(a) whether the Government has received proposals for the establishment of educational grid across colleges and institutions and IT facilitation of Higher Education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government has received proposals for the establishment of educational grid across colleges and institutions and IT facilitation of Higher Education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(DR.
SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) and (b): The Government has not received any proposal for
the establishment of a grid across colleges and institutions.
However, Education & Research Network (ERNET) India, an
autonomous society of the Department of Information Technology has
signed MoUs with University Grants Commission (UGC), All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR), for connecting universities,
engineering colleges, agricultural universities and research
institutions respectively on Intranet and Internet through
ERNET backbone.