“A Critical Evaluation of the Shala Darpan Portal with Special Reference to Its Utilization, Challenges, and Improvement Measures in Government Senior Secondary Schools of Sikar District”

Based on the responses provided via questionnaires by the school principals and Shala Darpan in-charges participating in the study, the researcher has reached the following conclusions: 1.                Basic infrastructure required for the operation of Shala Darpan is available in almost all schools. 2.                While Shala Darpan in-charges have been appointed in most schools, approximately half of the heads of institutions handle the Shala Darpan-related tasks themselves; this suggests that the heads are doing the work personally because the designated in-charges lack the necessary proficiency. 3.                Although most Shala Darpan in-charges acknowledge that they have academic duties alongside their Shala Darpan responsibilities, they feel that their academic work is not significantly adversely affected by this additional charge. 4.                Heads of institutions have acknowledged that subordinate primary and upper primary schools rely on them for Shala Darpan-related tasks, with only a few schools managing the work independently. 5.                Most heads of institutions agree on the utility of the Shala Darpan portal. Most Shala Darpan in-charges and heads of institutions are familiar with the various modules of the Shala Darpan portal, such as the result modules and school modules. In conclusion, it can be said that the Shala Darpan portal is a useful platform, although improvements are needed in certain areas related to it..  

1.                Government of Rajasthan, Department of School Education. (n.d.). Integrated Shala Darpan,   2.                 Government of Rajasthan, Department of School Education. (n.d.). Shala Darpan: Citizen Corner. Government of Rajasthan.   3.                Government of Rajasthan, Finance Department. (2024). Economic Review 2023–24. Government of Rajasthan. The Economic Review identifies Integrated ShalaDarpan as the School Management Information System and describes its use for maintaining school, student, and staff data and monitoring various educational schemes. 4.                  National Informatics Centre, Rajasthan. (n.d.). Shala Darpan: Integrated School Management Information System. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. The official portal states that Shala Darpan was designed and developed by NIC Rajasthan for the Rajasthan Council of School Education. 5.                Government of Rajasthan, Department of School Education. (n.d.). ShalaDarpan download formats and school information forms. Government of Rajasthan. The portal provides forms covering school profiles, student details, enrolment, staff information, infrastructure, computer/internet facilities, and other institutional data