Virtual classroom at farm varsity opens

Palampur, January 14

HK Chaudhary, Vice-Chancellor of CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, inaugurated an ultra-modern virtual classroom facility here yesterday. He said that under the prevailing circumstances, it would prove to be a boon to students sitting in the safe environs of their homes. They would no more miss classes and would also attend virtual practicals too, he added.

The Vice-Chancellor said that the virtual classroom facility was part of the New Education Policy (NEP), which the university intends to make functional from the next academic session. He added that the facility offered a multi-disciplinary approach under which the university could act as an umbrella organisation with which colleges of one or two districts could be affiliated to award degrees by sharing resources and facilities. It would be useful for the tribal area also, he said.

Chaudhary said that initially, all constituent colleges would record their best lectures, which would be consolidated at the ICAR level for uploading on YouTube. — OC