Karnataka DCTE, Infosys to transform method of technical learning

The move is expected to benefit about 5 lakh students and faculty every year. 

The Department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE), Karnataka, under its “Help Educate” initiative has signed an agreement with IT major Infosys to transform ways of learning in higher education. 

The MoU was signed in the presence of Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan. He said this would facilitate blended learning and industry readiness of learners as per the aspirations of New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The MoU would benefit about five lakh students and faculty belonging to higher education. 

200 teachers on Mysuru Infosys campus to be trained first

As per this MoU, Infosys will also join hands with the DTCE to train the faculty on a regular basis and to begin with, training of 200 teachers will be conducted on the Mysuru Infosys campus soon. 

“The MoU includes three components of providing access to Infosys Springboard, which has more than 4,900 courses and 1.6 lakh learning resources, providing faculty development programme and supporting the government in setting up digital infrastructure by donating 15,000 computers,” the minister said. 

"Infosys Springboard is a digital platform developed at a cost of INR 35 crore by the IT major which enables to acquire multiple digital skills along with life skills. The platform comprising virtual labs, gamification, and other interesting features also provides access to industry experts and enables to fill the gap between industry requirements and skill sets of students. About 1.6 learning resources incorporated in this includes audios, videos, animations, etc,” he added. 

The donation of 15,000 computers by Infosys will almost end the shortage of computers in government diploma, polytechnic and engineering colleges of the state. Of the required 30,000 computers now 27,000 computers worth INR 135 crore have been donated by companies under DTCE’s “Help Educate” initiative, Narayana said. 

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