FICCI Higher Education Summit 06 Nov 2009

1. Technology in Education 0 Miles Ahead FICCI Higher Education Summit 06 Nov 2009

2. TECHNOLOGY?? Learning Entrance Assessment Admission Process Academic Process Assessment Process Student Services Administrative Services

3. Are you ready for the MAGIC? • Infrastructure Readiness • Student Readiness • Institutional Readiness • Governmental Readiness

4. Infrastructure Readiness ? • Mobile connections in India: 500+ million & growing – 1 billion by 2014! • Broadband connections: 7m subscribers; target: 200m? • Availability of terminals: • MeritTrac: 40,000 computer identified in 186 cities in India • Variety of projects to increase reach: • Common Services Centers • State Wide Area Networks (WANS)

5. Student Readiness ? Use a computer/internet ? Internet Computers Email accounts ?

6. Student Voices…. “It was a great experience to give the exam online. I have never given an Online exam before and I could not practice even during the preparation. But as we entered the lab, the staff present gave us instructions on how to approach the exam and what all needs to be taken into account” Ishan Dave, a businessman who is aspiring to take up management studies Times of India July 3,2009 Like most of the others, when I heard about GCET going online, I was a bit skeptical and apprehensive. But the apprehensiveness soon transformed to contentment as i took the test on 1st of July. The whole online system and the functioning of GCET '09 does claims a special mention. The entire system from registering at the test centre till we got the score cards was indeed commendable. The functioning was user-friendly and smooth. The online test system was devised in the most considerate way, with one question appearing on the screen at a time, facility for going back and forth and also an option to mark a particular question for review later, along with question numbers catalogued on a side panel whereby the candidate can jump to any question as required. A meticulously developed and a well maintained system for online aptitude examination. Kudos! From: kathak mehta [mailto:kathak.mehtaa@gmail.com]Sent: 08 July 2009 13:45To: gcet@gtu.ac.inSubject: gcet'09

7. Institutional Readiness ? Dipstick survey of 80 Universities in India • Online Application Processing : 10% • In the next 2 years ?: 80% • Online University Exam Management System: 3% • In the next 2 years ?: 70% • Online Entrance Exams: 5% • In the next 2 years ?: 55%

8. Governmental Readiness ? • Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) conducted by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) for MBA/MCA Admissions • Assessment Partner: MeritTrac • First time in India that any State Government Entrance Exam was conducted online

9. ase of administration • Scalable • Total Supervisory Control • Candidate Support • Strong Audit Trails nhanced candidate experience • Fair & consistent • Ease & accessibility • Flexibility • User-friendly xcellence in execution • Quality • Security • Control • Risk mitigation The Philosophy Philosophy

10. Are you ready for the MAGIC? • Infrastructure Readiness • Student Readiness • Institutional Readiness • Governmental Readiness • MINDSET Readiness ??

11. Thank You