E-learning parks to be started soon in uttar pradesh's degree colleges | 06 May 2022

Why In News?

Recently, Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay said that in a new initiative to promote innovation in higher education institutions, the Uttar Pradesh government is soon going to start e-learning parks in 120 degree colleges in the state.

Key Point

• He said that the work of setting up of 87 e-learning parks in the state has already been completed and the work of the remaining parks will be completed in the next 100 days. These e-learning parks will be equipped with computers, internet connections and Wi-Fi with a digital library.
• The ABACUS-UP portal will be launched in the next 100 days itself, through which various aspects of students and teachers will be connected.
• The State-level Academic Bank of Credit is part of the ABACUS-UP portal NEP (New Education Policy). In this context, all higher education institutions under NEP-20 have been asked to upload the data of students and teachers on the ABACUS-UP portal.