ManagementL&T Infotech bags e-governance project of AICTE
L&T Infotech, the software solutions providing company of Larsen & Toubro, announced today that it has bagged the e-governance implementation project of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
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L&T Infotech will implement Siebel CRM (Customer Relationship Management) modules and will also supply and execute a comprehensive System Integration (SI) network including supply of the requisite hardware for PCs and networking equipment for their office in Delhi and 15 regional offices across the country.
The project also includes a four-year support of the applications and hardware. The company will be integrating payment gateways and biometric features in the e-governance solution. The project is expected to open doors for several critical projects in the education space since AICTE has 20,000 institutions under its banner.
S S Mantha, Acting Chairman, AICTE, said: “Implementing this project will help AICTE to improve the quality of education at a much faster pace. It will provide instantaneous information and status to all stakeholders on the criteria for accreditation of an institution. It will also facilitate the process of making an online application for various approvals easier and thus will be more user-friendly. During the next phase of this project, students would also be able to have a single window to genuine national academic institutions, thereby replacing the current multi-directional process."