Jammu, May 02: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar on Thursday 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 the visit.
The Advisor had an extensive round of the centre to assess the progress with regard to each component of the Kendra. After inspection of ongoing works, he had a detailed meeting to get a firsthand appraisal of ongoing works in the centre.
Bhatnagar appreciated the department for the progress made, so far, in establishing the centre. “This technology-driven initiative of the School Education Department will primarily focus on the learning outcomes of the students and their holistic development,” he said.
The Advisor said the main objective of VSK is to integrate all the data sources and build a structure for taking corrective measures to improve 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, he said.
Bhatnagar said that exclusive remedial classes and assessment tests of students falling behind in their studies should be conducted through AI-powered chatbots of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra. “The introduction of Vidhya Samiksha Kendra is all about giving our students and educators the best tools for success and it is the next big step in refining education in J&K using real-time data and feedback loops,” he said, adding that the 6A framework of VSK including attendance, assessments, adaptive learning, administration, accreditation, and AI nudges will be setting new education benchmarks in the near future.
During the meeting, Dr Piyush Singla apprised the Advisor of the progress recorded in the establishment of VSK so far. He informed that the 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 the functioning, operationalisation and outcomes of the project
Later, a brainstorming session on key performance indicators was also held, where Dr Singla, prioritised the tasks and set various timelines for making the centre fully operational and functional.
