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<ul><li>Companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), <keyword id="4816409" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="merittrac-services">MeritTrac Services</keyword> are leveraging technology to enable universities and exam boards to conduct secure examinations in a remote setup. </li><li>In an interview with Business Insider, Ambrish Sinha, CEO at MeritTrac Services, said that the online assessments have become more important than ever. </li><li>The remote proctoring tools track the eye movement, facial expressions and the ambient noises so as to avoid any malpractices. </li><li>However, Sinha agrees that there is still a scope of error since the camera of the device can not provide a 360 degree coverage. </li></ul>The online education industry has grown multifold during the Coronavirus pandemic. With the massive surge in the number of online learners and the government announcement on online degrees, educational institutions including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are now moving to <keyword id="9295808" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="virtual-exams">virtual exams</keyword>, courses and certification. However, this shift to online has accelerated the demand for secure <keyword id="9295809" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="remote-assessment">remote assessment</keyword> and integration, and digital evaluation processes. Given that, companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), MeritTrac Services are leveraging technology to enable universities and exam boards to conduct secure examinations in a remote setup. In an interview with Business Insider, Ambrish Sinha, CEO at MeritTrac Services, said that the online assessments have now become more important than ever. “As education goes online, assessment becomes even more important. The online proctoring tools have got a major boost and are being used by universities and even schools for the students between 9th to 12th grade,” he said. MeritTrac Services is a subsidiary of Manipal Global Education, which provides remote assessment to partner institutions like University of Mumbai, Government of Odisha and more. Tracking the movement of candidates via video streams These remote proctoring tools require a simple setup — laptop and a WiFi connection. The examination browser displays the questions on the screen while the camera and microphone tracks the eye movement, facial expressions and the ambient noises so as to avoid any malpractices. “If you move your head multiple times, we know you are trying to do something. So, there is a human proctor who gets a red prompt when there is a deviation or noise at the candidate’s end. It also doesn’t allow opening any other browser on the device,” Sinha explained. The platform only allows to view one question at a time — which can not be skipped without answering. “Our algorithm gives a credibility score at the end of the exam based on several parameters like the time spent, body movements, ambient noises and red alerts and more. If the score is below a certain level, we ask the candidate to reappear for the exam.” On similar lines, <keyword id="2022461" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="TCS-iON">TCS iON</keyword>, the strategic arm of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for education, launched a remote assessment platform recently — which has assessed 28 million candidates so far. The product locks the appearing candidate’s device before enabling it to capture the exam responses. Once the user enables the camera, it also sends the video stream to the cloud server — which is then analysed using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to detect any wrong activities. It also enables invigilators to proctor candidates in real-time. “This will ensure that exam administrators are able to conduct exams in a secure way, at speed and with no dependency on the candidates’, proctors’ or exam administrators’ location. This will help authorities quickly schedule and complete the exam process,” said Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head, TCS iON. However, Sinha agrees that there is still a scope of error since the camera of the device can not provide a 360 degree coverage. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/three-ways-tcs-infosys-and-other-it-giants-in-india-are-trying-to-cut-costs-but-its-not-going-to-increase-their-profitability/articleshow/76021884.cms">Three ways TCS, Infosys and other IT giants in India are trying to cut costs — but it’s not going to increase their profitability</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/amid-privacy-concerns-centre-makes-aarogya-setu-app-open-source/articleshow/76011848.cms?upcache=2">Amid privacy concerns, Centre makes Aarogya Setu app open source</a>

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<ul><li>IT major <keyword id="28721" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cognizant">Cognizant</keyword> is planning to eliminate 400 senior executives in a staggered manner, according to a TOI report. </li><li>This includes directors, vice presidents, senior directors, Associate vice president and other mid and senior management roles. </li><li>Recently, Cognizant reportedly offered the <keyword id="9296445" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bench-employees">bench employees</keyword> in the US — who are not presently working for any client — a <keyword id="4856777" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="voluntary-separation-package">voluntary separation package</keyword>. </li><li>The company says that the realignment move is aimed at improving the cost structure and effectiveness of the business.</li></ul>In April, American IT multinational Cognizant bumped up wages by 25% for almost two-third of the workforce in India as a ‘sign of gratitude.’ A month later, the IT major is now planning to eliminate 400 senior executives in a staggered manner, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/cognizant-will-ask-400-more-executives-to-leave/articleshow/76023186.cms">according to</a> a TOI report. This includes directors, vice presidents, senior directors, associate vice president and other mid and senior management roles. “In a people-intensive business like ours, effectively managing our workforce is a key element of aligning our cost structure with revenue. We have 290,000 employees serving clients worldwide. Like all services firms, we routinely manage supply and demand with a bench of unutilised employees. What distinguishes us is that we are enhancing our bench policy by offering additional cash and extended health benefits to those who are or will become unutilised and for whom we unfortunately do not foresee future opportunities,” Cognizant spokesperson <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/cognizant-will-ask-400-more-executives-to-leave/articleshow/76023186.cms">told</a> the Times of India. This comes in the backdrop of the latest announcement for Cognizant’s employees in the US. Cognizant reportedly offered bench employees — who are not presently working for any client — a voluntary separation package. "As the term 'voluntary' suggests, employees have an option of taking it. The offer has been made largely to US employees as they are on high payrolls and includes cash and health benefits like long term insurance policies, etc. Complete salary of two months is being offered in the package. For now, the offer has only been made to US-based employees on bench. The company may look at extending that to other employees in onsite (international) locations," CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/information-technology/cognizant-offers-voluntary-separation-package-to-select-us-employees-6007491.htm">reported</a> citing sources. However, this is not new to the company. In 2018 too, the company introduced a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cognizant-begins-voluntary-separation-program-for-senior-staff-report/articleshow/69515809.cms">voluntary separation scheme</a> for senior executives where it offered 12-month salary and stock benefits depending on the employee’s tenure in the organisation. The company says that the realignment move is aimed at improving the cost structure and effectiveness of the business. In fact, the severance pay is also reduced to three months instead of five months, along with one week pay for all the years of service. In 2019, Cognizant paid $22 million dollars to the senior executives who were asked to leave — apart from the $147 million dollars incurred in employee retention, realignment etc. “We think these changes are causing a mix of wanted and unwanted attrition at senior levels of Cognizant. Wanted attrition has occurred in cases where the staff was not sufficiently performing or serving as ideal role models for the rest of the organization. Essentially, we think some senior-level attrition has been needed to push Cognizant toward a performance-oriented culture, pivot Cognizant’s skills toward digital, and better optimize its cost structure,” <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/cognizant-will-ask-400-more-executives-to-leave/articleshow/76023186.cms">said</a> Rod Bourgeois of US-based Deepdive Equity Research. However, the company is bullish on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/cognizant-q1-net-falls-16-7-pc-to-usd-367-mn-sees-challenging-demand-environment-in-2020/articleshow/75616476.cms">hiring digitally skilled freshers</a> this year. Announcing the March quarter results, CEO <keyword id="3928377" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brian-Humphries">Brian Humphries</keyword> said that the company will hire for 20,000 entry-level positions. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/three-ways-tcs-infosys-and-other-it-giants-in-india-are-trying-to-cut-costs-but-its-not-going-to-increase-their-profitability/articleshow/76021884.cms">Three ways TCS, Infosys and other IT giants in India are trying to cut costs — but it’s not going to increase their profitability</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/heres-how-tcs-and-merittrac-solutions-aim-to-stop-candidates-from-cheating-during-online-exams/articleshow/76022519.cms">Here’s how TCS and MeritTrac solutions aim to stop candidates from cheating during online exams</a>

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