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TCS iON, a unit of Tata Consultancy Services, will deploy in Kerala over 20,000 computers supporting its various portfolio products by September. Addressing a roundtable at the TCS campus at Infopark on Friday, V. Ramaswamy, Global Head of TCS iON, said the company was in the process of adding another 6,000 computers to its existing network. “Organisations such as Kochi Metro, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Regional Cancer Centre are already using our services for recruitment,” he said. Cloud-based solutions TCS iON offers digital cloud-based solutions such as digital campus, digital learning, digital exams, in-course assessment, digital records, prep tests and digital assessments catering to the needs of universities, schools boards, and institutes. Mr. Ramaswamy claimed that TCS iON accounts for 85 per cent of all competitive exams being conducted across the country, including the railway recruitment board and banking tests, Common Admission Test, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, medical and law exams. “We have already completed 65 million candidate assessments in a little over four years,” he said. Kerala has 164 exam centres spread across 13 districts. While 13 centres are owned by TCS, the rest are run by its partners such as colleges and universities. “We have set a clear goal of moving all assessments happening in Kerala to a computer-based mode. Encouraging educational institutions to adopt our many digital platforms from digital evaluation to digital learning is also a target,” said Mr. Ramaswamy, who held consultations with potential clients and government representatives over the last two days. TCS is willing to invest in more exam centres in the State based on growing demand. The number of employees deployed by TCS iON to run its various digital services will touch 500 in Kerala shortly, in addition to the network of invigilators to be deployed for the conduct of exams. Mr. Ramaswamy said the State had shown considerable interest in introducing digital evaluation of exams by digitising answer papers, leaving no room for malpractices. “There is some good thinking on the part of the State government and we want to help them translate that into execution. Another round of discussions is required to narrow down the broad areas of interest evinced by the government,” he said. The company has multiple data centres in Mumbai and a disaster recovery centre at Hyderabad to fall back on in the event of an emergency. |
