DAVIET forays into the new learning paradigm of virtual labs

Jalandhar, April 6, 2016: DAVIET initiated the students into a new learning paradigm of Virtual Labs here today in association with experts from IIT Delhi. A virtual lab is an initiative of Ministry of Human resource Development (MHRD) under the National Mission of Education through ICT. The primary objective of the endeavor was to enthuse the students to conduct experiments virtually by arousing their curiosity. The initiative aims to cater to the needs of students at the undergraduate level, post graduate level as well as research scholars. During the first leg of the initiation around 500 students of B.Tech interacted with the experts and learnt the nuances of the nascent field.
The participating Institutions of Virtual labs include 12 leading Institutions from all over India. Some of the prominent ones are IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT madras, IIT Roorkie etc. DAVIET has been selected as a nodal centre for the operation of Virtual Labs.
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Principal DAVIET expressed his happiness at the fact that such initiatives will keep the students abreast of the latest developments in their respective fields. He highlighted that it is a complete module aimed at developing a comprehensive Learning Management System where the students can avail the various tools for learning, including additional web-resources, video-lectures, animated demonstrations and self-evaluation. He stated that the basic idea behind the initiative is to make knowledge available to the students at the click of a mouse. Further he highlighted that DAVIETians will not have to be bound by the time and place constraint as through Virtual labs they can access experiments 24 X 7. He also highlighted the fact experiments can be understood and learnt through, PC, Laptop and even a Smart Phone.
Dr. Sudhir Sharma, Head Department of Electrical Engineering and co-coordinator of the Virtual labs Program stated that students can get better understanding through simulation software without the apprehension of making mistakes. He also highlighted the fact that these labs are a cost effective way of providing quality technical education to people.
The enthusiasm of students was palpable as they were introduced to the virtual labs covering all the major streams like Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Physical and Chemical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering.