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The Future of Educational Assessment in India: Challenges and Opportunities A Conference hosted by India-ATP in partnership with The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) on

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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF INDIA-ATP, ( a Regional Division of the Association of Test Publishers) Dear Sponsor

I am writing to extend a special invitation members and their decision-makers. It is also to you as a sponsor for our forthcoming anticipated that the I-ATP will use this event to conference on the future of assessment in inaugurate an annual meeting on higher higher education. education assessment issues.

Keynoted by Sanjay Govind Dhande, This one-day event will take place on award winning author and technologist; November 20th, 2015 at the India Habitat Professor Hariharan Swaminathan, Centre in Delhi. We are currently developing internationally recognized measurement the full agenda, but it will include scientific expert; and Furquan Qamar, Secretary techniques and best practices for use in General, AIU, our India Association of Test higher education assessment such as: Publishers (I-ATP) 2015 conference aims to support and further facilitate the India - Test design and construction Ministry of Human Resources Department's - Content development national agenda to further improve university education outcomes. - Test administration models It will be the first conference of its kind in - Psychometrics and quality assurance India. The key objectives of the event are to urge university officials to work with - Latest trends ( e.g. MOOCs and computer- India-ATP to improve the quality of based assessment) educational assessments for all students, to Following are sponsorship opportunities and establish an ongoing dialogue with we would welcome the opportunity to discuss University officials and to create an your participation in this innovative atmosphere for an annual meeting on conference. higher education assessment. This engagement with the universities and their Regards, leading association would position I-ATP (and ATP) to craft guidance documents William G. Harris, Ph.D. that our member organizations would produce in collaborations with AIU CEO members' participation. This proposed Association of Test Publishers (ATP) working group would also allow our members to have direct contact with AIU

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What is ATP?

Founded in 1992, The Association of Test Publishers, the intelligent voice for testing, is a global, non-profit, trade organization representing providers of tests and assessment tools and services.

What is India-ATP?

India-ATP, a Regional Division of the Association of Test Publishers (ATP), provides a forum focused on positively influencing consumers and government agencies in India to establish policies and guidelines that are advantageous to all of the stakeholders in the testing process. What is AIU?

The idea of bringing together all the universities on a common platform emerged from the deliberations of a Conference of the Vice Chancellors of Universities convened by Lord Reading, the then Viceroy of India at Shimla in 1924. The Inter-University Board (IUB) of India was subsequently formed on March 23, 1925, with the view of promoting university activities, especially by way of sharing information and co-operation in the field of education, culture, sports and allied areas. The Inter-University Board acquired a legal status with its registration in 1967 as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. In 1973, it assumed its present name : The Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The membership includes traditional universities, open universities, professional universities, Institutes of National Importance and deemed-to-be universities. In addition, there is a provision of granting of Associate Membership to universities of neighboring countries.

3 About our Conference... Meet Our Keynoters...

Hariharan Swaminathan received his B.S. (Hon.) in mathematics from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and M.S. (Mathematics), and M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, Canada specializing in psychometrics, statistics, and educational measurement/evaluation. He is currently Professor of Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He has served as Professor, associate Dean and Acting Dean in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, professor at the University of Miami, and as Principal Research Scientist at Educational testing Service.

Professor Swaminathan’s research interests are in the areas of Bayesian statistics, psychometrics, item response theory and multivariate analysis including matrix calculus, time series analysis, structural equation modeling, and hierarchical models. He has numerous papers, chapters, technical reports, books, and conference presentations to his credit.

Professor Swaminathan teaches and has taught graduate level courses in the areas of multivariate statistics, item response theory, structural equation modeling, advanced psychometrics, and Bayesian statistics. He has received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Massachusetts and the Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring from the American Psychological Association.

Professor Swaminathan is internationally recognized for his expertise in educational measurement, and in particular, in the area of item response theory. Dr. Swaminathan has conducted numerous training workshops on Item Response Theory for educational institutions and agencies such as University of Oviedo in Spain, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Children's Affair, the Malaysian Examination Syndicate, the Examination Center in Indonesia, the University of Western Australia in Perth, and Russia. He was invited to be the keynote speaker at the Annual Psychometric Workshop at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, The Third Black Sea Conference in the Republic of Georgia, and as a speaker in the Presidential Lecture series for the National Board of Medical Examiners

Professor Swaminathan has served on numerous technical advisory panels and boards such as the Malaysian Ministry of Education, the Malaysian Institute for Administration and Management, the Civil Service Commission of Sarawak, and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Education. Professor Swaminathan has also worked with the Ministry of Education in the republic of Georgia, in developing the Georgian National Assessment System and in the development and implementation of their Computer Adaptive Testing System. He has received the Governor’s award for outstanding contribution to the State of Connecticut (USA) by a naturalized citizen for his work with the State department of Education.

4 Professor Furquan Qamar, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is an an internationally renowned and nationally respected Educationist. In his illustrious academic career spanning over three decades, Prof Qamar held the positions of Professor and Founder Director of the Centre for Management Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in Delhi; Advisor (Education) in the PlanningCommission of India; Vice Chancellor of the University of Rajasthan at Jaipur; and the first and Founder Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh at Dharamshala.

Dr. Qamar has obviously left distinctive and indelible footprints to whatever position he has so far held and has earned accolades from eminent academicians and higher education policy planners for his academic eminence, creative thinking, leadership qualities, administrative acumen and above all his unique and humane approach based on humility, sincerity and democratic dialogue. He was recognized with the Illustrious Alumnus Award by the University of Lucknow (2008), Rajrishi Puroshattam Das Tandon Award for academic excellence (2010) and numerous others for his contribution in institution building and academic leadership. An excellent orator known for his innovative ideas and commitment for the cause of higher education, He has been regularly invited to deliver special Lectures, Memorial Lecturers and Convocation addresses by higher educational institutions of repute and also at the Higher Education Summits regularly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) andFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry (FICCI) and other industry associations, media groups and other governmental and non-governmental organisations. Dr Qamar has had a distinguished academic career. He obtained his Ph.D. (1989) from the University of Lucknow on ‘Financial Management in Universities in India’ after completing Masters Degree (1981) from the University of Lucknow in first Division and first Position. Professor Qamar has also attended the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 2005) at the Clare College, Cambridge (UK) and the Leadership Development Programme (2011) at Yale (New Haven, USA). Dr. Qamar's involvement with issues concerning higher education dates back to mid 1980 with his research and publications on financing and financial administration of higher education. With keen research interest in public policy in higher education, Professor Qamar has been actively engaged in research and has published books and papers in journals of repute on such themes as educational planning and administration, financing of education, cost savings and resource use efficiency in education and quality and excellence in higher education. His research work on Resource Utilisation in Higher Education (undertaken at NIEPA as co- investigator) provided valuable input in the formulation of Higher Education Policy during the 8th Five Year Plan. He was very actively involved in providing inputs in the formulation of 10th and 11th Five Year Plan strategies for higher education. Having widely travelled across the length and breadth of the Country and also abroad to Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, Professor Qamar has seen and interacted with higher educational leaderships in wide-ranging number and type of universities and colleges. He thus brings with him academic eminence, leadership qualities and exposure to best global practices.

5 Professor Sanjay Govind Dhande, former Director of IIT Kanpur, is an innovative technologist, acclaimed academician, an eminent researcher, a visionary institution builder and an able administrator, whose contributions are acknowledged not only in India but also in many other countries. Under his captainship, IIT Kanpur has been recognized as a technical institution of excellence for providing an international level education and research in Science & Technology.

Professor Dhande received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pune and his Doctoral degree from Indiana Institute of Technology, Kanpur with an outstanding academic record. After completing his academic work in USA, he returned to India for building a new vision of computer based engineering.

Dr. Dhande is recognized as a founder of the technology of Computer Aided Design in India with contributions in both academia and industry. He led the initiatives of introducing several other computer based technologies like Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, Rapid Tooling and Reverse Engineering. AUTOLAY, an innovative CAD technology, developed for Aeronautical Development Agency by him is being used extensively by the leading aircraft manufacturers of the world. Professor Dhande has developed indigenous CAD technologies for automotive and saddler industry in India, he also led the efforts for developing several technologies for Indian Railways primarily for improvement of safety in operations including the train location technology SIMRAN. Professor Dhande also led the pioneering effort of development of a nano-satellite JUGNU by students and faculty of IIT Kanpur.

Professor Sanjay Govind Dhande, an able administrator has been the Founder and Mentor Director of several new national Institutions in Science & Technology . He has been a Chairman or Member of various Government Advisory Bodies both at the national as well as the international level. He was a member of Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, Telecom Regulator Authority of India, National Manufacturing Competitive Council and National Innovation Council. He has served twice on the board of Nyvellie Lignite Corporation. Presently, he is a member of the International Academic Advisory Panel (IAAP) of Government of Singapore. He is also a member of University Grants Commission and is on the board of ONGC Videsh as an independent Director. Professor Sanjay Dhande is a member of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) of Prime Minister of India. Professor Dhande is currently serving as Founder Director of Mahindra Ecole Centrale in Hyderabad.

Professor Sanjay Govind Dhande is a recipient of a number of Awards and Fellowships. He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Institution of Engineers and Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He has also been awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by the Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun in recognition for his contributions in the fields of technical education and engineering research & technology. He also received the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from Mahavir Vardhaman Open University of Rajasthan. He has also received Honorary Doctorate of Science from NIT Bhopal and NIT Kurukshetra. Professor Sanjay Govind Dhande, as an academician, has guided more than 120 post-graduate students and published about 135 research articles. He has two books to his credit. Professor Dhande has been extending his unstinted services to the Nation for the past 30 years, in the field of Science & Technology Education and Research. For his outstanding contributions to science & technology as well as the academic world of India, Professor Sanjay Dhande was conferred the prestigious PADMASHREE award by President of India in 2013.

6 The Future of Educational Assessment in India: Challenges and Opportunities

PROGRAM AT -A- GLANCE NOVEMBER 20, 2015

8:30AM - 9:30AM Registration 9:30AM – 10:00AM Opening Remarks 10:00AM – 11:00AM Session 1 – Keynote Speakers on how improving assessment is key to the future of higher Education 11:00AM-11:30AM Tea/Coffee Break with Sponsors 11:30AM – 1:00PM Session 2- Panel discussion on Bringing all school/college boards on a common platform through Equating 1:00PM - 2:30PM Lunch with Sponsors 2:30PM – 3:30PM Session 3 – Equating and Psychometrics 3:30PM – 4:00PM Tea/Coffee Break with Sponsors 4:00PM – 5:30PM Session 4- Operations and Technology including benefits of Computer Based Testing 4:00PM – 5:30PM Questions and Closing remarks 6:00PM onwards Networking Dinner with Sponsors

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