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Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004

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VTU-EDUSAT pilot project from today

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, SEPT. 14. The first full-semester live sessions of lectures of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)-EDUSAT pilot project will be transmitted from the VTU studio in the city to all the engineering colleges across the State from September 15.

Addressing the principals of the VTU-affiliated engineering colleges in the State through videoconferencing facility of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s EDUSAT network, the VTU Vice-Chancellor, K. Balaveera Reddy, said the university would cover four different subjects from September 15 to 18.

The classes are scheduled for transmission from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

Dr. Reddy said the full-semester programme would give enough opportunity to the university to understand the transmission quality, students' interaction, resource persons' preparedness and operational issues.

The four subjects to be covered are: Strength of Material, Mathematics - III, Digital Signal Processing and Operating System.

The video-based live lecture session is expected to benefit over 30,000 students.

Dr. Reddy also addressed the subject experts who would handle the four subjects. The quality of technical education in the country was heading for a sea change with the launch of the EDUSAT by ISRO shortly, he said.

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