Advisor Bhatnagar inspects the
progress of establishment of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra
JAMMU, MAY 02:
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev
Rai Bhatnagar, today visited Teacher Bhawan to inspect ongoing works related to
the establishment of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra (Command and Control Centre).
Secretary, School Education Dr. Piyush Singla,
Project Director Samagra Shiksha Rakesh Magotra, Director School Education
Jammu Ashok Sharma, Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain, Director Finance, Director Planning besides
other senior officers of the department accompanied the Advisor during visit.
Advisor Bhatnagar
had an extensive round of the Centre to assess the progress with regard to each
component of the Kendra.
After inspection of
ongoing works, the Advisor had a detailed meeting to get first hand appraisal
of ongoing works in the Centre. He appreciated the department for the progress made, so far, in
establishing the centre. He
highlighted that this technology driven
initiative of School Education
Department will primarily focus on learning outcomes of the students and their
holistic development.
The Advisor said
that the main objective of VSK is to integrate all the data sources and build a structure for taking corrective
measures to improvise the education system. Besides, the dashboards and reports
for districts, blocks and individual schools shall be collated in the VSK
followed by a detailed analysis to fill the critical gaps.
The Advisor said that exclusive remedial
classes and assessment tests of students, falling behind in their studies,
shall be conducted through AI-powered chatbots of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra. He
added that introduction of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra is all about giving our
students and educators the best tools for success and it’s the next big step in
refining education in J&K using real-time data and feedback loops, adding
that the 6A framework of VSK including attendance, assessments, adaptive learning,
administration, accreditation, and AI nudges will be setting new education
benchmarks in near future.
During the meeting,
Dr Piyush Singla apprised the Advisor of the progress recorded in establishment
of VSK, so far. He informed that, real-time data on various parameters, will
offer invaluable insights into student progress, teacher training and overall
school performance.
Project Head,
Convegenius Private Limited, Anuj, who
designed the VSK and executed the project, presented a detailed presentation on
functioning, operationalization and outcomes of the project
Later, a
brainstorming session on key performance indicators was also held, where Dr.
Piyush Singla, prioritized the tasks and set various timelines for making the
Centre fully operational and functional.