CORE Projects & Technologies Ltd (CORE) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious contract to implement FAIM, its Admissions and Examinations Management System, by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU).

KSOU has set into motion the process to bring changes in the examination system in an attempt to expedite announcement of examination results on time. The university under the new dispensation has accentuated the process of computerizing examination section and introducing bar codes for answer scripts to facilitate quick announcement of results.

"We want to bring in transparency in the examination system. The university has made a beginning and the reforms will start giving results by 2010," Vice-Chancellor B.A. Vivek Rai said.

KSOU has awarded the contract for computerizing the examination section to CORE Projects & Technologies Ltd (CORE). CORE's EMS was the preferred choice in an open competitive tender.

CORE-EMS, the flagship product in the Examinations Management segment, is presently being used successfully in eight African countries, three Caribbean countries, United Kingdom & Asia. The contract with KSOU represents a significant breakthrough for CORE in the Indian subcontinent.

KSOU is a pioneer in the sphere of distance education in India. It is a recognized University of Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, regular member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi, permanent member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, UK, Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China, and also has association with Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

KSOU presently caters to the training & development needs of over 60,000 students across the country in diverse disciplines of Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Information Technology, Journalism etc. It has more than 100 programs which are delivered through 250 study centers across the country. The number of students enrolled is growing at least by 15% year on year.