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July 24, 2008 , Rediff News I magine sitting in the comfort of your home, brushing up on artificial intelligence or quantum physics. And by brushing up we don't mean flipping through a heavy tome that will have you dozing in no time, instead, you are watching a professor at IIT Bombay explain the intricacies of the subject complete with graphical presentations and visual aids. Sounds made up? Well, thanks to a unique initiative launched by IIT Bombay, IIT lectures have now been made available at the click of a mouse -- and for free! Anyone, anywhere in the world can visit the website www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in , check out the schedule and view any IIT lecture of their choice in real time. Set up by the Centre for Distance Engineering Education Programme (CDEEP), the aim is to make knowledge available, says Rahul Deshmukh , who is spearheading the programme. To find out just how the programme works and how students can sign up, Shifra Menezes caught up with Deshmukh at the Pow...

March 12, 2009 , Rediffnews. W hen it comes to setting benchmarks and leading the way Infosys has never been found wanting. And it is this quest for excellence that led to the launching of Spark -- a programme that helps increase the aspiration levels of students and encourages networking among students and working professionals. Through this on-campus, one-day programme, Infosys is helping students from Class VIII, IX & X, degree and engineering colleges help assess their industry readiness. In an e-mail interview with Prasanna D Zore , Srikantan Moorthy , vice president and head, education and research at Infosys discusses how Spark -- and other projects like Campus Connect, Project Genesis, Catch Them Young and Rural Reach Programme -- helps the student community come to terms with a fast-changing information technology space in India. What is Spark all about and how does it help the student community? Spark is typically a one day programme which exposes students to the...