This Campus Is 75 Percent Paper-Free

Nepra (Punjab): At a time when the world is increasingly moving towards paperless offices, the campus of a Punjab-based educational group is 75 percent on the way there. Not only that - there is heavy reliance on social networking sites and new media applications for communicating between students and teachers.

"Today, we are 75 percent paper free. We have come up with more ideas to totally eliminate the use of paper to the extent possible," Anshu Kataria, chairman of the Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC), located in Nepra village, about 35 km from Chandigarh, told IANS.

Thus, instead of crowding at notice boards, AGC students reach for their smartphones for information on upcoming events, notices, class schedules and even date-sheets. They also access their smartphones or switch on their laptops and computers whenever they want to organize seminars and the like or want to inform their teachers about taking leave.

All this not just makes the campus appear technologically updated but has also dramatically reduced the use of paper.

"Every single paper tells a tale of trees being cut and the maximum amount of paper is being used by educational institutions. When we have technology at our disposal and all the students have smartphones and laptops, why not use them instead, in whatever way possible?" Kataria asked.

The campus and the hostels are also wi-fi enabled.

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