Radio Programme 'Shiksha Barta'. Resource person - Prof. Jyotirekha G Handique.
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Professor Jyotirekha G Handique from Krishna University's School of Science and Technology addresses the critical need for expanding access to quality science education through open university systems, specifically highlighting the role of institutions like IGNOU and state-level counterparts in India. She argues that traditional number-based admission systems create significant barriers by limiting seats based on rigid criteria, which often excludes talented students who cannot secure a spot due to high competition or personal circumstances such as marriage or family responsibilities. In contrast, open universities break these walls by offering flexible learning environments where education is not confined by physical presence, allowing individuals with diverse life situations—including those raising children—to pursue higher studies without compromising their other duties. This shift represents a move toward learner-centric models that prioritize accessibility and convenience over restrictive quotas.
The core of her discussion revolves around the feasibility and structure of introducing science curricula in open distance learning programs, challenging common misconceptions about laboratory requirements for subjects like chemistry and physics. She explains that while traditional education mandates physical lab attendance, modern policies allow universities to designate specific "Learner Support Centers" equipped with laboratories where practical sessions can be conducted, ensuring students still gain essential hands-on experience without needing constant on-campus presence. Furthermore, she emphasizes the importance of high-quality Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) developed by experienced faculty that simplify complex scientific principles for self-study, supplemented by video-recorded classes and direct counseling to maintain academic rigor. These resources are designed to foster analytical thinking and rational attitudes in students, preparing them not just for exams but for meaningful contributions to society through critical analysis of their fields.
Addressing regulatory hurdles, the professor clarifies that while UGC regulations previously imposed strict conditions on science programs in open universities, recent guidelines now provide a clear framework for establishing such courses with proper academic councils and management boards. She notes that her institution has been actively preparing proposals and aligning its curriculum with these updated rules to ensure compliance and educational quality. Her ultimate goal is to make science education inclusive by removing the fear of admission bans or eligibility issues, encouraging students from various backgrounds—including those in arts streams—to explore scientific disciplines like computer science, mathematics, and biology. By leveraging online platforms and city-based study centers, she aims to democratize access to higher education, proving that a passion for science can thrive even within flexible learning structures where the focus remains on understanding concepts rather than just rote memorization or seat availability.
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Today I am present in the midst of Krishna
University
School of Science and Technology Professor Professor
Science Department Chemistry Department
Today I will try to
discuss some things about the newly included science department of my university. I am trying to
talk about the admission in cash and my university bid.
Welcome brother, welcome to my program. I like it very much. I am
very happy to find a good fair.
I am also a science lover. Today, I am looking for time to find science.
I know that science has become a
necessary part of my daily life.
Science has
damaged the free university. I will be
free. The university has
become a bit different. The
university is your vision. The
university is your vision.
Knowledge wave channel. Education program. I greet the
audience
and
thank them for this. And about my free
university,
my science subject is related to the subject. First,
you are Krishna Kant
University. You understand the
insult about free education or bad education. Who knows the
subject of my free
university or distance education.
Although there are
many fields in the general public,
I will tell you this well. The
first open university and
insult is
my
state level. My
name is Indira Gandhi National Open
University. It was established about 40 years ago.
After that, I
have 13 other state open universities. I believe that despite cheating my faith, there are many misconceptions in my opinion. But in
many areas, there is a
complete lack of understanding. Not everyone knows.
But
because of the concept of open university, I discuss it very often. I
discuss it very often on this channel.
I am free. I am
my university. I have broken the wall of
barriers. Education is beyond barriers.
What is the first barrier? What is the barrier? What is the
barrier in my traditional
education or conventional education? How many
seats do I have?
Due to the limited number of seats, what is the problem in my general education
system? In the number-based examination
system, I am a number-based examination
system. I
can give marks to students according to a specific standard. Since I am
limited, I am
involved in distance education or open education.
Since 194 In
2020, I
worked in the Department of Science at the University of Conventional Education, Rayon. Professor
Moi Jitia said that my name was time. I
tried a lot for admission but due to
limited reasons, I was given a seat. Because of 90 percent of the
admission,
89 people did not get it. The number one difference is
that a student or a girl or a
girl does not get a seat. Which suddenly turns around. I
thought that the face of all the students was very sad every year. I was
very sad that Iman was
interested in education or many skills.
Students who are not interested in education or have no seat are turning around
because of this. What else can I do? I also had a lot of
resources. Iman was also very happy. I was getting a lot of
seats. But Open
University. I said that science is less important than science.
I will do it in the
field of traditional education. It is different for
different reasons. This is because of the number-based
education system, the
financial situation is very
good,
but I also work, but my
traditional education is not enough.
I have the opportunity to work at an open university. I
can do a job. I am free. I
mean, I can
attend every class. I do not need to attend every class. My traditional
education requires my presence. I can take exams. I can
talk about my
own life. I can also get married.
But I am free. I have a
lot of responsibilities. I have a responsibility. I give
birth to a child.
But my open university is a little bit difficult.
I have a
conventional education.
But I am an
open university.
I am deprived.
I have
not felt deprived. I have a lifelong education. I can break the
barriers of life. I can freely
name the time. I can get the opportunity.
Because of this, I
know
that my mind can understand. I
think that the interest of the bus
driver
and the science education in the science of the
class that is not being
attended to is
not affected because in the
case of open university, you have
thought about efficiency
since the teacher is far away, the students are far away,
but in the
internet era, there is no distance, the
students are right, I do not log face to face,
I will keep in touch very easily in the online media era,
I have video recorded classes,
nowadays I will give direct counseling
education, the
reason for my presence without a teacher is Shahid Khan, I say that as long as
I say self-learning material, English
or time, I say SLM, less
SLM, I will give it
that I can do it on my own, if I
read my book, there are many books, chemistry
science, I have searched a lot, because of your faith, I will
make self-learning material, why do I make Iman Har, where will I make it? It's not that much, it's
banana.
Where in the world is the black co-curricular material? I am a
student, so what you prepare
is art. That means that the object will be the
teaching material, the
teacher
will be the student or I, the students, I mean I am a student, I
mean I am a student, there is
no obstacle to using the word learner, if the student is a student, the
teaching material will be the idea of the subject,
I will read the book
because personally the principle is known or
not, the
principle of persimmon means the
principal should understand a subject,
every person has his own style, I
say that
maybe it is the object of understanding, I will give many examples,
but every example is easy to understand, the principle of this means
that the simplest
explanation is the best explanation, I am the simplest explanation is the most
scientific explanation, I
remember the principle of writing the material, I
understand it very simply, I
mean I am
but I will compromise it
because the simple explanation,
I oversimplify
you, I make
science
oversimplify,
between these two Simplification
means simple but oversimplification means
comprehensive.
I will give some model questions so that I can
practice on my own. I will
prepare my own open
university. I have all the
teachers I have. I also have other teachers. I have
my own higher
education program, whether it is a university or a
college. I have experienced teachers
or I have budding enthusiastic teachers.
I
take and edit the material written by very experienced teachers.
I take great care
that my co-educational materials are of very high
quality. Apart from my students,
I also have my regionally based
students. Since
this part of my open education program is
available on my website,
then I can read it and it has become clear
that any kind of competitive
exam other students or other students who
compete with me can read the material. Why is
this
summary there? I have no problem
reading all kinds of books but my
syllabus is my syllabus I
keep the syllabus of the NET slate area or many other
university syllabus
I have made self-learning material in
science
I
feel very much like this that I can teach degree among deprived students
if science talk science inclusion my
university has given another dimension
my second question is that I have been asking the program for many years that
what do I do if I am only arts
I am also a science many women say that I am married
but I am half-hearted in science
department I have passed higher secondary
or taken a degree this is behind me there is
no light
science
inclusion
first it is said that
science relationship is very necessary since
science education is thought through many standards
then I have open university IGNOU
outside of it 13 I have state open university I think
I already have
MSc chemistry MSc physics
mathematics agar There is biology check
since in physics and chemistry
are there any state universities like Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, if they are there in all of them, I have it in
my heart but in North East I do not have it, I am
deprived in my heart, my
students have rights, it is
quite important for me,
because you said that many
people have already searched for this subject, my science
curriculum already has computer science, there is
more mathematics, I have why
mathematics and STEAM can be taken or science can be
taken more mathematics, because of speed, I do
not need a laboratory,
but about
chemistry and physics,
since I am thinking about biology, I am
sure that I have my planet,
first of all, I have said that all people have so many doubts or
doubts that UGC, i.e.
University Grants Commission, has different types of rules
due to the awarding of my world higher education program, there are
rules that are
called UGC regulations, less UGC Regulation
for Open and Distance Learning and
Online Learning, because of that, there
are definitely rules. When UGC Regulation 2017 was in effect, its
validity was 2020. Now my
rules are in effect. UGC Regulation for ODL
and Online.
Actually, if this Open University
starts a science curriculum, it is right
because of other courses, science, and patience. There are
very clear policy
guidelines. The first is that if I
open a science curriculum or any curriculum,
if the university thinks that the university has a process, there are
different types of
steering bodies, there is an academic council, an
executive council, I
have a board of management,
sometimes the
decision is that the
university is a
student of such and such a program, I am a
university grantee, I am a
program
program, is it
my hobby? The
first teacher is the
content learning material. I
struggle to write other educational
content myself, because if the program is the first, it will take
three, if it is a graduate program, it will take
five, a
certain number of teachers are needed
first. The appointment of a teacher is to
prepare the materials for the teacher's training
and to get the approval of my state body,
UGC will give the UGC
proposal style that everything is in order, there is a format, there are
rules, there are clear rules,
I mean, I do not make the proposal, my
father, the
University Grants Commission,
means by approving that I am in
my field, I already have BSC
Mathematics, BSC now I have MSc
Mathematics, then the
process is science, I am talking about the rest of
my art or other commerce, law or
other law type programs, but the type is according to the
whole university, I follow the policy guidelines of the commission,
then the
science field, there is one more thing, I have a
laboratory, there is a
science program, the laboratory is
involved in the field, the University Grants
Commission has more clear instructions that my
study centers are now
my learner support centers, my
Krishna Kant Rajiv Open University,
I have three more learner service
support centers,
which is one Study Center I will
give science subjects in my university,
I have a clear policy that I can give
laboratory science subjects in the black learner support center, the
matter has been going on for sixty years, if BSC is
going on, what year is it? MS
means study center,
that means laboratory facility,
I can give admission,
my student will get laboratory or laboratory, I will get
my number after doing NC
and
my learner support center, if you give
counseling on laboratory, I will stay, what books
dotpuri I will say my model study
center, what has happened to me, my city
study center center, my kitchen, as long as it is in my
own university, I will have
teachers,
students, which means that I can
get it from me,
my free distance education means that system, that
system is the result of my new education policy, the
main principle or principal of the new education policy is
very original,
since my new education policy has said that it will be
learner-centric, my open
university education system is learner-centric It is being done for
convenience. It is convenient. I will
lock the teacher and I have counseling sessions.
My group
questions. The
teacher is presenting the
science education in various ways. I like it
very much. And
my education is done on my
radio. I have written Baido Namaskar. I like it
very much. Baido
LIC officer is in the office. I am also a Huni. I like
your words. I like the way you have
described them. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I
saw this bar. Hemant Rajas
wrote. Good morning. Baidu. Good morning. I liked
one thing you said very much. I was also doing
MSW. I am
very useful because I am
busy in college.
But because of the study material, I
passed the exam very well. I like it.
If you like it,
I will definitely mention it for my purpose. My listeners
or my students are so that they can benefit from it. Hey,
I have a lot of people who are
looking for higher education, science, science education, science education, higher education,
science, study,
MSc or BSc,
science teacher, I will do it, science teacher, who
has a goal or a purpose, the
teacher can do it or research, I will be able to find it,
but other jobs are science,
science education, this means
teaching the subject, science, study the subject, this
student's mind is what is the irrational attitude
or analytical attitude,
why is it a little bit, why is it a subject to understand, because it
needs attention, analysis is needed, I understand, I understand, I understand, I understand,
rational, it is analytical and unintelligible, it
means that the attitude is up, it is material,
then it takes a
systematic approach, I
understand, its complex, method, method,
thinking, material, science, science,
toxic, this standard,
living, other areas, life, fields, life,
critical analysis, analytical,
a mentality, if this standard is raised,
live life, help me. The
contribution to society is very high. This
science education is related to the quality of patience. It is very
difficult because my patience is
because of this. Today, as I say, I
think that it is a new discovery. I can
prove it. If I am restless, I will say that I am new in
my mind.
I am
ready to
accept the fact that today I am interested in the subject of science education. I am ready to accept the fact that I am interested in the subject of science. I
will improve my lifestyle by talking about the subject of science. I
will help others. I think that this is a
very beautiful step for my university that
I will be involved in science. Since I am
almost a little bit of a desire to study, I
try hard and I am a student. I have been
asking for it for a long time. I liked it very much.
But I don't know why there are any
rules and regulations in the field of admission. If possible, there is a
website. Eligibility is given in my website, which
means admission
eligibility is given. And this is the first time
I will
start this 2 years. The
website has been written. Link lobby is available. I will give the
link because I have many more things to say. I will say a
lot for future reasons.
I can name many people. But
I have many things to say. Learner
Support Center is talking about communication.
Because the link is open, I will be very busy.
I will discuss with my admission committee.
I will tell you right now. I will
write the eligibility. If you see it, you will get the wheat.
I will
write the eligibility. I will definitely
apply for the eligibility.
I will definitely do it. I will definitely do it. I will also talk about
my city study center. I will definitely think about admission
because I do not have a laboratory. But my
laboratory is. I am going to go to the
city study center and I will get admission. I am going to take the process of admission. I am going to get admission in the city study center I have
applied various types that I have no
fear but I have seen that the
ban has been imposed on me in the case of
medicinal chemistry. Today it has been done
very well. It is good in me. O
humility. O my acceptability. I am a
free-minded person. I will take my
science so
that I can.
If there is any student interested in science, I will tell
you in a cheerful way. Krishna
University City Center. But I can
hold the lock. I don't know anyone. I am
busy in preparing for many days. I am a
student. I have time and I am
involved in various types of science or
other sciences. I
try. Thank
you and greetings to everyone. Have a nice
day.