education, ii) professional education, iii) distance education and iv) continuous and open learning, in that order of preference.
Manpower requirement for trained engineers and technologists is far more than the number of qualified graduates that Indian technical institutions can provide currently. The number of institutions having fully qualified and trained teachers in all disciplines forms a small fraction. Majority of teachers are young and can benefit through the knowledge sharing with qualified and experienced teachers. Therefore, it is important for institutions like IITs, IISc, NITs and other leading Universities in India to disseminate teaching/learning content of high quality through all available media. NPTEL would be the leader in this undertaking using technology for dissemination of knowledge.
India needs many more teachers for effective implementation of higher professional education. Therefore, training young and inexperienced teachers to enable them carry out their academic responsibilities effectively is a must. NPTEL contents can be used as core curriculum content for training purposes.
A large number of students who are unable to attend top rated institutions now have an opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers.
How is NPTEL received by the Students/users?
NPTEL is extensively used by students, faculty members and working professionals from various companies. NPTEL channel in YouTube has received more than 39 Million upload views (up to 6th Feb., 2011) and has more than sixty thousand subscribers. NPTEL has received lot of appreciation from the users.
Need for the National server?
The national server is set up at present to enable free and fast direct downloads using the National Knowledge Network and the VPN set up by MHRD under NMEICT. This facility has become necessary since You Tube access is severely limited by many organizations in India.
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is India's largest technical knowledge dissemination programme through ICT in the higher education sector. Its main objective is to increase the reach of high quality engineering and sciences education across our country, which has the potential to transform India into a strong and vibrant knowledge economy.
It involves developing cutting edge curricula and delivering the same as video and web courses with free and easy downloads from the NPTEL website at: http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in . Under NPTEL Phase-I, 125 courses in web format and 135 courses in video format in technology, engineering and sciences have been developed. These include the corresponding syllabi prescribed by AICTE-approved institutions and programmes.
NPTEL Phase I: Each course contains around 40 hours of lectures delivered by India's best teachers from different IITs and the IISc. NPTEL is now the world's largest electronic repository of video courses and has also attained the status of being the world's most highly viewed higher technical education portal accessed by users in India and other countries. All these courses can be accessed and downloaded easily and freely from the NPTEL Website at: www.nptel.iitm.ac.in and from YouTube at: www.youtube.com/iit
Course | Web | Video |
Basic Courses (Semesters I & II) | 16 | 20 |
Civil Engineering | 24 | 19 |
Computer Science & Engineering | 22 | 19 |
Electrical Engineering | 16 | 25 |
Electronics Engineering | 20 | 22 |
Mechanical Engineering | 27 | 23 |
Ocean Engineering | 3 | |
Biotechnology | 2 | |
Mining | 1 | |
Metallurgy | 1 | |
Total | 125 | 135 |
NPTEL Phase II: More than 1000 courses (at the UG and PG levels) have been proposed. These courses cover various disciplines including Technology, Engineering, Management, Sciences, and Humanities. The courses are expected to be completed by 2012 and will be available to every one free of cost. The list of courses (received to date ) along with the syllabi for the various courses developed under NPTEL Phase II are also now available from the NPTEL website at: www.nptel.iitm.ac.in
Why NPTEL was taken up?
The basic objective of science and engineering education in India is to devise and guide reforms that will transform India into a strong and vibrant knowledge economy. In this context, the focus areas for NPTEL project have been i) higher education, ii) professional education, iii) distance education and iv) continuous and open learning, in that order of preference.
Manpower requirement for trained engineers and technologists is far more than the number of qualified graduates that Indian technical institutions can provide currently. The number of institutions having fully qualified and trained teachers in all disciplines forms a small fraction. Majority of teachers are young and can benefit through the knowledge sharing with qualified and experienced teachers. Therefore, it is important for institutions like IITs, IISc, NITs and other leading Universities in India to disseminate teaching/learning content of high quality through all available media. NPTEL would be the leader in this undertaking using technology for dissemination of knowledge.
India needs many more teachers for effective implementation of higher professional education. Therefore, training young and inexperienced teachers to enable them carry out their academic responsibilities effectively is a must. NPTEL contents can be used as core curriculum content for training purposes.
A large number of students who are unable to attend top rated institutions now have an opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers.
How is NPTEL received by the Students/users?
NPTEL is extensively used by students, faculty members and working professionals from various companies. NPTEL channel in YouTube has received more than 39 Million upload views (up to 6th Feb., 2011) and has more than sixty thousand subscribers. NPTEL has received lot of appreciation from the users.
Need for the National server?
The national server is set up at present to enable free and fast direct downloads using the National Knowledge Network and the VPN set up by MHRD under NMEICT. This facility has become necessary since You Tube access is severely limited by many organizations in India.
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