'Meta university' may start from next academic session: Sibal

The government on Friday indicated the proposed 'meta-university' concept, which will enable a student to pursue cross-disciplinary programme simultaneously, will become a reality from the next academic session.

"I am hopeful that by next academic year, we will be able to start the meta university," HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said at a function.

The proposed institution, for example, will make it possible for an IIT Kanpur student to also enroll for a course in Ancient History from Jawaharlal Nehru University or a Mathematics student from Indian Institute of Science to pursue a course in comparative literature from Jadavpur University.

The university will leverage on national knowledge network programme which already connects major institutes across the country through high-speed fibre-based broadband connectivity.

Sibal said under the programme, 31,000 colleges and 6,400universities will be connected within the next six months.

The meta university also promises an unique opportunity to the country for innovation given the enormous unmet demand for high quality education in an environment of limited resources and availability of a dedicated national network, according to a report of the National Innovation Council released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last year.

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