Indian Institutes of technology proudly announce the creation of a new Technology Channel-EKLAVYA Technology Channel. The Channel was inaugurated by Prof. Murli Manohar Joshi, Honourable Minster, HRD, S&T and Ocean Development on 26th January, 2003. This is a joint initiative of IIT's and IGNOU and is catalyzed by Ministry of Human Resource Development.It is a channel dedicated to technical education and shall run programmes generated at different IITs. This channel shall mark the begining of a new era in the dissemination of technical education in the country.
The vision is to share the knowledge and expertise with all and to bring about a true socialism in engineering education cutting across all boundaries. Yes, we want to come close to you, particularly the students pursuing the degree in various disciplines in the area of technology and engineering.
EKLAVYA epitomizes the true spirit of learning and dedication , so irrespective of wherever you are, you will be able to share the resources available at IITs. And that too, without any Guru Dakshina because it is a free-to-air channel. Your motivation and enthusiasm are the only pre-requisites. IT being a total digital transmission, you will recieve clear../images.The channel is designed to carry video courses in different discipline generated at various IITs on weekdays and special interest programmes on Sundays. Current, eight complete courses are being run in parallel, contributed by IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur and IIT MAdras and are repeated in the same sequence without a break courses from other IITs shall also be made available in future. It started as a 16 hours-a-day affair. From 1st October 2003, it is now a 24 hours Channel....
How to get EKLAVYA Technological Channel
Down Link
Through INSAT 3C Satellite on
C band (74 degrees East )
frequency 4165 MHz
Symbol rate 26.000 SPS, FEC 1/2
Polarization Horizontal
Ask your friendly operator
To provide this channel so that you could watch your favourite courses/programme in the cozy environs of your home.
All that is needed is
1. 12feet/8feet diameter perforated dish antennae.
2. C band LNBC.
3.C band feed hom.
4.Low loss RF Cable Analog.
5.Integrated receiver decoder(IRD) for Digital reception.
6.Television set.
Source
www.iitb.ac.in