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National Institute of Open Schooling 12. Student Support Services 12.0 Introduction Under the Open and Distance Learning System, learner support is of paramount importance. Such support is provided through various services to: • help learners to learn well by providing timely and proper academic support • facilitate learners in solving their problems through the study centres/learning centres • coordinate and monitor establishment, working and management of the study centres. 12.1 Functions The main functions of the Student Support Services (SSS) Department of NIOS are as follows: • Formulation of policy and planning related to student enrollment and registration • Advocacy and publicity of NIOS programmes • Identification and establishment of study centres for accreditation from amongst recognized and reputed academic institutions all over the country, thereby building a network of Accredited Institutions (AIs) • Enrolment and registration of secondary and senior secondary learners of NIOS • Monitoring of the functioning of study centres and conduct of personal contact programmes • Development of policy for continuous assessment of the learners through Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) • Coordination with the Regional Centres for timely and effective support to the learners. • Redressal of the problems and grievances of the learners 12.2 Major Policy initiatives during the year and Achievements The major policy initiatives and achievements during the year are as under: • To promote e-goverance and to improve efficiency of NIOS in its key areas of functioning like admission, accreditation, examination and other activities. NIOS has expanded the Online admission and started Online Admission for Stream-1 throughout the year (24 x7) and also started accreditation process through Online and started the facility of depositing the examination fee online. • 7.08 % Expansion of Accredited Institutions (AIs) in this period, which increased access points for learners to avail opportunities. • Multiple mode of admission procedure viz. online and offline were adopted. 90% (Online) seats were allotted through online admission of learners in Stream-1 in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, NCT Delhi and bordering Districts in Uttar Pradesh (Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) and (Greater Noida), Ghaziabad and 60% seats were allotted through online admission in rest of the State. Total No. of students enrolled during this year were 4,19,702. There is a rise of 13.00% from the previous years. Annual Report 2009-10 53
National Institute of Open Schooling Following are the trends of admission during the year: The year wise-enrolment trend in Academic Courses since 2005-06 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 267026 290983 340342 371625 419702 0 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Secondary Sr. Secondary Total • NIOS used to dispatch study material to its Study Centres for distribution to the learners after confirmation of their admission. NIOS has now started dispatching study material to Online learners at their residential address in addition to the dispatch of study materials to the Study Centres for Offline learners. • NIOS used to collect admission and examination fee through Cash/ Bank Drafts at its Study Centres. Now NIOS has started Easy payment facility for admission and examination fee by giving on Online ‘Payment Gateway’ by which the learners can deposit their fee through Credit Cards. 12.2.1 Access through Online admissions Online Admission is now available throughout the year with two blocks. The facility of Online Admission was decentralised by establishment of a Online Cell and Facilitation Counter at all the Regional Centres of NIOS including sub-centre. All the Regional Centres were provided with necessary staff and infrastructural facilities to handle Online admissions by setting up a separate Online Cell. 90% seats were allotted for Online Admission in respect of Regional Centre Delhi and Chandigarh (except the states of Himachal Pradesh and J& K) and 60% seats were allotted in other Regional Centres. During the year 2009-10, admission in secondary and senior secondary courses of NIOS took place in the month of July and August through a network of 2296 Accredited Institutions (AIs) commonly known as Study Centres spread all over India and abroad in Nepal and Middle East Countries (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait). The aim of having the Study Centres outside India is to extend educational facilities through the open learning system to non-resident Indians and other nationals settled there. The total number of students (419702) admitted in the year 2009-10 through Online as well as through AIs was 2,13,337 and 2,06,365 respectively. The salient features of On-line admissions are as follows: – Faster and Simpler Admission: Direct access to NIOS – Choice of Study Centre: Freedom to select Study Centre of one’s choice – Admission Open 24x7: Admission opened round the year for the learners for On Demand Examination of Secondary Course – Better support services: Direct interaction of learners with NIOS, faster redressal of problems – Easy Payment: Payment of fee online through Credit Card else by Bank Draft 54 Annual Report 2009-10
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