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Accolades

NIC wins big at Digital Technology Sabha Awards 2022

1 NIC Chattisgarh wins Digital Technology 2 The Web Portals for Jan Shikshan Sansthan 3 NIC Chhattisgarh bags Digital Technology
Sabha 2022 Award for their Innovative Scheme (JSS) and SANKALP have been awarded Sabha Award 2022 for Post-Matric scholarship
Assessment tools – NICIer and TelePractice Digital Technology Sabha Awards 2022 under the project of Chhattisgarh Tribal Department under
– under Enterprise Applications category. category of Enterprise Applications. Both the the Enterprise Application Category. The Post-
The award was received by Dr. A.K. Hota, A.K. web portals were developed by NIC under the matric scholarship portal of Chhattisgarh Tribal
Somasekhar, Lalita Verma, alongside Sudhish guidance of Shri I.P.S. Sethi, DDG & HoG, MSDE. Department aids the categorised students of
M., Assistant Director, Education Department, JSS is a non-formal adult education various graduate degree, post graduate degree,
Chhattisgarh. programme aimed at improving vocational skills diploma and post graduate diploma courses in
NICler for MCQ assessment and TelePractice and living standards of workers. The beneficiaries filing application for scholarship and involves all
for oral assessment have changed the of this scheme are non-literates, jail inmates, process up to transfer of scholarship in their bank
way formative assessment is done. They unskilled and unemployed youth from SC / ST accounts.
automatically capture lakhs of students’ / OBC / Minority / Divyang / Women, especially Shri Satyesh Kumar Sharma, Technical
answers to different questions, which can from the underprivileged sections of rural India. Director, NIC Chhattisgarh received the award
be translated by data analytics for adaptive It is implemented through NGOs and has a briefed about the product in the presence of other
learning. Oral assessment is an essential part Darpan ID with annual recurring grant from the award-winning team members including Shri
of any academic activity, including school Government of India. Saurabh Dubey, Scientist-C, Smt. Jyoti Sharma,
education. Conducting oral practise in one- On the other hand, SANKALP aims to improve Scientist-B of NIC, Shri Saurabh Verma and Ms.
to-one mode is time-consuming. This project the people by providing short term skill training Saziya Tabassum from development team.
has provided a technical solution to conduct via strengthened institutions and by bringing Dr. A. K. Hota (DDG & SIO), who joined on the
oral quizzes simultaneously for multiple better market connectivity and inclusion of occasion, congratulated the whole team.
students using the Telegram app as the front marginalised sections of society.
end and Python for backend processing. Team Members
Team Members • Shri Satyesh Sharma, Scientist-E
Team Members • Shri I.P.S. Sethi, DDG & HoG, MSDE • Shri Saurabh Dubey, Scientist-C
• Dr. A.K. Hota, Scientist-G • Shri Sanjay Kumar Sinha, STD • Smt Jyoti Sharma, Scientist-B
• A.K. Somasekhar, Scientist-F • Smt. Neeta Chauhan, TD • Shri Saurabh Verma, Developer
• Lalita Verma, Scientist-B • Ms. Saziya Tabassum, Developer

Certificate of Appreciation to NIC Rajasthan Officers on

Republic Day 2022

During the celebration of Republic Day on Sharma, DIA, NIC Bikaner awarded by Hon’ble
26th Jan 2022, Shri Deepak Bhatia, Technical Minister of Education (Primary and Secondary),
Director and ADIO, NIC Kota awarded by Hon’ble Art, Literature, Culture & Archeology,
Urban Development Minister, Shri Shanti Kumar Government of Rajasthan, Dr. Bulaki Das Kalla,
Dhariwal for his contribution to Panchayat for his contribution to ICT activities in COVID-19,
Samiti and Zila Parishad Elections in Kota Elections and Vaccination work in the District of
District. In a co-event at Bikaner, Shri Sankalp Bikaner, Rajasthan.

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