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Cloud computing makes course easy for engg students
Students can join their classmates to finalise their timing slot, course and faculty for each semester at a fixed time online anywhere in the world.
Hyderabad: Students can join their classmates to finalise their timing slot, course and faculty for each semester at a fixed time online anywhere in the world. The flexible credit system is possible through the latest buzz word in IT - Cloud Computing.
Premier educational institution VIT University offers an innovate programme, ‘Fully Flexible Credit System’ (FFCS), which allows the students to plan their timetable and academic schedule from second semester onwards.
Prof Dr Brijesh Nair of the university, who was on a private visit to the city, spoke to The Hans India about the credit system adopted by the university. The robust system developed by the university caters to 26,000 students belonging to different streams spread over two campuses at Vellore and Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
According to the varsity, “Students can register for courses of their choice and alter the pace of learning within the broad framework of academic course and credit requirements.
The FFCS allows them to decide their academic plan and permits them to alter it as they progress through their course.”
“Students have the freedom to select from 20 time slots and 10 faculty members as per their convenience and preference for mentors,” says Dr Nair.
Before each semester, the students ought to register online based on their preference of slot-based timetable, course and faculty. Thus, students can prepare their own timetable depending on their activity. They are also encouraged to choose interdisciplinary courses from other streams for acquiring additional skills.
This year the varsity has introduced online examination. The questions pop up on the gadgets of the students on time and the results will be out once the faculty evaluate answer sheets and put marks online.
“There is no human interface in the system. The results are available on the net. Parents of the students can also check their wards’ performance. Even hostels are equipped with bio-metric system. If a student doesn't register at 8 pm, the computer generates and sends an SMS to his or her parents.”
The varsity has emerged as a favourite destination of students hailing from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as it finds place in the Limca Book of Records for securing maximum jobs placements in the country.
