ICT Initiatives and Tools in Higher Education

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ICT has changed the picture of Indian higher education system as more and more technological intervention is being infused with the usual ways of teaching. ICT plays a vital role by making available the knowledge resources to every learner as per his/her convenience and just in time. ICT has tremendously upgraded the quality of education through various mechanisms like elearning, blended learning and distance education. It has increased the access of and imparted equity in higher education through increasing digitization and quality teaching learning which benefits not just students' learning but also has open ways to build capacity of educational personnel. This paper is a descriptive analysis of the increasing use of and various initiatives in the field of education pertaining to the use of ICT in India and its contribution in imparting quality in education and its subsequent benefits.

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