Pvt college in Hubballi rolls out bridge course for I PU

Hubballi: Although the Karnataka government, despite much opposition from a section of the stakeholders in the education sector, went ahead with the SSLC examinations, students waiting for their results are grappling with uncertainty about their future. With no decision yet on reopening of schools, both students and parents are staring at uncertainty.However, a college in Hubballi has launched an online bridge course for students keen on opting science in pre-university.
The Sana Shaheen Independent PU College in Bhairidevarkoppa, Hubballi is offering students a chance to get a head-start on their lessons by signing up for the bridge course. Ashraf Ali Basheer Ahmed, managing trustee of the college, told TOI that the college had set up an advanced studio, which had cost the management Rs 10 lakh.
Acknowledging the variance of opinion on the subject, Ahmed said, “One needs to accept that online classes are going to play a vital role in higher education in the future. Students will spend more time with teachers on web portals. This is the reason we have set up a studio, where a trained photographer will help film the lessons. The lessons for the bridge course have elements of high school syllabus, NCERT chapters and training for CET as well. We launched the classes on July 13.”
Chairman of the college MM Malagi said that qualified lecturers were filming online lessons, which were reaching 300 students across North Karnataka.
Rakesh Patil of Haveri, Vinayak K of Ballari and Sheel CJ from Belagavi, are among those attending these online classes, said that the lessons were proving very helpful, and would keep them prepared when the colleges reopened for good.