Integrated online system for all state universities from Nov
System to cover admission, holding exams, online assessment; agriculture varsities to be left out
MUMBAI: After the mess in Mumbai University (MU) over the delays in declaring exam results, the Maharashtra government has prepared a digital automation system called Integrated University Management System (IUMS), which is expected to be implemented from November — the second semester of the academic year. The government will start using the digital platform for a few courses in the beginning on a pilot basis and will gradually include the rest of the courses by the next academic year for a smoother transition.The issue was discussed in detail in the joint board of vicechancellors (JBVC) meeting headed by the governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday. The JBVC also gave its approval to the plan. A presentation on IUMS was also made by SVR Srinivas, secretary, information technology (IT) department, said a senior official from state higher and technical education department. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was also present for the meeting.
IUMS has been prepared by the Directorate of Information
Technology (DIT), which works under the state IT department as a
solution to all the issues being faced by non-agricultural universities of the state, including MU. It will provide an end-to-end solution to universities
right from admission of students, conducting examinations, online
assessment on answer papers, declaring results in a digital format. The
system will also enable the state government to monitor functioning of
these universities.
HT on September 27 last year had reported that the state is
planning to introduce IUMS as an answer to the paper correction
mismanagement and delay in declaring results at MU that had created
chaos.
“The complete automation digital system will have different
modules related to students, faculty, administration, academic issues,”
said a senior official from the IT department.
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