BRING YOUR IDEA TO LIFE

A NEW IDEA CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

SEIZE THE MOMENT AND MAKE HE MOST OF IT

A BIG IDEA CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING

REMEMBER , PEOPLE MAY NOT ACCEPT YOUR IDEA INITIALLY. IF YOU ARE TOO YOUNG , THEN YOU ARE IN DANGER OF PEOPLE NOT TAKING YOU SERIOUSLY . IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL THEN SOMEONE MIGHT STEAL YOUR IDEA . IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY THEN YOU MAY GET A RAW DEAL DUE TO DESPERATION . YOU HAVE TO BE VERY PROFESSIONAL IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU HANDLE THIS PHASE

LET US TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF SABEER BHATIA FOR INSTANCE . HE ALMOST HAD 20 REJECTONS BEFORE SOMEONE WAS READY TO LISTEN TO HIM. MANY OF THEM SAID HE WAS TOO YOUNG , HAD VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE , NO MANGEMENT EXPERIENCE AT ALL , AND HAD HARDWARE BACKGROUND . BUT THAT DID NOT DISCOURAGE HIM . HE WENT ON TO IMPRESS SOME ONE AND GOT $300,000 INVESTMENT . WITH 15 PEOPLE IN THE COMPANY HE STARTED HOTMAIL AND REST IS THE HISTORY. SO IT PROVES THAT HE HAD A PASSION TO MAKE HIS IDEA WORK , AND HE MADE IT POSSIABLE

THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE FAITH IN YOUR IDEAS AND BACK IT UP WITH PASSION , HARD WORK , DETERMINATION , TACT AND SHREWDNESS .

NEVER BELITTLE YOUR STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS .. ALWAYS FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH , THE HARDER THE BATTLE , THE SWEETER THE VICTORY

SO MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS START WORKING ON YOUR BIG IDEA BECAUSE WORLD IS WAITING

THINKING OUT OF BOX

EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF INNOVATIONS , FROM AN ENGINE THAT RUNS ON COMPRESSED AIR TO A BLACK BOX THAT WOULD HELP FIX RESPONSIBILITY IN ROAD ACCIDENTS , ARE BORN IN UNIVERSITIES , CITIES , TOWNS AND EVEN VILLAGES ACROSS INDIA. THE ONLY TOOL TO HELP TAKE THEM FROM DRAWING BOARD TO FACTORY FLOOR IS NIF ( NATIONAL INNOVATION FUND ) , A GOVERNMENT FUNDED BODY WITH A BUDGET OF 1.5 CRORE A YEAR . THAT'S LESS THAN COST OF A TWO BED ROOM FLAT IN SOUTH MUMBAI . WORSE , THERE IS NO DEFINED POLICY TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND INNOVATION

IDEAS TO OVERCOME

1. INCREASE THE BUDGET OF NIF AND ALLOCATE AT LEAST 1 % OF EACH MINISTRY'S TOTAL BUDGET TO ENCOURAGE NEW IDEAS AND SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN THERE RESPECTIVE FIELDS

2. CREATE INTEREST FREE GOVERNMENT LOANS FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. MAKE INVESTMENTS IN AND EARNINGS FROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES TAX FREE

3. EMPOWER NIF TO INSTITUTE A NATIONAL LEVEL CONTEST FOR THE BEST INNOVATIVE IDEAS OF THE YEAR

4. HELP STUDENTS CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY THROUGH AN ONLINE FORUM - A WEB SITE WHERE SUCH PROJECTS CAN BE UPLOADED AND THROUGH WHICH THE STUDENTS CAN INTERACT WITH THE INDUSTRIALISTS, EXPERTS , OTHER INVENTORS AND EVEN INVESTORS , VENTURE CAPITALISTS.

FRIENDS IF YOU CAN SHARE ANY MORE IDEAS IT WOULD BE GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION

AS FIRST STEP FROM MY SIDE MY COLLEGE NARASU'S SARATHY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WILL SOON START A PORTAL TO SHARE IDEAS FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

THE ACTUAL PROBLEM THE YOUNGSTERS FACE

YOUNG STUDENTS FRESH OUT OF SCHOOL ARE CURRENTLY FORCED TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL DETERMINE THE COURSE OF THERE CAREERS WITH LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF SUBJECTS ACROSS STREAMS - OR EVEN WITHIN THE SAME STREAM. IN MOST UNIVERSITY IN INDIA, A SCIENCE STUDENT CAN NOT STUDY HISTORY OR AN ARTS STUDENT CANT STUDY BIOCHEMISTRY IF HE OR SHE IS INTERESTED IN THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT . IN AN E - AGE WHERE FLEXIBILITY AND VERSATILITY ARE KEY , THIS ANTIQUATED SYSTEM IS STIFLING STUDENTS POTENTIAL. ABOVE AL THAT THE PARENTS DECIDE AND FORCE THERE CHILDREN TO TAKE WHAT THEY LIKE IN SPITE OF NOT UNDERSTANDING REAL INTEREST AND POTENTIAL OF THERE WARDS

THE SOLUTION / IDEAS

MAKE A CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM COMPULSORY ACROSS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA . / ALLOW STUDENTS TO PICK SUBJECTS ACCORDING TO THERE INTEREST AND APTITUDE , RATHER THAN FROM RIGID , PRE SET GROUPS

MAKE AN ANNUAL ACADEMIC AUDITS COMPULSORY , TO ENSURE THAT THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE UP TO DATE AND RELEVANT AND LEVEL OF INSTRUCTIONS CONSISTENTLY HIGH

STUDENT FEEDBACK COULD BE A PART OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT , WITH PUPILS INVITED TO COMMENT ON TEACHING METHODS AND CURRICULUM

EACH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SHOULD HAVE A CAREER INFORMATION CENTER WITH A COUNSELOR TO HELP THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH NECESSARY GUIDANCE

SO FRIENDS DO SHARE YOUR IDEAS TO BUILD A STRONGER INDIA

PRIVATE EDUCATION

PRIVATE EDUCATION HAS HUGE OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA SINCE THE PUBLIC SYSTEM IS NOT MEETING THE DEMANDS OF PARENTS. THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND MOST OF THE SCHOOLS ARE IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES , WHEREAS PARENTS WAN THERE CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH. HOWEVER, TRYING TO START A SCHOOL IN INDIA IS A NIGHTMARE AS THERE IS A LOT OF RED TAPE. WHILE SOME OF THE REGULATIONS ARE NECESSARY , A FAR LIGHTER TOUCH WOULD BE BETTER. MANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS OFFER BETTER EDUCATION THAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS , MAY BE AT LITTLE MORE OF COST . VERY FEW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS HAVE SHOWN BETTER EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS / FOR AN EXAMPLE IN TAMIL NADU NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ENTERING MEDICAL EDUCATION (MBBS) IS ALMOST NIL / SO WHILE COMPETITION WILL ENSURE THAT QUALITY IS MAINTAINED , THE GOVERNMENT CAN ALSO TIE UP WITH AN INDEPENDENT BODY TO CREATE RATINGS SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS / WHICH WILL ENABLE THE PARENTS TO TAKE A RIGHT CAREER DECISION FOR THERE CHILDREN

ENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTS SHOULD BE MORE RELAVENT

EVERY YEAR , NEARLY 120,000 OF UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE FROM VARIOUS ANNA UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE . ASSUMING THAT FOUR SUCH STUDENTS CONSTITUTE A BATCH FOR COMPLETING THERE FINAL YEAR UG PROJECT AS PER THERE CURRICULUM , ABOUT 30,000 PROJECTS ARE UNDER TAKEN ANNUALLY . ON AN AVERAGE , A STUDENT SPENDS A MINIMUM OF RS. 5,000 PER PROJECT LEADING TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF RS 50 CORES . ON AN AVERAGE , 11 MILLION MAN HOURS ARE LOST . THESE FIGURES REFER TO ONLY INSTITUTIONS IN TAMIL NADU / NATIONALLY THE FIGURES WILL BE PRETTY HIGH . THOUGH SMALLER IN NUMBER , A SIMILAR SITUATION EXISTS IN THE POST GRADUATION PROGRAMMES ALSO. ONE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IS FOR STUDENTS TO CONCEIVE , DEVELOP , AND IMPLEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THEY LEARNED THROUGH THERE ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SOCIETY. THE STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH TECHNOLOGIES ON THE SOCIETY AND ITS QUALITY OF LIFE .THE ONLY AVENUE THROUGH WHICH THIS UNDERSTANDING WOULD EMERGE IS THE FINAL YEAR PROJECTS WHICH HAVE A BEARING ON THE SOCIETY AND CONSTITUENTS LIKE INDUSTRY , ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. THESE PROJECTS GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY THE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THERE ENGINEERING STUDIES FOR A PRODUCTIVE PURPOSE . REQUEST FOR THE STUDENTS DO THINK AND PLAN WELL AHEAD FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECTS AND SEE THAT IT CONTRIBUTES TO WELFARE OF THE NATION / LETS BUILD A GREAT AND STRONGER INDIA / PROUD TO BE INDIAN