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NATIONAL TECHNICAL MANPOWER INFORMATION SYSTEM
(A Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India,
Funded through All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi)

About Us :

The National Technical Manpower Information System  (NTMIS)  has been set up in 1984 by the Government of India with a view to serving as a reliable data and information base for the development of technical educational facilities in the country.   Keeping this in view, the system focuses on disseminating information generated under it, for use by the potential users, particularly these concerned with technical education planning and administration.

Dissemination of information has been a major effort of NTMIS right since its inception.

NTMIS is a completely computerised  information system.  Under it data are routinely collected from three respondent groups viz.,

• Fresh engineering graduates and diploma holders

• Engineering educational institutions which produce such graduates and

• Establishments which employ engineers

The data collected from these respondents threw up a variety of information on the development and utilization of engineering and technical manpower at the national and state levels.   ( View : ESTABLISHMENT QUESTIONNAIRE )

The System has  a Lead Centre located in the Institute of Applied  Manpower Research and 21 Nodal Centres (located at the State level ) which are the primary data collecting agencies.  The Nodal Centres are spread throughout the country.  The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which funds the scheme, Oversees its functioning.

A significant part of the information generated in the NTMIS, every year, is disseminated through the "Annual Technical Manpower Reviews" being brought out statewise regularly on the conclusion of the set of three surveys and through other analytical reports.  The three surveys relate to

• Educational and Training institutions

• Graduates passing out from Polytechnics and engineering college and

• Major establishments employing engineering personnnel in a big way

The reviews threw up a variety of labour market signals which are helpful in taking appropriate decisions in the area of technical education planning at the individual state level.

Technical education has been growing at a fast resulting in serious gap between the supply of and demand for technical manpower.  This phenomenon raises important issues regarding regulating labour market for engineers.  Among other things, issues of the above kind are else of concern to technical educational planners and policy makers.  There is therefore a continuing need for bringing out up-to-date information on

1. the developments in the field of technical  education and

2. engineering labour market signals so that  one knows what we have achieved in terms of meeting the labour market requirements

ASPECTS OF THE KIND INDICATED ABOVE

• Current activity status

  • Employed

  • Self Employed

  • Unemployed

• State of first employed

• Month and year of first employed

• Name and address of employing  establishment

• Character of establishment

• Nature of employment

• Functions performed

• Emoluments received

DATA FROM ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• General particulars of the Institutions

• Courses Offered

• Details of Intake

• Details of Enrollment

• Details of Out turn

• Sanctioned and actual strength of Teachers

• Characteristics of Teaching Faculty

• Characteristics of Non - Teaching Faculty

• Consultancy Projects undertaken and the details of faculty Associated with such Projects

DATA FROM EMPLOYING ESTABLISHMENTS

• General particulars of the Establishments

• Size of Total Employment

• Size of Technical Manpower Employed

• Technical Manpower Employed by Discipline and Level

• Total turnover

• Total investment

• Total Capital Employed

AN OVERVIEW ( NTMIS)

NTMIS is a Computerised Manpower Information System.  It is an on-going Project sponsored by the Government of India with a view to generating and maintaining an up-to-date data bank for providing reliable information on Engineering Graduates and Diploma holders which is pre-requisite to planning and Administration of Technical education on proper lines.  NTMIS marks the climax of series of options so far exercised by the government in planning of technical manpower in the country.

WHAT ARE ITS OBJECTIVES?

• Estimation of short-term and long-term requirements

• Estimation of supply

• Forecasting anticipated gaps in demand and supply

• Matching job requirements with facilities for education and training

• Assessing the adequacy of the current enrollment rate

• Undertaking studies on emerging and specialised areas and fields requiring urgent attention for expansion of facilities for education and training.

HOW DOES NTMIS DEVELOP DATA BANK ?

NTMIS collects data systematically on an annual basis from three respondent groups:-

• Graduates and diploma holders of academic programmes (Graduates)

• Engineering educational institutions which produce such graduates

• Users of technical manpower in the Central and State Government Departments and Organisations and industrial establishments located in the public and private sectors

• Date collection is directed to provide insights into demand and supply situations - both current and prospective - of different categories of engineering and technical manpower and to facilitate identification of policy options in the field of engineering education at the state and national levels.  More precisely, following types of data are gathered

DATA FROM GRADUATES

• Subject of education

• Level of course

• Date and month of graduation

• State of permanent residence

• Computerised data banks are maintained at the state and national levels.  Nodal Centres maintain the state level data banks and the Lead Centre the national level data bank

HOW DOES NTMIS GENERATE DATA?

The organisational structure of NTMIS comprises of a Lead Centre at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), a Manpower Cell in the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Technical Education Bureau), 17 Nodal Centres located mostly in higher engineering and technical educational institutions and the four Nodal centres located at the four Regional Boards of Apprenticeship Training.

FUNCTIONS OF NODAL CENTRES

• Collection of data from the graduates

• Collection of data from engineering education institutions

• Checking, verification and coding of data

• Entering data in the computer

• Receiving data on employing establishments from the concerned Regional Boards of Apprenticeship/Practical Training

• Processing and Analysis of data

• Bringing out draft Annual Technical Manpower review for the concerned state(s)

• Transfer of data to the Lead Centre

• Functioning as information system for the state level agencies

FUNCTIONS OF NODAL CENTRES AT BOARDS OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

• Collection of data from the employing establishments

• Checking, verification, Coding of data

• Entering data in the Computer

• Processing of data and preparation of reports

• Sending the data to the respective Nodal Centres and the Lead Centre

ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THEIR ROLE

There are Advisory Committees at the State Level for each Nodal Centre and at National level for the Lead Centre

1. State Level Advisory Committees

   1. Ensuring coordination between the Nodal Centres and Various State government departments organisation and educational institutions

   2. Resolving the issues and problems faced by the Nodal Center for ensuring its smooth functioning

2. National Level Advisory Committee

   1. Coordinating the work of the system at the national level

   2. Reviewing the progress work periodically

   3. Laying down policies regarding selection and recruitment of staff at the Lead Centre and the Nodal Centres

WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF INFORMATION GENERATED

• Graduates

  • Flows of engineering manpower into various activities

  • Inter-state migration associated with engineering education and employment

  • Annual income earned by fresh Graduates

  • Size of unemployment

  • Salary expectation and job preferences among the unemployed

• Educational institutions

  • Engineering courses offered

  • Intake, enrollment and out turn

  • New entrants to labour force

  • Student-teacher ratios

  • Facilities for counting education and supplies thereof

• Employing Establishments

  • Ratios of total technical manpower employment to total employment

  • Ratios of total Technical Manpower of a given category to total Technical Manpower in employment

  • Ratios of formally education engineers to non-formally educated engineers in employment

What does NTMIS Deliver ?

Two types of reports are brought out using the data generated in the data bank; Annual Technical Manpower Reviews and Reports on Engineering Manpower Forecasting

INFORMATION FLOWING FROM STUDIES ON FORECASTING

• Estimates of annual demand

• Estimates of annual supply

• Anticipated supplies shortages

• Assessment of adequacy of the current enrollment rate

• Suggestions to regulate supply to match demand

PLAN OF FUTURE OUTPUT

The following types of analytical reports are planned :

• Quarterly Regional Technical Manpower Bulletin

• Employment market for engineers

• Facilities for engineering education

Who are the end Users ?

• Educational Planners

• Ministry of Human Resource Development

• Planning commission

• State Governments

• Employment Planners

• Planning Commissions

• Ministry of Labour

• State Governments

• Public Sector Industries

• Private Sector Industries

• Parents and Students

What are the End Usages ?

• Educational Planners for taking decisions regarding capacity expansion in engineering education, introduction of new courses, modification  of curriculam, improvement in the quality of teaching input and other infrastructure facilities

• Employment planners for taking decisions regarding avenues of employment, strategy for employment generation etc.

• Parents and Students for knowing about the employment market for different courses in engineering, facilities available for different courses, etc.

Schedule Forms :

ESTABLISHMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

Related Websites :

NTMIS, New Delhi