PANAJI: Long queues, unending wait and days of uncertainty for parents could be a thing of the past as Goan schools could experiment with online admission and payment of fees from the next academic year.
Goa is among three states that have agreed to implement the central government's Mission Mode Project on a pilot basis for computerization of educational institutes.
The state has also expressed its readiness in implementing online performance tracking of students and teachers, online issuance of leaving certificates and readying software for preparation of timetable, results and tests.
"The volume of data for Goa is small but it's not captured and organized in a timely and systematic manner. Data and reports are not available readily when required," Goa's presentation to officials of the Union human resource development ministry states.
"With the implementation of the project, Goa wants to achieve 100% enrolment, improvement in quality of education, perfect planning of programmes and easy availability of school data," the presentation notes.
An essential component of the project will be 'student tracking', which will enable a school to keep track if a child leaving the school has joined one elsewhere in the state or country, or has opted to drop out. This feature is expected to help in arresting drop outs.
Goa has said that it has created computer laboratories in 432 schools consisting of 10 multimedia systems each and training for computer aided learning has already been provided to teachers. The state is also banking on chief minister Manohar Parrikar's budget assurance that all students from Class V to IX will be provided notebooks or tablets by 2013-14.
"Two workshops were held of states and union territories across the country, one of which was attended by Goa officials and a presentation was made on what Goa plans to implement under the project. The central government has agreed to our proposal in principle. The state has agreed to implement the project on a pilot basis. At the final workshop to be held within the next few months, the details of the project's implementation will be finalized," an official from the state education department told TOI.
It is expected that communication between parents, schools and teachers will take place via the internet once the project comes into force and the department plans to carry out payment of salaries and provident fund online.
Chattisgarh and Lakshadweep are the two others that have expressed their willingness to implement the project on a pilot basis.
Goa is among three states that have agreed to implement the central government's Mission Mode Project on a pilot basis for computerization of educational institutes.
The state has also expressed its readiness in implementing online performance tracking of students and teachers, online issuance of leaving certificates and readying software for preparation of timetable, results and tests.
"The volume of data for Goa is small but it's not captured and organized in a timely and systematic manner. Data and reports are not available readily when required," Goa's presentation to officials of the Union human resource development ministry states.
"With the implementation of the project, Goa wants to achieve 100% enrolment, improvement in quality of education, perfect planning of programmes and easy availability of school data," the presentation notes.
An essential component of the project will be 'student tracking', which will enable a school to keep track if a child leaving the school has joined one elsewhere in the state or country, or has opted to drop out. This feature is expected to help in arresting drop outs.
Goa has said that it has created computer laboratories in 432 schools consisting of 10 multimedia systems each and training for computer aided learning has already been provided to teachers. The state is also banking on chief minister Manohar Parrikar's budget assurance that all students from Class V to IX will be provided notebooks or tablets by 2013-14.
"Two workshops were held of states and union territories across the country, one of which was attended by Goa officials and a presentation was made on what Goa plans to implement under the project. The central government has agreed to our proposal in principle. The state has agreed to implement the project on a pilot basis. At the final workshop to be held within the next few months, the details of the project's implementation will be finalized," an official from the state education department told TOI.
It is expected that communication between parents, schools and teachers will take place via the internet once the project comes into force and the department plans to carry out payment of salaries and provident fund online.
Chattisgarh and Lakshadweep are the two others that have expressed their willingness to implement the project on a pilot basis.
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