Hi-Tech Lab project for Primary schools
It was essential to uplift the Primary schools also to the level of Secondary schools where Hi-Tech classrooms were set-up. For this purpose, KITE implemented the Rs.300 Cr KIIFB funded Hi-Tech Lab project for Primary schools project in 11255 Primary and Upper Primary schools during 2018-2020. Details of schools covered and students benefitted are as follows;
Type of Schools |
No of Schools |
No of Students benefitted |
Lower Primary schools (Class 1 to 4) |
6453 |
20,86,181 |
Upper Primary schools (Class 5 to 7) |
4802 |
|
Total |
11255 |
20,86,181 |
As part of this project, a total of 1,36,878 ICT equipments along with broadband internet connectivity was provided to the above schools, as detailed below.
Unlike done in the case of Secondary schools where equipments were deployed to all classrooms, the number of Laptops and Projectors for the Primary schools were fixed in proportion to the number of students as detailed below, based on the varying physical condition of classrooms in Primary schools.
Piloting undertaken in 189 selected schools
KITE conducted a piloting of Hi-Tech lab project in 189 selected LP & UP schools after assessing the ICT requirements. A total of 1585 Laptops and 636 Multimedia Projectors were deployed to these schools, as detailed in the below table.
Sl.No |
District |
No of schools |
Laptops |
Projectors |
1 | Trivandrum | 17 | 155 | 62 |
2 | Kollam | 15 | 127 | 51 |
3 | Pathanamthitta | 14 | 98 | 43 |
4 | Alappuzha | 12 | 73 | 28 |
5 | Kottayam | 13 | 74 | 30 |
6 | Idukki | 11 | 62 | 25 |
7 | Ernakulam | 14 | 78 | 30 |
8 | Thrissur | 12 | 80 | 31 |
9 | Palakkad | 14 | 148 | 60 |
10 | Malappuram | 23 | 278 | 110 |
11 | Kozhikode | 17 | 183 | 73 |
12 | Wayanad | 4 | 42 | 16 |
13 | Kannur | 15 | 104 | 45 |
14 | Kasargod | 8 | 83 | 32 |
Total |
189 |
1585 |
636 |
Selected teachers from these schools were provided ICT training using Samagra. Broadband Internet Connectivity with a 2 Mbps speed was also provided to these schools on an experimental basis. There was a total of 11,287 Govt & Aided Primary schools in the State, with over 21 lakh students. However, based on the minimum number of students in some schools, it was decided to consider only those LP & UP schools where the average student strength in a classroom is more than or equal to 7.
1359
primary schools were not included in the Hi-Tech Lab project for Primary
schools project, due to fewer number of students and infrastructure facilities
at the time of preparation of DPR of the Primary project. Subsequently the
infrastructure facilities in these schools have improved resulting in increase
in enrolment of students. In such a context, it was been decided to provide ICT
equipments along with Broadband connectivity these 1359 primary schools also using
KIIFB funds, so that the students studying in the schools are also benefited. Accordingly,
KITE provided Laptops, Projectors, USB Speakers (1 each) and Broadband
Connectivity to these primary schools also.