Thiruvananthapuram: Syndicate from APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University has decided to formulate a complete digital online exam system based on open-source software.
For this, the International Center for Free Software and Open Source (ICFOSS) will be appointed as a technical consultant.
Syndicate makes a decision on recommendations proposed by the Egovernance Committee on an online exam.
KTU plans to bring an online exam system in a year.
ICFOSS technical expertise will be used in choosing exclusive software that can be used until the complete online exam system is enforced.
As part of the effort to bridge Digital Divide, high-quality laptops will be given about a thousand students in affiliated colleges.
Syndicate also provides a nod to spend 4.5 crore Rs for this in the first phase.
Duk to establish a center of excellence at Kochidigital University Kerala (DAK), in relation to the material center for electronic technology (C-MET), will establish a center of the first advantage in the Smart Country Sensor Maker Village, Kochi.