There is a topic in GS on ICT in UGC NET General Studies Paper. It is meant for candidates from all the subjects.
I understand (I may be wrong.) that there are many applicants who would learn about this ICT for the first time. It has been mentioned on UGC web site and good explanation can be derived from there by learning about the ways through which UGC intend to introduce ICT in India.
The ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. What I understand from the information provided on the UGC site, this concept has been placed on the list of aims of UGC just two or three years back. It is a very important and pertinent goal. Through Edusat, GyanDarshan Vyas etc and related activities in cooperation with IGNOU, UGC intends to spread it to whole of the Higher Education system of India. In the field of science and technology it is already well placed and in operation. But, in field of social sciences, I do not find any indication of it being observed and recognized by the respective fields of intellectuals.
In short, ICT aims at using computer based technology for the promotion of education and research. It involves the use of multimedia (interactive programmes on computers and Internet for the benefit of students right from school level to higher education level) and Internet (email, discussion forums, etc all included) for education purpose. In Europe, this had started long back. In my humble study, I have found that they had started it somewhere in latter 80s of twentieth century. If I talk about Hot Potatoes, Webquest, ICT4U projects, I am sure that many stalwarts in the field of education would show total ignorance about it. There, they are already deep into it.
It is not that ICT is something new in India or new to India. It is rather opposite to it. India has been one of the forefront countries which took to ICT. However, it was first appreciated and exploited by business field and big companies. It had started in early nineties in the twentieth century. The companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL, CMC were Indian companies which came up with required software to make ICT useful for the users. No doubt, many of the popular Banking and accounting software are of Indian origin and they aim at making ICT useful for the organization for overall benefit of all the concerned entities. The Banking industry took to it in big way and after payment or e-commerce had established the right models in its places, the benefits of ICT were fully appreciated and realized. One of the leading FMCG company (HLL) had absorbed it in day to day working to such a level that its sales team and production decision are synchronized in real time through ICT. There are now numerous companies, which uses Intranet and Internet as part of their normal activity. The Honourable President of India A P J Abdul Kalam is popular for using ICT in remaining in touch with his research scholars with whom he was associated before entering Rashtrapati Bhawan. Hence, ICT is something which is already with India and in India. However, it is not fully used and absorbed at school, college and university level. They are not using it for dispersing of knowledge, remaining in communication which only ICT can afford to do for them and exploiting it for increasing knowledge and understanding in their field. It has not been used in the field of Literature and social sciences.
For the benefit of inquisitive mind to learn about ICT on their own and to develop independent understanding of the main motive and vision of such a project I would suggest this site here. They should read different articles on E-Help, E-Project, and related sites in such folders of this site.
After developing some impression by studying the above site, they may explore the UGC site in order to learn that how it is being envisaged in India. They should then explore An Inter University Centre of the UGC.
However, if they are not able to make much out of above suggestion, they should not fear much and get worried about it. They need to learn only basic things about the use of computers, useful software required for making use of computer for their field of activity and subject and basic use of Internet (especially various use of various search engines etc, important institutions where there is communication on the latest research being carried out along with email postings in order to bring the intellectual world nearer to each other. Best example can be H-NET). They may get only four to five MCQ on it on the whole. Some basic knowledge of computers and internet will be enough to answer those question. However, there will be nothing bad, if they are able to develop some deeper understanding of it.
My Blog making and the contents therein are basically an attempt at using ICT for education. Do You Find It Like That!!!
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