digitalLEARNING — January 2018

(sharon) #1

policymaker’s perspective


dl.eletsonline.com | December 2017
digitallearningonline @dl_magazine digitalLEARNING

The facility of
library must be
available in every
institute of the
State. Institutions
must improve
their library
with world-class
reference books
and journals
for students and
faculties.



planning to achieve the national
average?
The Rajasthan Government in its efforts to match
the national average of literacy rate has taken the
following steps:
updated Curriculum: It is necessary for the
educational institutes to update their syllabus
time to time which is dynamic and related to
the current scenario of the market. The updated
syllabus helps the students to understand the
industry trends.
innovation: Higher education institutes need to
take some innovative steps in their institutes such
as satellite and video classes, seminars on various
topics. Educational institutions should adopt the
latest methodologies to educate their students.
faculties should be flexible with technology for
teaching.
industry interaction: Interaction with the
industries should be increased in higher education.
Lack of information about latest industry trends
among students results into declined placements
in an institution.


Libraries are the display of a zone’s
culture, how is the government
supporting them to provide good
quality study material to students?
The facility of library must be available in every
institute of the state. Institutions must improve
their library with world-class reference books
and journals for students and faculties. The


government in its effort to provide students
access to good quality study material may soon
launch digital libraries. These libraries will help
the students to access quality material anytime.

What are some of projects on which
the State government is working
to bring the education sector of
Rajasthan at par with the global
standards?
To obtain the larger objectives of quality higher
education, the following goals have been stated
to be achieved:
• Expansion in a planned manner so as to improve
availability as per population and spatial norms
of institutional density
• To increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
from the present level with specific attention
to gender, sC, minorities, oBCs, differently
challenged
• Reduce disparity in GER across geographic,
economic, and social groups
• To increase the Gender Parity Index (GPI) from
the present level
• To enhance quality of teaching and research so
as to match global standards through revision
of curriculum, syllabus, teaching-learning
material, text books, pedagogical process ICT
in education
• To enhance infrastructural facilities and
enhance the existing ones
Free download pdf