The Department of Technical Education launched the live teaching programme through Edusat for students of 32 government polytechnics across the State.
Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande inaugurated the service in the city on Monday. After the programme, Deshpande told reporters, “We are planning to extend this service to 44 aided and 167 private polytechnics across the State.”
The timetable has been prepared for the next three months and it has been provided to students.
Deshpande also inaugurated the innovative clubs project. “Through the innovative clubs, even students pursuing general degree courses can come out with innovations and solutions for micro, small and medium enterprises,” he added.
He also mentioned that teachers who take live classes through the Edusat programme would be given adequate training.