Volume : 7, Issue : 1, January - 2018

Need to integrate ICT in Commerce Higher Education in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra State - Students Perspective

Prof. Hanee S. Vinchu, Dr. Sunil Sudhakar Shete

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Ratnagiri is a coastal district belonging to Konkan region of Maharashtra state, situated on the western coast of India. It has north-south length of about 180 kms and average east-west extension of about 64 kms. Sahyadri hills surround it in the east beyond which there are Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts, Raigad district in the north, the Arabian Sea in the west and Sindhudurg district in the south. The district comprises of 9 tehsils/talukas. Presently there are 21 UG level Commerce colleges in the district. In the recent past, student enrollment for Commerce faculty has increased drastically. But the commerce education is not yet developed to suit the business needs here and globally too. It lacks practical approach to the business environment. ICT integration needs to be enhanced in various aspects specifically administration, teaching-learning process as well as research and evaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>