Cloud campus comes to Kochi

KOCHI: Leading IT-training institute NIIT, has launched Cloud Campus in Kochi. Claimed to be the first of its kind in India, Cloud Campus is a programme which allows the students to learn through the cloud-learning methodology. The students can learn the subjects in his own way and whenever and wherever they want by accessing the cloud campus network using a netbook or a mobile device through which study materials will be provided.Cloud Campus was launched in Kochi by NIIT chief operating officer P Rajendran and vice-president Unnikrishnan K Raghavan.“The New Age GNIIT programmes will help create a pool of trained professionals for today’s knowledge economy. The use of cloud platform ensures higher mobility for students who can procure the industry endorsed curriculum, even on the move and equip themselves with a skillset that employers value,” said Rajendran.NIIT Cloud Campus offers three courses in the cloud campus- GNIIT, GNIIT for engineering students and post-graduate programme in IT (PGPIT). Each student enrolling for any of the courses will be provided with a netbook, a well designed digital courseware and a fully paid data card.“Collaborative learning is another feature of cloud campus. This feature allows group learning round- the-clock and through e-library, instant tech updates, interaction with faculty and online video streams,” Rajendran said.