Address:,
e-Learning Centre, Visvesvaraya Technological University,
SJCE-STEP SEED Bldg., SJCE Campus,
Mysore - 570 006, India.
Phones: +91-821-2413223
FAX :+91- 821-2413223
Email: eLearning@vtu.ac.in
Website: http://www.vtu.ac.in

A Brief ProfileThe VTU e-Learning Centre was established in August 2003 at the SJCE Campus in Mysore with the main aim of facilitating distance education and training to the students and faculty of VTU through satellite and web. The objectives of the Centre are :

Create EDUSAT satellite-based distance education facility using Ku-band Multimedia Based Data Dissemination System (MBDDS)

Create web-based e-learning facility

Collect, process and disseminate content developed by the faculty drawn from both academia and industry

Provide interaction/guidance/feedback tools to learners and act as a facilitator between the experts and the students

Supplement the conventional system of training and education and bring uniformity in technical education

Explore the possibility of using the EDUSAT network for administrative purposes and other activities of the VTU

Evaluate the improvement in quality of education due to MBDDS

VTU Studio The VTU Studio is being used to broadcast live lectures of eminent Subject Matter Experts (SME) from both academia and industry. This studio, located at Bangalore, has various facilities like cameras, video encoders, video streaming server, satellite modem, digital tablet with electronic annotation facility, DVD player, DVD recorder, interaction moderation systems which assist the SME in delivering good quality lectures. A 6.3-meter Ku-Band earth station has been setup to uplink the signals from the Studio.