RAWALPINDI: In order to reduce the workload and facilitate the students and employees, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), here on Monday, launched the University Management System (UMS) which is centrally digitalized and paperless system.
Prof. Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Vice-Chancellor of the university was the chief guest along with Muhammad Aqeel Sultan, Registrar and Nadeem Ahmad Malik, Director Network & IT Services Centre (NITSC) while all faculty and administrative staff were also present on the occasion.
After inaugurating the UMS, Prof. Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman said that the university’s NITSC department was working for many months on this system which is a smart, adaptable, and affordable IT-based solution that covers all aspects of the University.
He said that UMS would not only reduce the workload of the staff but also enhance productivity with smooth communication and data security.
He added that the UMS would empower faculty and the students to manage their regular tasks such as student enrolment, admissions, student records, faculty, attendance, fees, assignments, exams and mark sheets etc.
While appreciating efforts of NITSC Dr. Zaman emphasized that its responsibility does not end here as the department would now train all the staff with up gradation of the system on a regular basis on staff and students’ feedback which would keep the users’ interest in the system.
This IT-based solution would facilitate a transparent, secure, enterprise-wide paperless system available to all the administrators, academicians, and research scholars as it interconnects all the major departments and institutes of the university, he added.
Nadeem Ahmad Malik, Director, NITSC, thanked the Vice Chancellor for taking the initiative to modernize the traditional system of the university and entrusted the responsibility of these important matters to the NITSC.
He said that the system would provide innovative means to the university to overcome the present and future issues adding, UMS would also support the administration by providing the capacity to collect, process, comprehend and document information faster any time.
He further informed that UMS would be a time saving system for faculty, administration and students which would also support the administration for timely decision making.
He said that NITSC is continuously making efforts to provide IT based solutions which would not only enhance the education system but also be helpful for the employees and students in their routine work.