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

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National Institute of Open Schooling International Collaboration As an apex institution in the field of Open Schooling, NIOS works in collaboration with international organisations like Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver, Canada, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), India and others. In the year under review, Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of COL visited NIOS and shared his views with the faculty of NIOS. An International Workshop on 'Monitoring and Evaluation of Open Schools was organised in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning. The delegates to this workshop were from South Asian Countries and State Open Schools of India. The Commonwealth of Learning also organised the inaugural meeting of the Commonwealth Open Schooling Association (COMOSA) wherein the constitution of COMOSA was adopted by the member countries. Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman, NIOS, was elected the first Chairperson of COMOSA. Another important programme organised in collabroation with Commonwealth of Learning was the workshop to develop Open Education Resources (OER) for Vocational Programmes. 24 Participants from Commonwealth countries participated in this workshop. The NIOS is currently engaged in implementing the Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) supported by UNFPA, and MHRD. The objective of the project is to empower youth with necessary life skills to live a healthy and happy life. Media Support Taking cognisance of the special requirements of open and distance education, media is considered an integral part in NIOS learning for transaction of curriculum. Primarily the Media Unit produces audio and video programmes to supplement and complement the printed self-learning material. During the year the Media Unit produced 13 new video programmes and 3 live TV programmes. Seven Video programmes were under production. Media unit also produced the audio CDs on the subject of Effective Conduct of Personal Contact Programmes at the study centres. It has duplicated 10,400 DVDs and 12,800 CDs. The unit had made 60 capsules of Video programmes for telecast on ‘Gyan Darshan’ and DD-I channel. The Media unit is in the process of setting up audio and video studio facility for in-house production. New Initiatives NIOS always strived for innovations in order to provide better and value-added services to the learners. Some of the initiatives are listed below apart from the ones already mentioned in their respective sections: 1. NIOS has set up a Research and Development Cell to study and improve upon its sub-systems. 2. NIOS has planned Monitoring and Evaluation of Open Schools in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning. 3. The recently constituted Commonwealth Open Schooling Association, with its headquarters at NIOS has been set up during the year under review. NIOS will publish the bi-annual “COMOSA Journal of Open Schooling”. 4. NIOS now has 100% online 24×7 admission facility. 5. NIOS is developing Open Education Resources (OER) initially for Vocational Education Courses to be followed by academic programmes. 6. The NIOS would be setting up a Community Radio Station to deliver the course content to cater to the educational and social needs of the community. Research and Development The Research and Development Cell of NIOS conducts and outsource research work in the area of Open Schooling. A number of priority areas for conducting research activities were identified during this period which will be followed up in the coming years. The cell prepared a document titled ‘Reaching the Unreached: NIOS 1989-90 to 2007-08’ recording the growth of NIOS. The cell also published the bi-annual magazine for NIOS learners 'Open Learning', and in-house newsletter ‘Open schooling’. National Consortium of Open Schooling At present fourteen State Open Schools (SOSs) are functioning in the country. Negotiations for the establishment of State Open Schools in the states of Gujarat, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh Annual Report 2009-10 3
National Institute of Open Schooling and Orissa are at an advanced stage. The total registration in State Open Schools (SOSs) is about 7 lakhs. The annual meeting of NCOS was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of HRD, Sh. Kapil Sibal on February 15, 2010 which was presided over by the Hon’ble Minister of State, MHRD, Smt. D. Purandeswari. Information and Communication Technology The NIOS exploits the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) optimally both to help learners learn their courses and also for maintaining database for various sub-systems such as admission and evaluation. During the year the admission data of over 4,19,702 students was processed, and the data processing for evaluation purposes was undertaken for 6,77,000 students. NIOS now provides 100% facility of on-line 24x7 admissions. The NIOS website, updated on regular basis provides useful information and interface to public, study centres and students. The website went through an over haul during this year. The unit now provides facility for e-accreditation for setting up study centres. The Learner Support Centre provides solution to various queries from students and public. The unit has now extended the facility of On- Demand Examination system to all the Regional Centres. The unit also makes arrangement for mobile phone support for different information, such as examiantion results. Library Documentation and Archival Services The NIOS Library provides a rich collection of books and journals to the faculty and visitors. During the year, the Library scanned about 4,350 newspapers, journals etc., and collected 710 news items related to Open Schooling. The Archive Section this year received about 200 documents. A total of 671 books, 12 CDs, and 48 documents were added to the collection of the library. The Library subscribes 76 journals, 23 magazines, 19 newspapers and 2 weekly publications on a regular basis. The total collection now stands at 17,330 books, 14,710 journals, and 72 CDs. The library provides various services to the members for information on new arrivals and on topics covered in the journals. The NIOS has now initiated the process of setting up libraries at the Regional Centres for staff and visitors in the first phase which may also be open for learners later. Students Support Services The Students Support Services (SSS) Department of NIOS is responsible for providing support to learners in their learning and related issues. It also does the work of accrediting study centres for academic programmes. As a major systematic development, the department will henceforth look after setting up of all types of centres which were earlier scattered in various departments. During the year altogether 4,19,702 students took admission in Secondary and Sr. Secondary Courses registering 11.29% increase over the last years admissions. The highest admission was from Delhi (28.31%) followed by Chandigarh (16.6%). Out of the total strength, 51% took admission in Secondary courses and 49% in the Sr. Secondary courses. In the regional mediums (Telugu, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Oriya) the total admissions were 12,499. Of the total enrolment 71.94% students were from General category, 12.15% from SC, 6.8% from ST, 0.11% from Ex Servicemen 0.48% from handicapped and 8.52% from OBC category. This trend was almost the same as in the previous year. Male students were 70.09% and female students were 29.89% which is also comparable to the last year's trend. The maximum students were in the age group 14-20 years (71.84%) followed by 21-25 years (16.98%) and 26-30 years (5.75%). There was a reduction in first and last group and increase in the second group in comparision to previous year. The Department accredited several new study centres during the year and the total strength of the AIs as on March 31 , 2010 stands at 2,307 including 41 special Accredited Institutions for Education of Disadvantaged spread all over the country. The number of AIs was 2,144 in the previous year. The highest number of AIs were in UP (323), closely followed by Bihar (321), and then Delhi (200). NIOS has 18 study centres in UAE and Nepal. The Department organised 2 meetings for the Regional Directors, and organised 8 orientation programmes for the Coordinators of AIs. Regional Services The Regional Centres (RCs) are a very vital interface between NIOS and students, study centres, state 4 Annual Report 2009-10
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