New UGC portal to offer over 23,000 free online courses
India Today
A new portal is being launched by UGC wherein students can access 23,000 higher education courses for free including those on AI, cybersecurity and more.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Thursday that more than 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and early childhood care, will now be free to access on a new web platform.
The UGC e-resources portal with Common Service Centres (CSCs) (http://digitalseva.csc.gov.in) will be unveiled at 8:00 pm on Friday as part of the second anniversary of the National Education Policy 2020, with the goal of reducing the digital divide and improving access to higher education in rural areas of the nation.
Launch of UGC e-resources Portal with Common Service Centres CSCs (https://t.co/6LujYy3mEr) of @GoI_MeitY on 29th July 2022, from 08:00 PM Onwards.Join us Live through Twitter : (@ugc_india) & UGC YouTube Channel :- https://t.co/qdvzVT0jIt@PMOIndia @EduMinOfIndia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/jtAmAVmFZk
In order to offer these courses beginning with the upcoming academic session of 20222023, the UGC has partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to integrate the e-resources with their more than 7.5 lakh Common Service Centers (CSC) and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Centers.
"As part of its efforts in making higher education accessible to all, the UGC has been constantly working in making digital resources available to students in English as well as regional languages," UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said.
The CSC wants to give individuals, especially those in rural India, access to digital technology and to e-government services right at their door.
More than 5 lakh CSC/SPV centres are operational throughout the nation, while about 2.5 lakh CSCs and SPVs are in use in Gram Panchayats.
