This presentation was made by Dr. Dilip Barad in workshop organised by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG). Venue: Dept. of Botany, School of Scienes, Gujarat University, Gujarat - India.

1. Workshop on Research Orientation and Preparation of Research Proposals Organised by the Commissionerate of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat and Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG), Education Department, Government of Gujarat. (India)

2. Dr. DilipBarad Bhavnagar University Proposal for NME-ICT Project1. Introducing the NME-ICT Project2. How to prepare proposal3. How to submit online proposal4. Presentation of proposal

3. Introducing NME-ICT project http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/sakshat For India to emerge as a knowledge super power of the world in the shortest possible time it is imperative to convert our demographic advantage into knowledge powerhouse by nurturing and honing our working population into knowledge or knowledge enabled working population.

4. Cardinal philosophy of the mission There are three guiding philosophies for this effort – [a] no talent of the country should be allowed to go waste, [b] all the services available through the content delivery portal Sakshatshould be free and [c] freely available material on the web should be used so as to avoid reinventing the wheel.

5. NME-ICT – Key area of theproject E-Content Research Infrastructure Network facility

6. eContent generation cost Each Subject (UG) has 12 papers in an annual format equivalent to 12*2 = 24 Courses in a Semester System. The NPTEL standard of Rs. 7 lacs per semester course, for 1 Subject, 24*7 = Rs. 168 lacs would be required. For 80 Subjects, the requirement would be 80*1.68 crores = Rs. 134.40 crores.

7. Research topics: infrastructure and network facility 1. Development of low-cost access devices 2. Development of authoring tool for e-content 3. Development of new technologies for enhanced use of ICT in education 4. Developing Suitable Pedagogical Methods for Various Classes and intellectual calibers and research in e-learning 5. Development of Edutainment and gaming for knowledge enhancement 6. Development on-demand examination system 7. Development of tools for maximization of Bandwidth usage 8. Development of hardware technologies like routers and switches 9. Development of language converter tool kit Development and realization of Virtual Reality Laboratories and supporting facilities for e-learning

8. National Testing Service – NTS: National Testing Service: to certify the competence and skills acquired by the individual through formal or non-formal means of education and/or training in different disciplines/professions.

9. Online Proposal Form consist of five Parts Part-I :-Personal Details Part-II :-Information relating to Department/Institute Part-III :-Information relating to Department/Institute Part-IV :-About Research Project Part-V :-Detail Project Report Part-VI :-Upload your Document (CV and DPR)

10. http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/sakshat

12. Page 1: Personal Details

13. Page 2: Info related to department/institute

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15. Page 3: P.I. details:

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17. Page 4: About Research Project

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19. Page 5: Detail Project Report: DPR

20. Page 5: DPR (Cont)

21. Page 6: Uploading C.V. & DPR

22. Presentation of selected project: Do not waste time on irrelevant things – make optimum use of first 10 mins and try to impress the committee with your vision. Make PowerPoint presentation in 10 slides only. Discuss DPR-Detailed project report – KISS Objectives – methodology – deliverables – time schedule – finance required – clear statement of outcome of project – Connectivity with mission objectives. Be clear, precise and to the point!

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