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Community Community service Need of the society Technology Development School programme 1) Formal (IBT) 2) Non Formal (DBRT) Technology Dissemination Need based Education - TO start enterprises Fig. 2 RDES Education VA implements RDES programme in two modes. 1) Non formal mode - the programme is called 'Diploma in Rural Technology (DBRT)' 2) Formal schools - the programme is called 'Introduction to Basic Technology (IBT)' Diploma in Basic Rural Technology The programme was started in 1983 as a Rural Technology course. In 2000, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) recognized it as a Diploma. VA want to test its educational methodology by examining how it works on the weakest link. Therefore, to test the merits of this program, VA initially enrolled school dropouts. This is one year residential program at Pabal and any student studied upto gh standard could get admission on first-come basis. DBRT program Rural Development Through Education System 265 - --- -- - -
