Will help working people pursue diploma, degree courses at universities, govt colleges
Express News Service
Hyderabad, February 5:
The State Government today proposed introducing ``community colleges'' by starting evening courses in existing government colleges and universities to enable working persons to pursue diplomas and degrees.
The accent will be on affordability, and flexibility in respect of prior qualifications, age and course load. Finance Minister K Rosaiah, while presenting the vote-on-account budget, said technical education would be expanded by allowing evening polytechnic courses in existing engineering colleges so as to double the diploma seats in the State, and by increasing, in phases, the industrial training institutions (ITIs) with the objective of ensuring one per Assembly constituency.
In addition, significant quality upgradation of graduate education will be brought about by enabling broadband connectivity to all graduate colleges in the State. The Government will encourage college managements to give popular lectures through live broadcast/webcast to Statewide audiences.
The total allocation to higher education is Rs 2,383 crore as against Rs 1,501 crore in 2008-09.
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