[This article was published in the March 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
On a bright, sunny day in Jaipur, the 13th National Convention on e-Governance was inaugurated by the state Governor Ms Prabha Rau, flogged by the state Chief Minister Ashok Gahlot
Although the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India (EVFI) was registered as charitable trust in 1999, the concept has been in practice for over a decade.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly National Open School (NOS), with approximately 1.5 million learners on roll, has emerged as the largest open schooling organisation in the world. Initiated as a project in 1979 by the Central Board of Secondary Education, the Open Schooling programme has now taken shape as an independent system of education in India.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Indira Gandhi National Open University is the largest university in the world today with more than 1.8 millions of students enrolled.
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Despite great advancement in information and commun-ication technology, its use in facilitating quality and accessible teaching experience has been very minimal in the commonwealth countries of Asia and South East Asia.
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The total allocation for education has risen to Rs. 32,352 crore in 2007-08, an increase by 34% over the previous year. An education cess (@ 2% on major Central taxes) was introduced to raise resources for providing universal elementary education.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
