STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Central University of Jammu SWAYAM-NPTEL Local Chapter has been awarded A Grade in the recently declared results of the online courses offered by SWAYAM NPTEL. In addition to this achievement 17 students have been awarded Gold Medals, 86 students got Silver Medals and 232 students have achieved Elite Certifications in the recently declared results of the Session January- April 2023. On the basis of this performance, the Local Chapter of NPTEL Central University of Jammu has got this distinction, wherein 3 students have been ranked among top 1%, 2 students have been ranked among top 2% and 10 student among top 5 % across country.
The National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is a joint venture of the IITs and IISc, funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India, and was launched in 2003. SWAYAM NPTEL has been offering self-study courses across engineering, humanities and science streams for more than a decade. SWAYAM NPTEL offers online certification for its courses by which the students get an opportunity to earn a certificate from the IITs or IISc Bangalore.
The Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu, Prof, Sanjeev Jain congratulated all the students and faculty for achieving this milestone and achieving ‘A’ Rating getting a grade as well as being listed among top 100 institutes across country. Prof Jain further remarked that this is a major encouragement to all of our efforts to provide our students with the best resources to expand their knowledge beyond the classroom. He also appreciated Dr J N Baliya SPOC, SWAYAM NPTEL C U Jammu for putting up his sincere efforts in this direction.
Sharing this achievement Dr J.N Baliya informed that Central University of Jammu SWAYAM NPTEL Local Chapter, which is active since 2017, has been facilitating the NPTEL technology courses offered through online platforms. He further added that SWAYAM NPTEL enables the students and faculty to gain valuable skills through the programs designed and delivered by the experienced IIT and IISc Bangalore faculty through online courses in different technology an, Social science and humanities disciplines. He further shared that about 13 students have been declared as SWAYAM NPTEL STARS at National level namely, Harshita Sharma, Aman Sharma, Ayushi Sharma, Kannupriya, Mohd Daler Khan, Neha Bharti, Sakthivel M, Sidhant Shaurya Bharti and Lavanya. Dr Baliya has been invited for a Felicitation Ceremony at IIT Kanpur for receiving this recognition on coming 30th June.
