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JNU looks ahead at e-governance

Parul Sharma

It will result in lesser paper work, better utilisation of manpower resources

NEW DELHI: If all goes as planned, then everything from student registration and faculty recruitment to file and paper movement at Jawaharlal Nehru University here would be computerised within a year’s time.

The e-governance Cell at JNU will help streamline operations and utilise the resources in an optimal way. The cell was set up during the 10th Plan following a Rs. 50-lakh grant by the University Grants Commission.

“The objective is to make workflow at JNU more efficient with computerised operations and make accurate data and information available to users. This will help in reducing the time taken for movement of papers and files in regular official work. It will result in lesser paper work and better utilisation of manpower resources,” said Ramesh Kumar, former Registrar, who is presently a senior consultant with the Cell.

“The University envisages developing a fully integrated, user-friendly, reliable, modular, data-secured, upgradeable and web-used application software that will provide the administration with timely and necessary information,” he added.

JNU has roped in Accel Frontline Ltd. of Chennai for software development while Wipro is serving as the technical consultant.

The cell has developed different modules like Manpower Information Management System, Student Information Management System, Financial Information Management System and Library Information Management System. A majority of these modules are at the “User Acceptance Test” stage.

“We are thoroughly checking all the modules before they are put to use to find out whether they meet our requirements and are user-friendly. By the end of this year, most of these modules will be ready to be rolled out. The installation of hardware will be completed by the end of this week,” said S. Venkatesan, a system analyst with the cell.

The training programme in basic operation of computers for all the administrative staff members has already begun and will be completed within the next two months.

The trial phase for the entire system will begin within a month. “Within six months to one year of the trial stage, all work will be done on computers,” said Mr. Kumar.

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