Annual Report 2010-11 - The National Institute of Open Schooling

National Institute of Open Schooling
observer’s reports; taking follow up actions,
verification of examination related bills.
• Maintenance of Secretary’s Account and
Regional Director’s Accounts.
• Miscellaneous work related to NIOS admission,
programme delivery and examination.
• Matters related to public relations and students’
grievances.
• Ensuring that the TMAs are attempted by the
candidates and are evaluated at the AIs.
• Sending TMA awards and bills to the SSS
Department as per schedule and maintaining
record of the same at the Regional Centre.
• Carrying out 5% sample checking of the TMAs.
• Conduct of On Demand Examinations for
learners enrolled from the region.
8.1.3 Promotional Functions
• Identification of good schools/institutions to
work as study centres.
• Accreditation related work such as inspection
of schools/institutions for Accreditation,
interaction with Study Centres, matters related
to dis-accreditation of Study Centres.
• Advertisements regarding admission,
examination and publicity of programmes.
• Identification of educational needs in Open
Schooling in the region through State
Coordination Committees.
• Promotion of Open Schooling in the States
within the region and consultancy/assistance to
the concerned states for setting up/upscaling of
State Open Schools (SOSs).
• Liaison with State Government and
Coordination in matters related to Open
Schooling.
• Organisation of advocacy programmes.
8.1.4 Planning and Monitoring Functions
• Preparation of Perspective Plan and Annual
Plans of the Regional Centre.
• Monitoring of Implementation of programmes
in the accredited institutions including Personal
Contact Programmes (PCPs) and (TMAs).
• Identification and allotment of Academic
Facilitators to the AIs.
• Matters related to Academic Facilitation at the
Study Centres through identified Academic
Facilitators etc.
• Maintenance of database of admission, AIs,
Human Resource for monitoring and academic
facilitation at the RC level.
• Analysing the reports of the Academic
Facilitators and preparing consolidated reports
on quarterly basis for necessary actions and
forwarding the same to the Headquarters.
• Ensuring smooth functioning of AIs/AVIs/OBE
Centres.
8.2 Highlights of Programmes and
Activities of Regional Centres
The highlights of programmes and activities of different
Regional Centres are presented below, excluding the
routine activities.
8.2.1 Allahabad
• Promotional Activities
Advocacy Programme for Madarsas-
Reaching the Unreached
An Advocacy Programme for Madarsas was
conducted on 15 th December, 2010 at Regional
Science City, Lucknow to associate Madarsas
of ten Districts of Uttar Pradesh with NIOS.
About 104 participants responded to the
Advocacy Programme and interacted with
officers of NIOS. Dr. Sushmita Mitra, Director
(SSS), Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, Director
(Academic), Prof. Sabra Habib, Smt. Anitha
Nair, Assistant Director (SSS), Sh. S.S. Das,
Assistant Director, Regional Centre, Allahabad
interacted with the participants and briefed them
about the activities of NIOS.
• Advertisements were published in local news
papers notifying extension of dates for online
admission.
• The Annual meeting of Coordinators of AIs
was conducted at SIEMAT Allahabad on
21.02.2011. Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman, NIOS
and Prof. Nageswara Rao, Vice Chancellor,
UPRTOU addressed the gathering of
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