I. C. T MissionUniversity 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 - 3661

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.No Description Quantity

Price 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 20,000

5 5 KVA, UPS with 2 – 3 hour backup

1 60,000

6 Furniture (Tables & Chairs) 1 1,00,000

Total 16, 30,000

Infrastructure at University Departments

S.No Description Quantity

Price 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 0,15,000

4 3 KVA, UPS with 2 hour backup 1 0,50,000

Total 6, 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)

Year Infrastructure Development

Recurring Expenditure

Total

1 7,66,20,000 1,22,58,000 8,88,78,000

2 5,08,00,000 1,96,16,800 7,04,16,800

3 1,80,00,000 1,51,60,000 3,31,60,000

4 Nil 1,81,49,000 1,81,49,000

5 Nil 1,93,46,900 1,93,46,900

Total 14,54,20,000 8,45,30,00 22,99,50,700

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)

Year Infrastructure Development

Recurring Expenditure

Total

1 79,45,000 50,88,000 1,30,33,000

2 52,00,000 60,46,800 1,12,46,800

3 Nil 53,04,480 53,04,480

4 Nil 57,74,928 57,74,928

5 Nil 67,09,912 67,09,912

Total 1,31,45,000 2,89,24,120 4,20,69,120

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

Thank You All