2009-10 (16.6 MB) - The National Institute of Open Schooling

National Institute of Open Schooling
The Computer Training and Data Centre was
inaugurated by Ms. Francis Farera, COL Education
Specialist and Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman, NIOS on
25 th November, 2009.
10.2.5 Training in use of ICT to NIOS
officials by Intel
In order to maximise utilization of ICT in Open
Learning, a capacity building programme was
organized in collaboration with Intel. IT Teach
Programme was organized to enhance and upgrade
the IT skill of NIOS Official. The Training was
provided to 120 Officials in batches of 20 officials
for a duration of 10 working days (2 weeks, 2½ hrs.
per day).
10.2.6 E-Accreditation
As a major e-governance initiative, during the year
NIOS introduced the Online system for submission,
monitoring and grant of Accreditation for Academic/
Vocational/Open Basic Education Programme. The
system was quite successful and during the year about
80 applications were received through online mode.
Provisions were made to convert the offline application
into online so that the data for accreditation was
available in electronic form and all the processes right
from submission of application to award of
accreditation was expedited online.
10.2.7 On-Demand Examination extended
to Regional Centre
Technical provisions were made for the NIOS
learners Online registration for the On-Demand
Examination. Earlier the ODES was conducted only
at Headquarter at NOIDA and at the Regional
Centre, Pune. This facility has now been extended to
all the Regional Centres of NIOS.
10.2.8 Development of Question Bank for
Sr.Secondary for On-Demand
Examination
Question banks were developed based on the new
syllabus for Senior Secondary course in Hindi (301),
Mathematics (311), Physics (312), Chemistry
(313), Biology (314), Geography (316),
Economics (318), Business Studies (319),
Psychology (328). With these subjects, there were
11 subjects at Sr.Secondary level in which ODE is
being conducted at the NIOS Headquarter and at
the Regional Centres. A handbook was also
developed for the Infrastructural Requirement and
Operational Management of On-Demand
Examination System at Regional Centre.
10.2.9 Learner Support Centre
Established in collaboration with NUFPA to under
the Adolescence Education Programme the LSC is
the LSC was equipped with 5 Executives and 1
supervisor. During the year, functioning of the Learner
Support Centre was revamped in view of the large
number of calls being received from the learners. The
system was made operational from 9.30AM to
7.30PM supported by the Learner Support Executive
without involving the IVRS information system. On
an average, the LSC was addressing 150-200 calls
per day per Executive. In addition the LSC is also
responding to the 80-100 e-mails of the learners
everyday. The system is put on the IVRS from 7.30pm
to 9.30am in the morning. The executive handle a
wide range of queries from admission to issues and
concerns of Adolescence.
Information and queries redressal at One Call.
Just Dial and Ask
Learner Support Centre
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