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hIGhER EducAtIoN
the Government of Rajasthan has adopted innovative
learning methodologies to improve the higher education
landscape in Rajasthan. the government is focussing
on Ict-based skillful learning to make the youth
employable, says ashutosh at Pednekar, commissioner,
college Education and Special Secretary higher
Education, Government of Rajasthan, in an interview
with elets news network (enn).In order to
make the skill
based learning
more effective
the government
is keen to
strengthen the
skill-oriented
education at
higher education
level.“
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Tell us about achievement of
the Government of Rajasthan in
providing quality higher education
to the youngsters of the State?
Rajasthan has a vast higher education system
both in terms of numbers, their age and antiquity,
as well as the types of institutions defined by
source of funding and the nature of management.
Rajasthan occupies place in top six States in terms
of highest number of colleges in India including
uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka and tamil Nadu. the system draws its
strength from the young population as well as the
aspirations for greater economic and social mobility
associated with higher education.What are the latest initiatives
incorporated by the Department of
College Education to enhance higher
education sector of Rajasthan?
In order to deal with issues of access, equity,
management, efficiency, pedagogy and quality, the
department of higher Education, Government of
Rajasthan, has taken the following initiatives:
• Implement e-Governance in higher Education
through higher Education Portal
• Availability of Smart classroom in colleges
• Provide Wi-Fi facilities to students and faculty
• to encourage Massive open online
courses (Moocs).• Library computerisation in higher Education
Institutes (hEIs)
• Spoken tutorials for FoSS courses
• digital classrooms in Girls colleges under cSR
• Establishment of smart science labs
• Establishment of crowdsourced Social Platform
for education
• Linking colleges with INFLIBNEt facility of uGc
• Promotion of industry-academia linkages.
• Bhamasha Sahyog link at hE Portal
• App-based dishari initiative for guiding students
for competitive exams
• Learning English through uPER app
• Implemented skill-oriented courses in
Government colleges with IGNouWhat are the interventions the
government is taking for ‘skilling’
and ‘employability’ of youth across
universities who would be a critical
workforce of the nation?
Nowadays, the government is focusing more
on equipping students with the vocational
and entrepreneurial. these skills will make the
students suitable for jobs in corporates of their
respective streams.
In order to make the skill-based learning more
effective, the government has issued directives
to strengthen the vocational education at college
level. In their efforts, the respective departments of