Higher Education Information System(HEIS)
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, RUSA, Assam is aimed at bringing all the Higher Educational Institutions of the state under one umbrella with a consolidated database and setting up Higher Education Information System(HEIS) in collaboration with NIC. HEIS will implement a comprehensive portal as per the requirements of RUSA,Assam which would provide a single point gateway application for Higher Education Department to cover all the Universities/Colleges/Institutions of Assam.
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, RUSA, Assam under the flagship of Higher Education Department has taken a herculean initiative for setting up of a Data Centre with the name Higher Education Information System (HEIS). Higher Education Information System will be the storehouse of various key profiles viz. Institutions profile, Faculty Profile and Students Profile of the entire state up to the granular level. This information centre will enable the entire Higher Education Deptt. to mobilize in decision making and analytics which will strengthen the Higher Education scenario to an extensive level. RUSA aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The funding to states would be made on the basis of critical appraisal of State Higher Education Plans, which would describe each state’s strategy to address issues of equity, access and excellence in higher education.
In the beginning, Higher Education Information System will provide the general viewers with the Admission Information of all the Higher Educational Institutes of Assam along with the Primary Basic Information of the institutes.
Admission Information System which will be an integral part of HEIS, will be of great assistance to the guardians and the students alike. The Admission Information will provide the basic details of an institution viz. (i) About the Institution (Basic Infrastructure) (ii) Subject wise Intake Capacity (iii) Course wise Intake Capacity (iv) Subject wise Cut Off Marks (v) Admission Information viz. Dates(Form distribution, Submission, Admission, Venue) (vi) Photo gallery. (vi) Fee Structure (vii) Enrolment (viii) Other important information.
This will ensure a quick and centralised approach for Admission related information for entire higher education system. The special feature regarding this system will be that it will be a one stop solution that will save time, energy and money with a clear, easy and user friendly interface.
In addition to the above, the prime objective of HEIS will be that it will be the warehouse of the entire information of Institutions Profile, Faculty Profile and Students Profile.