Online learning, tests planned under centralised system

PANAJI: The directorate of higher education (DHE) has introduced for the first time this year centralised online admissions to general stream degree programmes, which began on July 15. The directorate has put in place an integrated academic information management system (IAIMS), under which centralised admissions are possible. But, DHE officials, state that this is only one of the 34 modules to be implemented in colleges across the state under the system.
Once colleges begin the new academic year 2020-21, the IAIMS will help teachers share their course content online with students through this system and even internal tests can be held using it by the respective subject teacher in each college.
“Once students’ admissions are confirmed, they will get access to the system, where they can log in using their email IDs. Even parents will be able to access things like attendance of the student. The students’ library records will be available and teachers will be able to hold internal exams using it,” said DHE official Mahadev Gawas.
The IAIMS will be available to the government as well as aided institutions across Goa.
With DHE having received the applications for admissions online this year, entire student data will be available at the click of the mouse to the state government ensuring better planning and management. Faculty records too will be available online to DHE and colleges.
“Admissions is only one of the modules that we have started with in this pilot project. Once the academic year begins, teachers will be able to carry out their entire class and course management work through this system. Teachers can allot assignments online and students will be able to upload them on this system itself for the teacher to access,” said Gawas.
Covid-19 cases in Goa are on the rise, and realising that classroom teaching may be a distant dream, DHE has responded by implementing the IAIMS. DHE has already begun work to convert at least 40% of the syllabus to e-content before the academic year can begin.