The Narendra Modi government has set the ball rolling for free wifi facility in as many as 38 central universities. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar made the announcement on Tuesday in New Delhi while listing the good work done by Modi government in last three years.
Speaking to media, Javdekar said, “Thirty-eight central universities will have free wi-fi facilities by July.” The plan to make the universities wi-fi enabled was announced in the 2016 Union Budget, reported PTI.
Javadekar said a committee on the New Education Policy (NEP) and a decision on the National Eligibility Test (NET) will be announced soon. The WiFi enabled campus in these 38 Central universities is likely to help in providing low cost and affordable high-quality e-content to the students across the country.
While some universities already have Wi-Fi campus, the Ministry of Human Resource Development had set deadlines for the remaining institutions to provide free access to their students, reported The Hindu.
According to India.com, here is the list of 38 universities that will be WiFi enabled.
Banaras Hindu University; Assam University
Silchar; HNBG University, Uttarakhand
Central University, Kashmir; Tripura University
Manipur University, Aizawl
Central University, Himachal Pradesh
Central University South Bihar, BIT
EFL University, Hyderabad
Central University, Orissa
Pondicherry University
MANU University, Hyderabad
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi
BSBR Ambedkar University
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
GG Vishwa Vidyalaya, Bilaspur
Sikkim University, Gangtok
Nagaland University, Kohima
Mizoram University, Aizawal
Central University, Jammu Tavi
Tezpur University
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
Delhi University
Central University, Jharkhand
VB Shantiniketan, West Bangal
Hyderabad University
Central University, Punjab
Central University, Tamil Nadu
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Dr HG Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
Central University, Karnataka
Central University, Haryana
Central University, Gujarat
IGNT University, Amarkantak
MG Antarrashriya, Wardha
Central University, Rajasthan
Central University, Kerala
