STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The admission of students to Semester -I of BA, B.Sc. B. Com, BBA, BCA courses in all the Government Degree Colleges of Jammu Division shall be on-line for the session 2016 – 17.
This was disclosed by Secretary to Government Higher Education Department, J and K, Hemant Kumar Sharma, in a meeting held here at GGM Science College Jammu. The entire on-line software will be developed for the purpose by NIC Government of India under the aegis of Higher Education Department J and K. This innovative admission process is aimed at making it student friendly, transparent besides enabling the college administration and the policy makers to analyse the admission data efficiently and effectively for formulation of future policies, he added.
“The software is user friendly, enabling the students to apply for the admission on-line, providing necessary information to students regarding the selection status besides meeting all the requirements related to admission process like generation of merit lists, admission forms along with bank Challans for admission fee, allotment of class roll numbers, generation of identity cards, statistical data, etc. The Secretary Higher Education has directed for holding of a meeting in the coming week wherein Jammu University will present its requirements before NIC for facilitating the submission of Registration Return (RR) through on-line mode,” he added.
The secretary directed the colleges for automation of libraries facilitating the faculty and students in knowing the status regarding the availability of the book. In this regard the secretary recommended the use of Open Source Software, SOHA, for automation of libraries. In the meeting, while reviewing the functioning of GCET, the secretary directed the JKPCC to effect modification in girls hostel, boys hostel, administrative block, library and over head tank of the college as pointed out by the Principal, he stated.
On the occasion, the concerned agencies were directed to draw up a comprehensive plan for drainage system to overcome the recurring problem of inflow of rain water along with the garbage and other city waste from the Krishna Nagar Road into GGM Science College, SPMR College of Commerce and GDC Paloura.
The meeting among others was attended by Dr. Ajeet Angral, Nodal Principal, Principal GCET, representatives from NIC and representative of admission committees of colleges and officers from JKPCC.
