Digital Student’s attendance and School Management System shall be in place from new academic session
Administrative Secretary Piyush Singla, today reviewed the progress* of setting up of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the *Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, Special Secretary Anu Behl, Joint Director Planning Parshotam Kumar, Bilal Rashid, DD Planning* among others stakeholders from the empaneled firm.
*Project Director Deep Raj, apprised the chair that VSK is a data repository, powered by Swift Chat AI (artificial intelligence)*, which would enable technology and data-driven systemic change in all schools of Jammu and Kashmir. *He informed that, VSK shall be established temporarily in the JK BOSE Building situated at Rehari Colony and shall be iconic project for the UT of J&K*. He said that, monitoring of the real-time status of various projects/activities under the ambit of Samagra Shiksha shall be made easy and it shall completely transform the Education System across the UT with this initiative. He further apprised that, AI chat bots for Students, Teacher and Parents have been created and shall be made live in the coming days for regular exercises, thus enhancing the learning outcome of the Students.
*Adm. Secretary Piyush Singla, said that, setting up of VSK is the an innovative project driven by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,* being replicated across the country. VSK is aimed at leveraging data and technology to bring a bid leap in learning outcomes, which will cover data of all schools, students and teachers, for meaningful analysis through big data analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning. He observed that, monitoring Dashboard along with integration of data analysis-based Call Management Utility & Reporting system of the VSK shall be helpful in creating a conducive ecosystem in the Education Department. He said that, with the establishment of VSK, analyzing the areas for decision-making and implementation, which needs urgent attention shall be easy. *VSK shall increase accountability among all the field-level staff/ administrators, HoDs in monitoring the real-time* status of various project components/activities under the ambit of School Education, he maintained.
He also asked the implementing partner, to ensure the deduplication of data at all the fronts. He reiterated that, *tracking of student enrolment, progress in their learning levels, mainstreaming of out of school children, textbook delivery, support required by teachers and schools,* etc should be integrated with the VSK. He also said that, the aim is to have this state-of-the-art facility operational by February 2024, marking a significant milestone in our efforts to modernize and streamline the education system in Jammu and Kashmir.”
*Singla, also announced a targeted timeline for the establishment of the Command-and-Control Centre (VSK) in Jammu and Kashmir as February, 2024* and shall be made completely operational by 1st of March, 2024. He informed that, from new academic session attendance of Students shall be recorded digitally and School Management system shall be in place, for digital Admission process and efforts shall be made to bring all the Schools on one Dashboard. *He lastly said that, the Command and Control Centre is expected to enhance efficiency, communication, and data management,* contributing to an improved educational experience for students and educators alike.CNI