Ranchi’s colleges to get networked

JAMSHEDPUR: Ten colleges affiliated to Ranchi University in Jharkhand would soon be made hi-tech. The university administration has prepared a proposal for the same which will soon be submitted to the state human resource development department, said sources in the Ranchi University.

According to the proposal, 10 colleges would be equipped with all networking facilities. Also, all the colleges will be connected to the university headquarters through the network. Each college will have at least 10 computers for storing important information. The proposal also talks about a website for each college. The state government is reported to have assured the Ranchi University of a grant in this regard.

The broadband services would also be made available to the students in these colleges very soon- Ranchi College, Ranchi Women’s College, Marwari College in Ranchi, Jamshedpur Women’s College, Co-operative College, Graduate School College for Women in Jamshedpur, Tata College Chaibasa, Women’s College Chaibasa, GLA College Daltonganj and YSN Women’s College Daltonganj . Jharkhand has three universities and Ranchi University is the oldest of them. The university has a total student intake of around 90,000 students from its affiliated colleges. There are a total of 35 constituent colleges and 29 affiliated colleges of Ranchi University. The colleges under Ranchi University offer courses in medical, engineering, management, science, arts and law streams.