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The proposed Meta University will start functioning by next July.  It will use the National Knowledge Network, which connects a large number of central and state universities and other higher education institutions via a high-speed fibre-based broadband network.

Now students enrolled in a college or a university will be able to pursue courses in other universities and colleges. At present, students registered at one university cannot attend classes or courses offered at another, unless an exchange programme exists between them.

It may be noted here that as part of an innovative set up Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia and IIT-Delhi are working on creating this meta-university. According to the plan, the proposed interconnected web-based platform will enable students and teachers to access and share teaching material, scholarly publications, research, scientific work and virtual experiments. The internet will provide the communication infrastructure, while a network of universities will offer courses in various disciplines, facilitating more collaborative and multidisciplinary learning.