I. C. T Mission University of Kashmir

University - Profile  Established in 1950  NAAC Accredited Grade “A” University  Two more Campuses established 5 years back  North Campus at Baramullah  South Campus at Anantnag  Three more campuses at Kupwara, Leh and Kargil in offing. Expected to start Academic Activities from the coming session.

University - Profile  Main Campus  45 Departments & Research Centers  10 Faculties  55 P.G. Courses  15 Diploma courses  Full fledged Distance Learning Division offering 20 Courses  North & South Campuses  5 Departments each  40 Affiliated Colleges in Government Sector.  86 Affiliated Colleges in Private Sector.

Courses Offered & Enrollment  25 Undergraduate Courses having enrollment of 1.50 Lakh Students.  55 Masters Programme having enrollment of 20 Thousand Students.  M.Phil and PhD Programmes having 200 students enrolled.  10 Professional Courses having enrollment of 25 Thousand Students.  15 Diploma courses having enrollment of 1Thousand Students.

Profile of Directorate IT&SS  Established in December, 2007  All ICT related activities are directly under this Directorate. These activities include:  Establishing and Maintenance of University Network  Software Development  Capacity Building  Delivery of Citizen Centric Services  Implementation of e-Governance

Projects Sanctioned  e-Governed Examination System  Sponsoring Organization – Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, Lodhi Road, New Delhi  Sanctioned Amount – Rs 4.43 Crores

Scope of the Project  Forty (40) affiliated Govt. Degree Colleges of the Valley  Offices of the Departments & Centers’ of Kashmir University  Entire Examination Wing of the University  Completion period – 2 Years

Main Features  Establishing Information Centers in all Affiliated Colleges  Providing High Speed Connectivity & Skilled Manpower in all Affiliated Colleges.  Providing requisite Infrastructure at each University Department/Centre office.  Digitization of records.  Establishment of Data Centre at University Campus.  Delivery of online Services for Students, Colleges/ Departments, Paper Setters, Evaluators & others Stake Holders.  Providing In-house Software Solutions.

Progress in e-Governance  Established Software Development Unit for In-house Software Development.  Collaborating with Wipro and Expedien e-Solutions  Software solutions developed so far:  Student Registration System (Implemented)  Pre-Examination Module (Implemented)  Registration & Examination College Module (Implemented)  Budget, Schedule of Establishment & Salary System (Implemented)  Work Flow Management (Beta Testing Phase)  e-Office (Beta Testing Phase)

Network Status  Entire Main campus has been inter-connected through Optical Fiber Cables (OFC)  Campus Wi-Fi system operational in some areas of the campus.  24x7 High Speed Internet services available  Access to the network is secured by latest and state of the art firewall  In-house Mail and Web Server.  Current users

Network Architecture

Solutions : Campus to Campus Connectivity High-Speed Backhaul PTP Link Connectivity

Proposed Project e-Connectivity  Implementation to be carried out in three Phases each of duration One Year encompassing the following activities:  Establishing e-Learning/Browsing Centers in all Government Sector Colleges affiliated with University.  Connecting 86 Private Sector Affiliated Colleges with 2Mbps Bandwidth at each Location.  Providing Structured Network Cabling at Colleges and University Campuses  Providing Computer Hardware and add-ons.

Requirements of e-Learning Programme Campus to Campus Connectivity Connectivity of Colleges Intra Departments / Buildings Connectivity Access to Users / Students Applications: Data, Voice & Video Files Connectivity with allied Organizations.

Why Wireless Solution ? Wireless Solution is excellent where alternate media is not possible Implementation in Short Time Period (Fast Roll Out) Own Private Network Cost Effective Reliable & Scalable Minimal Maintenance No Recurring Cost Triple Play Application (Data, Voice, Video)

Infrastructure at Govt. Colleges S.NoDescriptionQuantityPrice in Rupees 1 Video Conferencing System with 48 inch size Monitors and microphones 1 6,00,000 2 High-end Server 1 1,50,000 3 Quad Core Desktop with Standard Configuration & their Networking 20 7,00,000 4 Laser Printer 1 20, KVA, UPS with 2 – 3 hour backup 1 60,000 6 Furniture (Tables & Chairs) 1 1,00,000 Total16, 30,000

Infrastructure at University Departments S.NoDescriptionQuantityPrice in Rupees 1 Quad Core Desktops with Standard Configuration & their Networking 15 5,50,000 2 Laser Printer 1 0,20,000 3 High speed Scanner 1 0,15, KVA, UPS with 2 hour backup 1 0,50,000 Total6, 35,000

Annual Expenditures  Annual Expenditures – Government Colleges  Salary of Computer Operator = Rs. 1,50,000  Computer Consumables, Spares & Trainings = Rs. 25,000  Annual connectivity Charges = Rs. 50,000  Annual Expenditures – University Departments  Computer consumables/Maint./Trainings = Rs. 15,000

Infrastructure for Private Colleges  Structured Network Cabling (12 Nodes)  Radio Connectivity Device of 20 Mbps Throughput  Self Supporting Light Weight Tower/ OFC Connectivity.  Power Back-up System  Desktop Computers & Add On (2 - 3 No’s)

Total Estimated Project Cost in Rs. (for 5 Years) YearInfrastructure DevelopmentRecurring Expenditure Total 17,66,20,0001,22,58,0008,88,78,000 25,08,00,0001,96,16,8007,04,16,800 31,80,00,0001,51,60,0003,31,60,000 4Nil1,81,49,000 5Nil1,93,46,900 Total14,54,20,0008,45,30,0022,99,50,700

E-Governance – University Administration  Target  Complete e-Governance of the University Administrative System.  Phases  Phase I encompasses 16 Administrative Units in a time span of 1 Year  Phase II encompasses 17 Administrative Units in a time span of 1 Year.

Total Estimated Project Cost in Rs. (for 5 Years) YearInfrastructure DevelopmentRecurring Expenditure Total 179,45,00050,88,0001,30,33, ,00,00060,46,8001,12,46,800 3Nil53,04,480 4Nil57,74,928 5Nil67,09,912 Total1,31,45,0002,89,24,1204,20,69,120

E-Assessment Centre  Facts  Development of a dynamic assessment (examination) system is a global issue.  Operational models do not meet the current challenges  Models are developed without considering the Technological support.  Current systems limited to conduct of examination & declaration of results sacrificing the main objectives.

E-Assessment Centre - Contd  Objectives  A system to be research Oriented involving experts from Education & Technology (IT) to develop and experiment practical models  A Central e-based facility for coordinating Teaching & Learning Process  A facility to carry out the continuous assessment of the students  A central facility for conduct of online entrance examinations.  Financial Support Required = Rs. 4,29,73,308

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