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NCERT 110 Gujarati. The tools developed and the training manual ‘Guidelines for the Survey Officers’ was printed at the national level and were dispatched to State Survey Units of all the States/UTs. It has been ensured that with the co-operation of the State Survey Units in all the States and UTs the tools reach to all the districts, blocks/towns and from there to each of recognised school of the country existing as on reference date of the survey. The additional demand of survey material from the states is met by providing such material, as and when the demand for the same is received. (iii) Training of Survey Officials State Level Training of District Survey Officers and Statistical Assistants in the states of Gujarat, Orissa, Manipur, Nagaland, National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been organised by NCERT. At the sub national level viz., districts and blocks/towns, training programme for survey workers were organised by the State Survey Units in all the States /UTs. NCERT had also helped some of the states in organising district level training programmes, like in National Capital Territory of Delhi in the month of October 2010. (iv) Collection of Data It has been reported by the states that data collection is at different stages of progress in their States and UTs. Majority of the States /UTs have already completed the exercise of data collection. (v) Development of Software Modules NIC has been entrusted with the work of development of the softwares for Updation of Location and School Directories; Data Entry and Validation of six schedules; Monitoring of Survey Activities; Statistical Report Generation and presentation of Summary Report through GIS. During the year the web portal for www.aises.nic.in has been developed which contain information on the ongoing 8th AISES; School directory of all States/UTs for public view. The portal contains application software viz., Module for Updating the Location and School Directories, Programme Monitoring and Data Entry of Flash Sheets. It will also contain software for Data Entry of Main Schedules, Data Validation and Report Generation. The portal also contains section on FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). (vi) Monitoring of Survey Activities A steering committee under chairmanship of Education Secretary (School Education and Literacy, MHRD) having representatives from MHRD, NCERT, NIC, RGI, NSSO, CSO and States/UTs is there to guide and monitor the progress of the survey and take administrative decisions from time to time. Two meetings of the steering committee were held on 21 June 2010 and 12 January 2011 for streamlining survey activities. The first Advisory Committee meeting was held on 7 May 2010. The Advisory Committee provides academic and administrative support in the execution of survey and monitors the progress of survey. The faculty co-ordinators of the department were engaged in monitoring of survey activities being conducted by the state. Some states were visited personally to meet senior representatives of the state governments to plan strategy for expeditious completion of survey activities. Day to day monitoring of survey activities are being done through monitoring website. Annual Report 2010-11

(vii) Launching of Survey Website The NIC has developed survey web portal which is hosted at URL www.aises.nic.in. It contains static content about educational surveys and application softwares. It also contains contact directory of survey officials (DOSs, SSOs, DSOs, DPCs and DEOs). (viii) Training of MIS co-ordinators and Data Entry Operators The programme for the MIS coordinators and Data Entry Operators for the Flash Sheets was organised in online mode from 4-6 January 2011. (ix) Manual Scrutiny of Forms For ensuring the best quality data, there is a mechanism of manual scrutiny of filled- in forms, as well as computer validation of entered data. Comprehensive manual scrutiny checks were developed in-house. These checks were applied to each and every filled-in form at block/town level as well as 10% forms at the district level. The national level team visited various States/UTs namely Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi and Bihar to undertake manual scrutiny checks on sample basis during the data collection phase of the survey. (x) Data Entry of Flash Sheets There is departure from the earlier surveys in case of data entry in two ways: The exercise related to data entry is being taken up by the MIS unit of SSA through state SPDs instead of NIC. Data entry is being done at district headquarters at around 640 locations instead of state headquarters. (xi) Incentive Schemes and Ancillary Facilities in Schools of Slum Areas: A Study of National Capital Region (NCR) A study on the Status of Incentive Schemes and Ancillary Facilities in Schools existing in the slum areas of NCR was undertaken by the department. A report on the basis of the 7th AISES data base has been prepared by the co-ordinators. DEVELOPMENT Development of Software and Analysis of the Projects Undertaken by other constituents of NCERT Result processing of NTSE-2010 at Class X for DEME TRAINING AND EXTENSION Organisation of State Level Training of District Survey Officers (DSOs) and Statistical Assistants (SAs) State level training programmes for District Survey Officers (DSOs), Assistant State Survey Officers (ASSO) and Statistical Assistant (SAs) were organised in 6 States/UTs: Manipur (26-27 April 2010), Delhi (10 June 2010), UTs of Daman and Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli (28-29 June 2010), Gujarat (8-9 July 2010), Orissa (4-5 August 2010) and Nagaland (17-18 August 2010). The contents of the training programmes are: Organisation of Survey, Role and Functions of Assistant Annual Report 2010-11 Annual Report 2010-11 Annual Report 2010-11 111

(vii) Launching of Survey Website<br />

The NIC has developed survey web portal which is hosted at URL www.aises.nic.in.<br />

It contains static content about educational surveys and application softwares.<br />

It also contains contact directory of survey officials (DOSs, SSOs, DSOs, DPCs<br />

and DEOs).<br />

(viii) Training of MIS co-ordinators and Data Entry Operators<br />

The programme for the MIS coordinators and Data Entry Operators for the<br />

Flash Sheets was organised in online mode from 4-6 January 2011.<br />

(ix) Manual Scrutiny of Forms<br />

For ensuring the best quality data, there is a mechanism of manual scrutiny of<br />

filled- in forms, as well as computer validation of entered data. Comprehensive<br />

manual scrutiny checks were developed in-house. These checks were applied to<br />

each and every filled-in form at block/town level as well as 10% forms at the<br />

district level. The national level team visited various States/UTs namely Madhya<br />

Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Manipur, Mizoram,<br />

Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, <strong>And</strong>hra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,<br />

Lakshadweep, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi and Bihar to undertake<br />

manual scrutiny checks on sample basis during the data collection phase of the<br />

survey.<br />

(x) Data Entry of Flash Sheets<br />

There is departure from the earlier surveys in case of data entry in two ways:<br />

The exercise related to data entry is being taken up by the MIS unit of SSA<br />

through state SPDs instead of NIC. Data entry is being done at district<br />

headquarters at around 640 locations instead of state headquarters.<br />

(xi) Incentive Schemes and Ancillary Facilities in Schools of Slum Areas:<br />

A Study of <strong>National</strong> Capital Region (NCR)<br />

A study on the Status of Incentive Schemes and Ancillary Facilities in Schools<br />

existing in the slum areas of NCR was undertaken by the department. A report<br />

on the basis of the 7th AISES data base has been prepared by the co-ordinators.<br />

DEVELOPMENT<br />

Development of Software and Analysis of the Projects Undertaken by<br />

other constituents of NCERT<br />

Result processing of NTSE-2010 at Class X for DEME<br />

TRAINING AND EXTENSION<br />

Organisation of State Level Training of District Survey <strong>Of</strong>ficers (DSOs)<br />

and Statistical Assistants (SAs)<br />

State level training programmes for District Survey <strong>Of</strong>ficers (DSOs), Assistant<br />

State Survey <strong>Of</strong>ficers (ASSO) and Statistical Assistant (SAs) were organised in 6<br />

States/UTs: Manipur (26-27 April 2010), Delhi (10 June 2010), UTs of Daman<br />

and Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli (28-29 June 2010), Gujarat (8-9 July 2010), Orissa<br />

(4-5 August 2010) and Nagaland (17-18 August 2010). The contents of the<br />

training programmes are: Organisation of Survey, Role and Functions of Assistant<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2010-11<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2010-11<br />

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