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Smart Classrooms Under the Smart Cities Mission
- 31 Dec 2024
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A study by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, revealed that the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has improved education quality through smart classrooms.
- Smart Cities Mission: It was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and aims to enhance infrastructure, quality of life, and sustainability in cities.
- The ‘SAAR’ (Smart Cities and Academia towards Action and Research) platform, launched in 2022, connects academia and government to document and research urban initiatives under the SCM.
- SCM and Education: The IIM Bangalore study shows that smart classrooms under the SCM have increased enrolment by 22% across 19 cities from 2015-16 to 2023-24.
- 71 cities have implemented around 9,500 smart classrooms in around 2,400 government schools.
- Karnataka leads with 80 smart classroom projects, followed by Rajasthan (53), Tamil Nadu (23), and Delhi (12). West Bengal has only two projects.
- Teacher training has improved comfort with smart classrooms, especially in senior secondary schools.
- 71 cities have implemented around 9,500 smart classrooms in around 2,400 government schools.
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