The NIC Karnataka State Unit has been playing a catalytic role in the automation of the State Education Department. A separate cell has been set up by NIC in the karnataka Education Department in order to speed up the computerization process and to develop the necessary software. In this pursuit, two new projects were recently implemented.
Teachers Recruitment and Posting Project :
Due to the Government's commitment to provide free primary education, hundreds of new schools have been opened up in the State. Consequently, the manpower need has also grown manifold. NIC undertook the task of computerizing the Teachers' Posting through its Selection and Counselling software. The software ranks the selected teachers according to merit cum seniority. The vacancy database of all schools in the Districts has already been created. Using this, the selected teachers opt for the school of their choice. The posting of teachers has thus been made extremely convenient and effective and all the related databases are updated simultaneously. The system has already been implemented in all the State Districts.
Centralized Admission Cell for Teachers' Training Courses :
Every year, about seventy to eighty thousand candidates apply for various Teacher Training Courses. Previously, the admissions were handled independently by various Districts and the admission was restricted to local candidates only. This resulted in highly deserving candidates being denied seats. The NIC-Karnataka Unit was then assigned the task of setting up the computerized central admission cell. Under this project, the entire admission process has been simplified and an online counselling system has been introduced whereby the candidates can opt for seats in the order of merit, with complete transparency. The whole admission process takes about three months. The system is totally stabilized, foolproof and user-friendly to operate.