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IIT Kanpur, Ambedkar University Launch Hindi Cybersecurity Course Online
A big engineering school in India called IIT Kanpur is teaming up with a university in Agra to teach students about staying safe online.
The new class is called a cybersecurity course.
More than 3 lakh students, which is over 300,000 kids, from more than 570 colleges can join it.
The class is taught online, so students can learn from anywhere.
It is taught in Hindi, a language many students understand better than English.
This helps students in small towns and villages learn too.
The course teaches how to avoid bad people on social media and how to keep passwords and personal information safe.
Students will also learn about scary topics like the dark web and cyber terrorism.
The goal is to help everyone use phones and computers safely and smartly.
IIT Kanpur's C3iHub partnered with Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (DBRAU), Agra, and Vivekanand Incubation Foundation (VIF) to launch the programme.
The online vocational cybersecurity course targets more than 3 lakh students across over 570 affiliated colleges.
The course is delivered entirely online and in Hindi to improve accessibility.
The curriculum covers cybercrime, cyber hygiene, social media threats, identity theft, personal data leaks, the dark web and cyber terrorism.
The programme aims to help students in semi-urban and rural areas who face language barriers with English-only technical courses.
- Who
- IIT Kanpur's C3iHub, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (DBRAU) in Agra, and Vivekanand Incubation Foundation (VIF)
- What
- Launch of an online, Hindi-language vocational programme in cybersecurity for university students
- Where
- Agra, India, spanning DBRAU's more than 570 affiliated colleges
- When
- Not specified in the provided articles
- Why
- To make cybersecurity education more accessible, especially to students in semi-urban and rural areas facing language barriers
Key facts
- Institutions involved
- IIT Kanpur's C3iHub, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (DBRAU) Agra, Vivekanand Incubation Foundation (VIF)
- Target students
- More than 3 lakh
- Affiliated colleges
- Over 570
- Mode of delivery
- Entirely online
- Language
- Hindi
- Focus
- Practical cybersecurity knowledge and everyday digital safety
- Curriculum topics
- Cybercrime, cyber hygiene, social media threats, identity theft, personal data leaks, online safety for women and children, the dark web, cyber terrorism and illegal activities
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