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.
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