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Jul 26, 2015

Last Date :

Dec 30, 2015

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan on 09.07.2015. Late Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (former President of India) presided over the ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan on 09.07.2015. Late Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (former President of India) presided over the function. The thrust of the Abhiyan is to provide support and a platform for schools to make Science, Mathematics and Technology exciting for children and encourage them to develop a natural curiosity interest and love towards learning Science and Mathematics, literally to “ignite their minds”.

One of the key highlights of the Abhiyan is the ‘Mentoring’ of schools and children through ‘Mentoring Institutions’ like IITs, NITs, Central Institutions, IISERs and Central State Universities and Colleges. Under the Abhiyan, the MHRD is also collaborating with Google in its ‘Code to Learn’ Contest where school students will be encouraged to develop Code using innovative software. Similarly, the Ministry is partnering with Intel for developing innovative technological capacities in girl students in Government schools.

In the first three years of the Abhiyan, it is expected that 25% of all Government schools will be covered by the ‘Mentoring Institutions’ through various activities and innovative strategies in partnership with the Department of Higher Education.

The Ministry invites ideas and suggestions from people on how the Abhiyan may creatively involve individuals to join the movement and to work directly work with school and school children to "ignite their minds".

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SUMITRA DHAL SAMANTA 11 years 1 month ago

This is really a great step towards the search of hidden scientific talent like the great Dr Kalam. My suggestion would be; Creative/Discovery classes in schools with prizes for top one. District level workshop in each QTR with annual scholarship and publication for top 3 creativity. State & National level competition & scholarship. The national competition must be telecast (mandatory) in all Indian channel at prime time. The promotion and award must be lucrative to compete other shows.

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Kanad Kulkarni 11 years 1 month ago

We should focus on interest based skill development of youth and children. The best way to take this forward will be to encourage our diverse industry base to collaborate at various stages of education and allow youth and children to experience the work and make an informed decision for their future.

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dimpal babu gangwar 11 years 1 month ago

To ignite the children's mind, we will have to focus more on practical rather then theories, so for that we will have to set-up more engineering work shop and laboratories, so children's can do some creativity actually.

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Anil Sharma 11 years 1 month ago

Sir,Success of the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan shall be the true tribute to Dr.A.P.J.Kalam(former President of India)the launching of this programme that was presided by The Late Dr. Kalam.Biography of Dr Kalam should be included in the sylabus of all schools to get children inspiration from him.

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gopal krishna_2 11 years 1 month ago

children are the flowers to blossom if provided correct atmosphere, so in order to encourage , these children should first be made aware of latest updates and technology in different fields, and also to discuss deeply about there interests with specialists and psychologists in order to find there requirement and nurture really innovative ideas , specially for the under privileged students

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Vishal Soni 11 years 1 month ago

Mentoring one student might lead to one new idea or innovation, but motivating one teacher to foster innovation in his students could provide long terms benefits to the country. Teachers provide the guidance and direction to students. In order to channelize students in right direction, teachers must be trained to provide proper guidance. Teachers from Govt. schools can be sent for educational trips to the 'Mentoring Institutions' where they can see how drastically the world is changing.#MyGov

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Sujata Sahay 11 years 1 month ago

Inventions can be continuous when cheap imitation is not feared.we can ensure that these inventors are given job/constant remuneration by firms who commercialise these innovations and the copyright remain with the inventor for 10-15 years at least.credits should be properly given to the inventor.this will only encourage more inventions and also secure the future of the bright minds.

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Bala Venkateswarlu Nagasuri 11 years 1 month ago

Most important thing that has to be done immediately is enriching current teaching force with knowledge and ethics. No use of starting hundreds of Institutes. The teachers/lecturers who are admitted during last 2 to 3 decades need to be enriched. Also, immediately control poor quality Ph.d's, M.Techs. There is no use of having un-qualified teachers in the society. They become un-ethical in due course. This is the thing happened during last 2-3 decades in Indian Universities. we need to stop.

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Sundeep Kattamuri 11 years 1 month ago

Interactions will be stronger at a personal level. So, science students should be allowed to volunteer for this program where each student adopts one child. This interaction can be facilitated by the institutions. This can create a lot of teachers who are self motivated and hence could make this program a success. For teaching, the first step is to find the right teacher and then assist in creating an environment where the teacher and student can share ideas. Hope you will consider the idea.

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Sundeep Kattamuri 11 years 1 month ago

A child's interest can be sparked when all senses are involved, feeling, seeing, listening, writing.. A strong combination of all these can initiate thought and imprint ideas. I remember that the trips to museums of science had done all the above. Today, for the number of schools and students available, science museums are not developing and accessible. My suggestion is that the government and community should develop science museums and make visits to these museums a part of curriculum.

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