Archive · 21 May 2025
Coimbatore Adds Two More AR & VR Labs to Schools
Imagine learning about plants or the heart using cool 3D pictures you can walk around in!
That's what new AR and VR labs will do for students in Coimbatore, India.
The local government is building these special labs in two more schools after seeing how much kids liked them in other schools.
They will help students understand tricky science topics better by letting them explore things in a 360-degree view.
The labs cost a lot of money because they are designed to fit many students at once.
This means more kids can enjoy learning this way.
Coimbatore civic body to set up AR & VR labs in two more corporation schools.
The labs will be in P Kamalanathan Memorial School and Corporation Higher Secondary School.
The cost for the two labs is approximately 1.65 crore rupees.
The initiative follows positive feedback from pilot AR & VR labs in other schools.
The labs will use interactive methods for enhanced learning.
- Who
- Coimbatore civic body
- What
- Setting up AR & VR labs in two corporation schools.
- When
- In the current financial year
- Where
- Coimbatore, in P Kamalanathan Memorial Higher Secondary School and Corporation Higher Secondary School at Peelamedu
- Why
- To enhance learning through interactive AR/VR technology.
- Location
- Coimbatore
- Number of New Labs
- 2
- Schools Selected
- P Kamalanathan Memorial Higher Secondary School and Corporation Higher Secondary School at Peelamedu
- Combined Cost
- Rs 1.65 crore
- Funding Source
- School education fund