24 Sep 2008 | 14:29
Core Projects & Technologies receives prestigious contract to implement FAIM
Core Projects & Technologies has been awarded a prestigious
contract to implement FAIM, its Admissions and Examinations Management
System, by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU).
FAIM
is Core's flagship product in the examinations management segment and
is presently being used successfully in eight African countries, three
Caribbean countries and more than 25 institutions in the UK. The
contract with KSOU represents a significant breakthrough for CORE in
the Indian subcontinent.
KSOU is a pioneer in the sphere of
distance education in India. It is a recognized University of Distance
Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, regular member of the Association
of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi, permanent member of Association of
Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, UK, Asian Association of Open
Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China and also has association with
Commonwealth of Learning (COL).
KSOU presently caters to the
training & development needs of over 60,000 students across the
country in diverse disciplines of arts, science, commerce, business
administration, information technology, journalism etc. It has more
than 100 programs which are delivered through 250 study centers across
the country. The number of students enrolled is growing at least by 15%
year on year.
India has 14 open universities, catering to about 4
million students of which Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) is the largest, with about 1.8 million students. CORE expects
the present order to be a forerunner to establishing its dominance as a
major player in the admissions and exanimations management segment in
the educations sector in the Indian subcontinent.
The company made this announcement during the trading hours today, 24 September 2008.
