IKGPTU offers ‘Kindle’ service to students, faculty members

Tribune News Service

Kapurthala, October 23

IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKG PTU) has taken initiative to improve the reading habits of their students and teachers. The university has started ‘Kindle’ service for its campus students and faculty members.

This is the way to develop new interests in the teaching and learning schedule of students and faculty members. This initiative has been taken by the university's Knowledge Resource Center (KRC) of the academic department. Vice-Chancellor Ajay Kumar Sharma launched this scheme and inaugurated the first device.

Kindle is an electronic device on hand to read books. It was developed by an online retailer private company in 2012. Anyone can download and read books on Kindle via wireless technology. An infinite number of books can be read on this device. Apart from this, there is a digital dictionary also available in it.

On this occasion, the VC said that the need was felt during the time of Covid-19 pandemic. In such a situation, KRC of the academic department of the university took this digital initiative and made it available through a proposal.

The VC said that this device would also increase the reading habit of students and faculty. It will be made available for university campus students and faculty. A separate scheme will be chalked out for associate affiliated colleges.

During the launch of device, University Registrar Sandeep Kumar Kazal, campus director Dr Neel Kanth Grover, KRC in-charge Madhu Midda and Vice-Chancellor secretariat in-charge Dr Hitesh Sharma were present.

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