Role of E-Governance in Education Domain The concept of educational e-Governance is not totally different from good governance. ; The most important of the objectives of education cuts across all levels and stands at effective teaching and enhanced learning. It is the responsibility of schools, colleges and Universities to produce educated and enlightened citizen who would be able to contribute positively to the development of the society. Hence, it is universally agreed that education plays an important and vital role in putting a nation on the path of development. It is the key to national development and progress. Education domain In India is going through massive changes to meet the demands of the Indian and Global economy. The need of the day is to produce more number of workforces with relevant and employable skill sets. Establishing a national level integrated Higher Education Service System (HESS) developed on the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) will facilitate India to become a provider of world-class education. Systems built on the ICT allow the governing bodies to analyze their performance in a 360 0 angle. This analysis helps to identify the gaps, plan bridging them and also gear up for future requirements. At the same time emergence and application of e-Governance solutions in the education domain has changed the administration process to a great extent. The objective of bringing in e-governance is to improve good governance which can be defined as participation, transparency and accountability. The concept of good governance is prevalent; however appropriate innovation is needed to face the newer challenges efficiently. There are multiple benefits of e-Governance such as: •
Enhanced Transparency and accountability
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Administrative efficiency
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Speedy collation of information and dissemination
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Efficient networking and flow of information
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significant reduction of transaction costs, time, space, and manpower
In e-Governance the entire data base, processes and procedures are integrated on a single platform paving a smooth and uncomplicated flow through the system. The core objective of the system is to establish a user friendly process that saves on time and cost equally. The requirements of the education e-governance could be many such as - registration, admission, student information, classes, time table,
transport, attendance, library, salary and expenses, examinations, performance, grades, hostels, security and reports.