Sahyadri – a Recognized Virtual Lab Nodal Centre
08-Jul-2019
Sahyadri has been recognized as a Nodal Centre for conducting activities pertaining to Virtual Labs by NITK, Surathkal. Virtual Labs project is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). This project is a consortium activity of twelve participating institutes (which includes many IITs and NITs) and IIT Delhi. IIT Delhi is the coordinating institute at the national level. NITK, Surathkal is one of the twelve participating institutes. The Virtual Labs project by MHRD highlights a paradigm shift in ICT based education. Virtual Labs do not require any additional infrastructural setup for conducting experiments at user premises. The simulation based experiments can be accessed remotely via internet. There will be no financial liability on any party for Virtual lab facility. It is free to use.
An expression of interest for setting up a Nodal Centre at Sahyadri was recently submitted and it was considered positively by NITK Virtual Labs centre. Departments like ECE, EE, CSE/IT, ME and Applied Sciences (Physical Sciences & Chemical Sciences) can now utilize the benefits of setting up this lab and they can contribute to Virtual Labs project by developing new experiments. Nodal centres can conduct regular workshops and demonstrate the Virtual Labs to the students and teachers of the colleges nearby. Virtual Labs platform helps students to understand the difficult concepts through conducting virtual experiments.
