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' background OF EDUSAT Dr. R. SIVAKUMAR INTRODUCTION The pivotal role of reading as an instrument of social c areen by altering the human attitude and transforming the traditional mind assign of society is hearty recognized. The universalisation of discipline has become the top priority, curiously for the contriveing countries. But the extension of flavor pedagogy to external and homespun regions becomes a Himalaya task for a erect bucolic wish well India with multi-lingual and multi-cultural population separated by vast geographical quads and in galore( stakesnominal) instances, inaccessible terrain.Since independence, India has seen substantial increase in the number of educational institutions at primary, indirect and high levels as strong as the student enrolment. But the lack of adequate to(p) awkward educational infrastructure and non-availability of entire teachers in sufficient numbers adversely affect the efforts made in education. EDUSAT is the numb er 1 Indian orbiter built tot e actualy for inspection and repair the educational sector and it was lanceed successfully by GSLV-F01 on 20-9-2004.It is of importly think to meet the demand for an interactional major planet based distance education government for the state. It strongly reflects India’s commitment to hire berth technology for national development, specially for the development of the population in out-of-door and rural locations. EVOLUTION OF EDUSAT The conception of glad educational political programs by means of satellites was efficiently show for the world-class time in India in 1975-76 through the send Instructional tv set Experiment (SITE) conducted exploitation the Ameri bear masking Technology Satellite (ATS-6).During this unique experiment, which is hailed as the largest sociological experiment conducted anywhere in the arena, programmes pertaining to health, hygiene and family planning were telecast straight off to clos e 2400 Indian villages spread everyplace six states. Later, with the commissioning of INSAT dodging in 1983, a variety of educational programmes are cosmos telecast. With the success of the INSAT based educational services, a pick up was felt to launch a satellite dedicated for educational service and ISRO conceived the EDUSAT Project in October 2002.EDUSAT is to be launched on board ISROs Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV, in family line 2004. EDUSAT was actual by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. The payloads were developed by Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. Master Control set at Hassan is responsible for alone post launch operations of the satellite. It is speci exclusivelyy configure to meet the ontogeny demand for an interactive satellite based distance education organisation of rules for the plain through audio-visual medium, employing carry To Home (DTH) timber broadcast.The satellite entrust film manifold regional beams practical applicati on different move of India. EDUSAT FOR RURAL STUDENTS The main purpose of this is to provide education to all people primarily children from aloof areas of the estate who preservenot go to develops or colleges. The classes would be conducted by various State knowledge Boards, NCERT, CBSE, Universities etceterain a studio environment using power point presentations as salubrious as the common black board. in that respect could be interactive as well as non interactive sessions offered.Classes would be conducted in a studio environment eliminating the need for a large number of competent, certifiable teachers and televised to the entire nation. These classes would be beamed to pre-destined areas using the EDUSAT akin(predicate) to regional TV programs on ‘Doordarshan. It testament be in the form of TV programs Students attending the classes entrust be able to ask questions to the teachers conducting classes through SMS, email or other mode of communication, somethin g similar to a TV talk show.To enable this, inculcates/colleges should receive up an interactive receiving terminal which is currently being supplied free by ISRO to selected schools/colleges as the full-length program is at an experimental stage. In increment these classes would be recorded on a CD and converted into a computer file and made procurable on the net without the interactive session. They exit be available from the archives at any posterior date in the future. The Goernment is trying to achieve in the education subject area using lay technology.The wider picture is that, this will give a thrust to distance education. bringing up will be available at a fraction of its cost to a large number of students in higher education. A large number of students hindquarters be educated by a very few extremely efficient teachers who can die them from the studios located in the universities or education boards. Education can be taken to the students rather than students w alking coarse distances to schools as in the case of rural India.Students can receive education at their give birth pace and at their own convenience e exceptionally those who are employed. This technology can be used to lead illiteracy in other split of the globe. Already there are dialog about providing education to neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. , and Afghanistan etc. using the EDUSAT. This is going to overthrow education in the country. It would be indispensable to have proper infrastructure such as communication facilities, power etc. in remote areas for this to work. Power can be supplied using solar power.EDUSAT IN DISTANCE pedagogy EDUSAT is primarily meant for providing connectivity to school, college and higher levels of education and also to support non-formal education including developmental communication. The quantity and property of the core would ultimately decide the success of EDUSAT System. Satellites can establish the connectivity b etween urban educational institutions with adequate infrastructure imparting quality education and the large number of rural and semi-urban educational institutions that lack the necessary infrastructure.Besides accompaniment formal education, a satellite system can facilitate the dissemination of noesis to the rural and remote population about important aspects like health, hygiene and temperament development and allow professionals to update their companionship base as well. Thus, in smart of limited trained and skilled teachers, the aspirations of the growing student population at all levels can be met through the concept of tele-education. EDUSAT †IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (MHRD)The Ministry of Human Resources breeding (MHRD), Govt. of India has been promoting actively the open and distance erudition systems in the country. The launch of the Gyan Darshan bouquet of satellite based TV channels and Gyan Vani FM Radio Network are new -fashioned examples. The launch of EDUSAT marks a major milestone in the country and poses wonderful challenges as well as offers glorious potential for the ministry. They have proposed to use the ICT capabilities of the EDUSAT satellite for Elementary Education, Literacy, Vocational Training and Teachers Training.A later phase will expand to take Agriculture, Health, and Community Development Programmes etc. Indian SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (ISRO) ISRO provides the space segment for EDUSAT System and demonstrate the susceptibility of the satellite system for interactive distance education. EDUSAT is the first exclusive satellite for serving the educational sector. It is specially configured for audio-visual medium, employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multi-centric system. ISROs EDUSAT would patron refer centre to remote areas. The content could be for primary schools, high school or colleges.The same satellite contagious disease facility could be used t o reach lectures and study materials from special educators and experts to inaccessible areas where quality education did not reach. The satellite has multiple regional beams widening different parts of India INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (IGNOU) Indira Gandhi National aerofoil University (IGNOU), a pioneer in standoffishness Education and disperse Learning in the country, was set up to provide cost- potent, quality education to large arms of our population including those living in remote and far flung areas.Today IGNOU has emerged as the world’s single largest university. It has an efficient and effective networking of 32 Partner Institutions, 48 regional Centers, 5 Sub-Regional Centers and over 1133 Study Centers, all over India. IGNOU expands the educational facilities in the remote areas of the country through EDUSAT. The University has been working to develop satellite based educational network dedicated for education since 1993. Extensive tenet develo pment using these networks has been growing fast.Through such a network IGNOU conducted induction programme for new students through teleconferencing during September 25-26, 2004 which was attended by thousands of students spread over more than 150 receiving stations crosswise the country. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) The University Grants billing (UGC) was formally established only in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India through an Act of Parliament for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India.The UGCs is Country large Classroom (CWCR) programmes were started to be broadcast from frightful 15, 1984. The commission is at present accompaniment 7 educational Media Research Centers (EMRC / EMMRC) and 8 audio frequency-Visual Research Centers (AVRS) are being support for training of force and production of software. In order to make distance learning more effective and bring vanquish teachers in t he country within the reach of all section of students including semi-urban and rural students.Through EDUSAT the University Grants Commission (UGC) expands the educational facilities to Universities and Colleges located in remote areas, Academic Staff Colleges, Media centers etc. GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY Guru Nanak Dev University is the first University of India to have EDUSAT network at University campus with cxx interactive terminals at receiving stations to set up at different instruments. The special feature of EDUSAT being installed at this university would have two-way communication. Both Video and Audio would make virtual class-room a real life situation.This university was established on maiden may 1981 nether UGC scheme. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF educational RESEARCH AND TRAINING (NCERT) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was set up by the Government of India in 1961 as an autonomous organization registered under Societies enrollment Act (Act X XI of 1860) to advise and promote the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and Departments of Education in States / UTs in formulation and carrying out of their policies and major programmes in the field of education, particularly for qualitative rise of school education.In addition to research, development, training, extension, publication and dissemination activities, the NCERT acts as a major agency for implementing the bilateral heathen Exchange Programmes with other countries in the field of school education. The NCERT also interacts and works in collaboration with international organizations, visiting immaterial experts and delegations and offers various training facilities to educational personnel from developing countries.NCERT expends its reach through EDUSAT to NCERT centers across the country, Central Tibetan School, National Institutes of Open Learning, Kendriya Vidhyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Samitis and etc. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL ED UCATION (AICTE) The statutory All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was established for proper planning & twin(a) development of skillful education system throughout the country.AICTE was sent up under an ACT in 1987 †To provide for establishment of an All India council for Technical Education with a view to the proper planning and matching development of the technical education system throughout the country, the promotion of qualitative improvement of such education in congeneric to planned quantitative growth and the canon and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the technical education system and for matters connected therewith.AICTE plans to cover Engineering Colleges and Institutes of Technology across the country under EDUSAT. CONCLUSION The scope of EDUSAT is to make distance learning more effective and bring best teachers in the country within the reach of all section of students including semi-urban and rural students. REFERENCES Balachand ra Bhandigadi, (2005), Impact of EDUSAT on school students and teachers, NCERT. Harifa Menakath (2007), EDUSAT as a source of instruction for the Academic pursuit of Teachers.University reinvigorateds, Vol. 45, No10. Madavan Nair, G. (2005), EDUSAT: Heralding a New Era in Distance Education, University News, 43 (39). Marmar Mukhopadhay (2006), Story of EDUSAT, Shipra publication, New Delhi. WEB REFERENCES http://www. edsatindia. org http://www. indiatelevision. com http://www. isro. org http://www. ncert-nic-in http://www. aicte. ernet. in http://www. icar. org. in http://www. ignou. ac. in http://www. ugc. ac. in\r\n'