ICT infrastructure planning – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, D and E reflect sound ICT planning practice, while C and F ignore critical risk and integration issues. Power backup, physical security and interoperability are essential to ensure continuity and compatibility. Needs assessments and stakeholder inputs help align infrastructure with institutional goals, and cost of ownership looks beyond initial purchase price. Consequently, the combination A, B, D and E only is the correct set.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits E, which highlights the value of consulting stakeholders such as teachers, students and administrators. Without E, the planning process may not capture diverse requirements and constraints.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it collects statements that emphasise systematic analysis, costing, technical robustness and participatory decision-making. By excluding C and F, it rejects the dangerous idea that security and interoperability can be ignored.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it includes F, which wrongly claims that interoperability should never be considered. Including such a statement contradicts best practices for integrating new and legacy systems.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it accepts F as well, implicitly endorsing planning that ignores how new ICT components will work with existing infrastructure. This would likely lead to inefficiencies and additional costs.