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

National Institute of Open Schooling
S.No. Regional Centre Date of Meeting
1. Bhopal 06.02.2010
2. Delhi 14.01.2010
3. Kochi 19.1.2010 & 21.1.2010
4. Pune 01.02.2010
5. Hyederabad 8.2.2010 & 18.02.2010
6. Patna 18.2.2010
7. Chandigarh 18.2.2010
8. Dehradun 22.2.2010
12.11Academic Facilitators
In order to supplement the functioning of Regional
Centres and to have better interaction with the AIs,
the concept of Academic Facilitation was envisaged.
Such facilitation is carried out by personnel known
as Academic Facilitators.
During 2009-10, 479 Academic Facilitators (AFs)
were appointed all over the country. The AFs are
retired school/college principals, senior teachers and
specialists in the field of education. Region wise
number of Academic Facilitators appointed is given
in the Table 12.11.
Table: 12.11 Region-wise Status of Academic Facilitators (AFs)
S.No. Regional Centre Total No. of AFs Total No. of AIs covered by AFs
1. Allahabad 38 82
2. Bhopal 24 65
3. Chandigarh 105 200
4. Sub Centre, Dehradun 44 158
5. Delhi 79 178
6. Guwahati 47 92
7. Jaipur 25 46
8. Kochi 35 54
9. Kolkata 30 72
10. Patna 12 31
11. Pune 9 16
12. Hyderabad 31 52
Total 479 1046
12.12 Meeting of the Regional Directors
of NIOS
The Regional Centres are field level operational arms
of NIOS. From time to time meetings are conducted
with the Regional Directors of the Regional Centres
so that all new initiatives are communicated to them.
In order to have face to face discussions between
Regional Directors and Officials at NIOS
Headquarters, meetings of Regional Directors of
NIOS was held on 13-14 November, 2009 and
25-26 February, 2010.
The important issues like Personal Contact
Programme, Tutor Marked Assignment and
Accreditation were discussed in detail. The Regional
Directors were given opportunity to share their
experience regarding the difficulties faced in
functioning of NIOS Regional Centers and the support
required from the Headquarters.
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