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DU plans to go tech-savvy with Wi-Fi, 1 GB bandwidth
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New Delhi: As the Delhi University (DU) plans to introduce Wi-Fi in all its constituent colleges along with the up-gradation of its internet connection bandwidth from the current 100 mbps to 1 gbps in the next six months, the students are ensured of getting a firmer grip on the Web. The announcement is part of a document - "Infrastructural Developments and Academic Initiatives in the University of Delhi" - published in the university website recently.
University Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental confirmed, "All the upgradation is expected to get over by the next academic session that is by July 2010. The funding has come from the National Knowledge Commission." Pental also said that the superior bandwidth will give a boost to file-sharing and video streaming for the students. "An internal network of all DU colleges through a dedicated fibre-optic network will supplement the bandwidth upgrade," he added.
With the Christmas season soon approaching, the university plans to distribute the Christmas goodies in the form of 40 more computers to its colleges apart from the 40 already received by them and even better news is that two servers will follow. Pental said that the university is going to have a "student-friendly" website look, which will be updated frequently.
Work on the website has already started, with the faculty being asked to fill in their information in a three-page document that can be downloaded from the website, the Vice-Chancellor said. While it got only 
21.25 crore under the Tenth Plan (2002-07), the amount went up almost ten-fold, to 214 crore, under the Eleventh Plan (2007-2012), as per the document. Also, under expansion programmes related to reservation of seats for candidates from Other Backward Classes, the university will receive 1,903 crore as recurring five-year grants and non-recurring three-year grants.
21.25 crore under the Tenth Plan (2002-07), the amount went up almost ten-fold, to 214 crore, under the Eleventh Plan (2007-2012), as per the document. Also, under expansion programmes related to reservation of seats for candidates from Other Backward Classes, the university will receive 1,903 crore as recurring five-year grants and non-recurring three-year grants.