National Knowledge Network to Connect Indian Universities and Institutes

“Students can now access lectures from leading Indian universities including IITs from their universities located even in remote locations and small cities. All thanks to the National Knowledge Network”, said Dr. S. Gopinath, Principal Scientist, NIC, Chennai in his speech at the Indian Science Congress held earlier this year in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. 

National Knowledge Network is an initiative of the Government of India envisioned by R. Chidambaram, principal scientific advisor to the Government of India. The program was implemented in the year 2011 and connects more than 1600 Indian universities to date. It enables universities all across India to share infrastructure, scientific facilities, education, and data. This will help in national growth and development. The program runs in seven core cities including Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad that are further connected to institutes in several smaller cities.

In addition to Indian universities, national knowledge network also includes international universities from some European countries and Singapore. It is expected to expand to several other countries of the world in the future.

National Knowledge Network would help many students across India. An international knowledge network, if developed, would connect universities across the world, and hence, is expected to benefit millions of students worldwide.