national computer education accreditation agency

National Science Day &

Seminar on I.T. and Career Opportunities for Youth

JNAN CHANDRA GHOSH MEMORIAL LECTURE

By

Arindam Bose, Member-Secretary, Governing Council & Executive Director, DOEACC Society

Agenda

• The I.T. Market in India today

• Manpower Resources

• Non-Formal Sector and DOEACC Scheme

The I.T. Market Today in India• In 1999 India achieved US$ 5.2 billion

• IT Services out of this is US$ 3.2 billion

• 75% of this Revenue is in Software Exports

• Wirpo’s Market Cap can wipe out India’s Fiscal Deficit i.e.

Rs. 200,000 Crores

• India has the largest number of SEI CMM Level 5 Companies

• 203 out of the Fortune 500 Companies are Clients of India IT Companies.

• Indian S/W Companies are now building Quality Products

• India has emerged as a very attractive location for IT -

Enabled Services

Presented By: Arindam Bose, Member-Secretary, Governing Council, DOEACC Society

India - accent on quality

• India - is providing a large repository of English speaking

I.T. Resources

• SEI CMM Levels of Indian S/W Companies is on the rise

• International Companies are engaging Indian I.T.

Companies for I.T. Outsourcing

• Indians have a reputation of hard working and intelligent

(intellectual capital)

• Mobility a major criteria for rapid career development

• Venture Capital available but do we have adequate

business skills and quality ?Presented By: Arindam Bose, Member-Secretary, Governing Council, DOEACC Society

IT Manpower- Present Scenario & Demand Profile

Current Level of Productivity in the Country is estimated at $40,000 per capita which is expected to grow at a rate of 10% per annum and reach a level of $1,00,000 approximately by the year 2008.

Software Sector for Exports and for Domestic consumption will grow at a rate of 60% per year till 2000 and thereafter the growth rate will decrease by 5% each year, reaching 20% by 2008

Indirect manpower is calculated as 1.5 times of the total direct manpower.


IT Manpower

- Present Scenario & Demand Profile

MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS2001-02 2008

SOFTWARE EXPORT 2,30,000 5,60,000

DOMESTIC SOFTWARE 2,50,000 3,20,000

INDIRECT MANPOWER

(SUB-CONTRACTING, ANCILLARIES, 6,20,000 13,20,000

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE, DEALER

NETWORK ETC.)

TOTAL 11,00,000 22,00,000


IT Manpower- Present Scenario & Demand Profile

Demand Supply Position

2001–02 2008

FORMAL SECTOR 6,16,500 20,90,500

ACCEPTABLE TO THE INDUSTRY

(i.e. 30% of Formal Sector)

1,85,000 6,30,000

NON-FORMAL SECTOR 40,355 4,43,270

TOTAL ACCEPTABLE (30% of

Formal Sector + Non Formal

Sector)

2,25,355 10,73,270

PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS 11,00,000 22,00,000

SHORTFALL 8,74,645 11,26,730


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BACKGROUND

RAPID GROWTH

The1980’s

and

TRANSFORMATION

In the

IT SECTOR

DEMAND

The Gap between DEMAND and SUPPLY

was quickly EXPLOITED by some Private Institutions

SUPPLY

BACKGROUNDThe1980’s

The Govt.. of India recognized the enormous potential of the private non-formal sector and decided to use their resources meaningfully

i.e. with quality-assurance

The1980’s

BACKGROUND

Saw the formation of aNational Working Groupunder the aegis of the

All India Council of Technical Education( A I C T E )

BACKGROUND1989

Limited number of seats available in formal institutions

SITUATION ANALYSIS

Due to operational constraints, flexibility in the course content, is not possible to update the syllabus at a pace compatible to the advances in this area

RECOMMENDATIONS

Use infrastructure of Private Sector to conduct standard course laid down centrally

Grant accreditation to select institutions to create distinction between good and the bad

Accreditation to be granted on the basis of performance of students in centrally controlled examinations and infrastructure maintained by these institutions

RECOMMENDATIONS

To give credibility, the scheme to be implemented by Department of Electronics, Govt.. of India and the examinations to be conducted by an independent party.

Conduct courses at four levels, viz..O - FoundationA - Advance Diploma

B - Graduate C - Post Graduate

Training to be imparted at various levels of skills spanning from Console operator to System Manager / Administrator

The Birth of DOEACCDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS

accreditation of Computer Courses

In 1990

The

D O E A C C

Scheme was launched

DOEACC - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• To implement the Scheme of the All India Council for Technical education (AICTE)

and the Department of Electronics for generating qualified manpower In the

Information Technology (IT) area at the National Level by utilizing he facilities and

manpower available with the Training Institutions/Organizations, in the non-

formal sector

• To harness the efforts of the Computer Institutions in the non-formal sector to

conduct courses

• To ensure a system of accreditation of the different levels of courses

• To conduct examinations of the different courses and to implement all matters

connected therewith, including the award of Certificates/Diplomas

ACTIVITIES•ACCREDITATION OF INSTITUTES

•REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS

•EXAMINATION AND AWARD OF CERTIFICATES / DIPLOMA’S

•COURSEWARE PRODUCTION AND TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES

DOEACC - GOVERNANCE & AUTHORITY

Secretary to the Government of India, DoE is the Ex-Officio President of DOEACC

SocietyGoverning Council (GC) - Judicious mix of

Academia and Industry to decide the Policies

Executive Committee (EC) - A Five Member Committee which executes the Policies of

GC

Examination Board and Standing Syllabus Committee- Again a judicious mix of Academia and Industry implements Examination Functions and regular

revision of syllabi

DOEACC - GOVERNANCE

DOEACC has received from the Government the governance and authority to :-

recognize the courses accredit the institutions to

conduct courses conduct examinations award certificates / diplomas

DOEACC

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DOEACC - the KEY PLAYERS

All this is achieved through Co-operative efforts of

our Mentors• Eminent Academicians.• Distinguished Experts • Outstanding industry Professionals.

They participate in the Governing Council, Executive

Committee ; Examination & Syllabus Boards. They

contribute as experts, screening committee members,

examiners and observers. DOEACC derives its strengths and directions from them.

DOEACC

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• Must have own premises; if hired it should be on long term lease

• The library should have a good selection of books and the Institute should subscribe to periodicals of standard quality and apart from lending, it should have references

• Faculty should consist of both teaching and support faculty and qualifications/experience of the faculty should be as per the norms of the concerned level of course

ACCREDITATION NORMS

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• Hands on training should form at least half of the allocated time

• Accreditation is for a specific location and specific level

• All software should be licensed as understood in the terms of Intellectual Property Rights

ACCREDITATION NORMS

ACCREDITATION MONITORING

• Provisional Accreditation is granted based on the report of a 3 member screening committee

• Monitoring through surprise visits by Experts twice a year

• Accredited Institutes should submit Annual Reports on their performance

ACCREDITATION MONITORING• For the benefit of candidates, institutes are issued with

Accreditation Certificates

• Full Accreditation is granted to the institutes after evaluation of their performance

• De - accreditation of Institutes not adhering to laid down norms and criteria

COURSE OPTIONSDOEACC - Flexibility

• To Review, Modify, Update and Implement Syllabi in keeping with needs of the Industry

• Lateral entry permitted

• Vertical integration of “O”, “A” and “B” level courses; i.e examinations are permitted at higher levels if a candidate completes a subject at a lower level

• Students can join the scheme from diverse academic backgrounds

COURSE OPTIONSDOEACC - Flexibility

“O” Level

DOEACC - Eligibility Criteria

COURSE ELIGIBILITY

10 + 2 or Equivalent

Graduate or Govt. Polytechnic Diploma or “O” LevelGraduate or Govt.. Polytechnic Diploma or “A” LevelM.Sc / MA (Maths/Stats) or B.E. / B. Tech or Master in Computer Applications (MCA) or “B” Level

“C” Level

“B” Level

“A” Level

LEVEL NO. OF PAPERS MINIMUM CONTACT

/ MODULES DURATION HOURS ‘

COURSE DURATION

‘‘O’ 4 One Year 480(Part-Time)

‘A’ 10 One Year 1200

‘B’ 25 Three Years 3200

‘C’ 15 One and a half 800years

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

“O” Level

Programmer Asst..

JuniorProgrammer

EDPAsst.

Programmer

EDPOfficer

Asst.. ofData baseManager

Teaching Faculty

SystemAnalyst

SoftwareEngineer

TrainingFaculty

R & D Scientist

EDPManager

ProjectManager

SystemSpecialist /Manager

TrainingFaculty

R & D Scientist

Consultant

“A” Level “B” Level ““C” LevelC” Level

DOEACC SCHEMEEducational opportunities in Computers &

Information Technology10 + 2 LEVEL

O LEVEL

(Foundation)

A LEVEL

(Adv. Diploma)

B LEVEL

(MCA equivalent)

DOEACC C LEVEL

DIPLOMA University degree

PPDCA PGDCA

UniversityEngineering

degree AMIETE/AMIE B LEVEL MCA M.Sc

M. Tech

DOEACC COURSES

CCC - 90 Hours Certificate Course for the Common Man

‘O’ - Foundation (480 Hours)

‘A’ - Advance Diploma (1200 Hours)

‘B’ - Graduate (3200 Hours)

‘C’ - Post Graduate (800 Hours)

DOEACC SYLLABUS

•INDUSTRY REQUIREMENT DRIVEN SYLLABUS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY CHANGES.

•STANDING COMMITTEE OF EMINENT ACADEMICIANS, IT PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRIALISTS TO REVIEW & REVISE THE SYLLABUS.

COURSE ELIGIBILITYDOEACC - Eligibility Criteria There are four Levels of courses under the Scheme,

namely ‘O’/’A’/’B’/’C’.

Students can acquire any of these qualifications if they undergo the particular Level of the DOEACC accredited course from the institutions accredited for conducting the relevant course and pass the examinations conducted by the DOEACC Society.

• Working professionals can also appear in these examinations directly provided the possess the prescribed relevant experience for the particular Level.

REGISTRATION

• This is a pre-requisite to Examinations

• DOEACC has computerized management systems that keeps track of students progress as he / she covers a flexible yet strict system of study and examinations

• To assist students, counseling centres have been established within the country

EXAMINATIONS

• Conducted half yearly ( January and July ) exams

• Results are published in leading Newspapers and are also available at the DOEACC Web site

• 90 plus venues spread across the country

EXAMINATIONS

• Modular in structure - Students need not appear again after the successful completion of the subject

SANCTITY OF EXAMINATIONS• Examinations are conducted by an independent Board.• Paper setting and Evaluation is done by Academicians who have no link or connection with the accredited institute, same as

CBSE.• Examinations are conducted by the academicians all over the country which are not connected with the institutes, in the

same manner as in CBSE.• To ensure fairness, strictness and adherence to the SOPs, independent Observers, not connected either to the Institute or to

the Examination Board, are deployed by the Member-Secretary, GC, to observe the proper conduct of examination and give independent report on the same.

TRAINING THE TRAINERSDOEACC also arranges a faculty training programs on the

various subjects and the teaching methodology of the O Level course based on the revised syllabi.

Attempts for similar efforts for other courses.

DOEACC - Publications & Training Aids

DOEACC QUANBOOK (Question-Answer Book) based on the O and A Level courses has been widely appreciated by the student community.

Computer based Tutorials (CBT) on the O Level course has been developed on CD-ROM's. Separate Syllabus Book of each level. Prospectus of each level containing the norms and criteria including the application form for accreditation.

Note : The QUANBOOK, CD ROM's and the syllabi are priced nominally for the benefit of the student community.

DOEACC - REVIEW WORKSHOP & IMPROVEMENTS

TEACHER TRAINING

REGULAR UPDATION OF SYLLABI

MONITORING PERFORMANCES

DOEACC - CERTIFICATE COURSE FOR THE INDIAN

COMPUTER LITERACY FOR ALLCATERS TO :- HOUSEWIVES BUSINESSMEN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

NO BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 120 HOURS INTENSIVE COURSE SEPARATE PRACTICAL EXAM

DOEACC - DIVERSIFICATION OF O & A LEVEL COURSES

KEEPING UP WITH THE FAST RATE OF OBSOLESCENCE OF TECHNOLOGY. INPUTS FROM INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA. CATER TO THE NEEDS OF A WIDER SEGMENT. REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION OF NEW CONCEPTS/TOPICS

STATISTICS

DOEACC - GROWTH AT A GLANCE

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1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 1999-2000 ProjectedActual as on Sept'99

Students Registered (In Hundreds)


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Actual as on Sept’99 Projected

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O A B CStudents Qualified

Actuals as on Sept'99 Projected



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O A B C

ProjectedActual as on Sept’99

No. of Inst. accredited


0

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1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000

1999-2000

O A B C

Actual as on Sept’99 Projected

Accreditation withdrawn

Web Based Education and Learning

Synergy Between DOEACC and Higher Education in I.T.

Accreditation of Courses for Virtual Institutions

Defining Norms and Criteria to ensure Quality

Computing Facilities

Network Services

Academic Program

Qualified and Trained Faculty

ACCRERDITATION NORMS

INSTITUTES VIRTUAL INSTITUTES

ACCOMODATION COMPUTING FACILITIESCOURSE BANDWITHHARDWARE DOWNTIMESOFTWARE NETWORK RELIABILITYLIBRARY COURSEFACULTY FACULTY

QUALITY ASSURANCE ANDAVAILABILITY

Some thoughts …..

Web Based Examination

Established Countrywide Network ensures Manageability

Independent Body ensures Fairness and Quality

On-Line Examination and Evaluation through a network of Trusted Institutions

Deputation of Monitors and Observers

Defining Stringent Security Measures

The DOEACC Advantage

Established State-of-Art Courses

Short Gestation Period

Active Support of leading Academia and Industry Professionals

Faculty Training

Publications and Courseware

DOEACC - the KEY PLAYERS

All this is achieved through Co-operative efforts of

our Mentors• Eminent Academicians.• Distinguished Experts • Outstanding industry Professionals.

They participate in the Governing Council, Executive

Committee ; Examination & Syllabus Boards. They

contribute as experts, screening committee members,

examiners and observers. DOEACC derives its strengths and directions from them.

DOEACC

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DOEACC DOEACC

ON THE WAY TO FULFILLON THE WAY TO FULFILL

THE IT NEEDS OF INDIA THE IT NEEDS OF INDIA

IN THE NEW MILLENNIUMIN THE NEW MILLENNIUM