IIT Indore labs to be virtually accessible for students of other institutes: Report

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore has decided to give virtual access to its state-of-the-art laboratories to students of other institutes under its new online teaching laboratories programme, an Indian Express report said.

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Professor Anand Parey, Dean of Resource Generation at IIT Indore said that the online teaching laboratories will extend access to world class laboratories to other academic institutions, with experiments, which have been designed to cover the syllabus of many universities, being conducted online with real time demonstration, as per the report.

The labs will be interactive where students can clarify their doubts instantly, he added, as per the report.

The report said that IIT Indore said in a press release students of other academic institutions were permitted to visit these facilities as part of a tour, earlier, but now they would be able to use these labs for academic purposes.

IIT Indore is already conducting a ‘Vigyan par Charcha’ programme to offer hands-on knowledge on several subjects to the schoolchildren and teachers.

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“Laboratory classes will provide students with first-hand experience and opportunity to explore methods used by practitioners in their respective disciplines. Students will be given an e-certificate on the successful completion of laboratory sessions. Details are available on the website of IIT Indore,” the Dean said, as per the report.