An estimated 15 lakh students in rural India can now access a range of graduate and post-graduate courses with the Common Services Centers (CSC) and Amity University Online joining hands to enable last mile outreach through CSCs which is an unit of Ministry of Information and Technology.
In the first phase, graduate and post-graduate courses of Amity University Online like BA, BCom, BCA, BBA and MCA will be made available to students through over 5000 CSC Academy centers, the education and CSR wing of CSC. Some of the courses like BA and BCom will also be made available in Hindi considering the language barriers faced by students in rural India.
Elaborating on the partnership, 1979 batch IAS officer Dr Dinesh Tyagi, MD, CSC, said: “It has been our endeavour to provide quality education to students and youth in rural areas, particularly to women who miss out on higher education due to societal inequality and patriarchy. Our association with Amity Online is a significant step in that direction and meets Prime Minister’s vison of Digital India fulfilling the educational needs of rural India.”
According to Ajit Chauhan, Chairman, Amity University Online: “Amity University Online has always envisioned providing world class quality education to all its learners. Our endeavour is to bring grassroot level change and enable professionals in remote areas of India. We hope more and more villages are able to benefit through this initiative.”
