Raipur:   Like other sectors, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown have badly hit the learning ability of schoolchildren in Chhattisgarh and therefore the state government should prioritise its efforts to bridge learning gaps of children in government schools, revealed a recent and joint fact-finding study report release today by non-profit Atmashakti Trust, Dalit Adivasi Manch (DLM), a people’s collective, and Jana Jagaran Samiti an NGO of Chhattisgarh.

The report was launched by the representatives of Chhattisgarh Child Rights Protection Commission and Chairperson of Chhattisgarh Scheduled Caste Commission Mr KP Khande. Among others, member of the State SC commission Mr Sriram Pappu Baghel, Convener of the state RTE Forum Bandopadhyaya, Sudhir Pradhan, Vice President, Teachers’ Federation, Chhatisgarh, representative of the state Backward class, Mr Bibhishan Patra, Secretary, Jan Jagaran Samiti, Mr Devendra Baghel, Dalit Adivasi Manch, Senior Manager of Atmashakti Trust Mr Santosh Kumar, Mr Manoj Samantaray and many other dignitaries attended the release of the report and discussed action strategies to improve learning outcome among children in the state.

The report is based on the online study of 323 villages of Mahasamund, Balodabazar and Janjgir Chapa district of Chhattisgarh, to capture efforts of the state government towards the recovery of learning loss due to school closure during the pandemic and to appraise the state government about the current status of education so that a collaborative efforts can be undertaken to bridge the gap.

The study collected data from 651 respondents on LRP, 367 respondents on RTE norms, 101 respondents on dropouts, and 96 on migration.

Major findings from the study report

● 62.1% of students said that they are facing difficulties in their current curriculum because they aren’t able to link it with their previous year’s curriculum
● The report revealed that Chhattisgarh government has no LRP program in place, which will force children to be at the periphery of education. Therefore, it will be tough for the students to recover from the learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
● The fact-finding Report revealed that 27.52%(101) of schools are short of 1 teacher compared to the number of sanctioned posts in their school. The lack of adequate school teachers enormously affects education in Chhattisgarh. Similarly, 25.88%(95), 19.07%(70), & 7.90%(29) of schools are short of 2,3 and 4 teachers, respectively.
● The fact-finding report disclosed that 14.71%(54) of schools don’t have separate toilets for boys and girls In almost all the offices and institutions, we can find separate toilets for males and females then, why it is not there in schools even after 13 years of the implementation of the RTE, and this is the primary need for the students?
● The fact-finding report also explored the fact that 24. 52%(90) of toilets in schools are lacking water facilities. As per the statement given by parents, there is no use of toilets without proper water facilities.
● The fact-finding report discovers that 12.26%(45) of schools don’t have playgrounds. Playground serves a vital role in the physical and mental health of students. SMC members and parents are seriously concerned about the lack of playgrounds.
● The fact-finding report revealed that out of the 101 dropout cases, 32.67% belong to ST, whereas 26.73%, 38.61% & 1.98% are from SC, OBC, and General categories, respectively. The significant reasons for dropout found from the fact-finding are 32.67% said because they are engaged in household work. 7.92%, 14.85%, 7.92%, & 36.63% have told their dropout reasons as because of difficulties in the curriculum, other logic, parents aren’t interested, engaged in labor work, & either parent has migrated or not interested respectively.
● The fact-finding revealed that 77.22% of students had no opportunity to read, nor was there any scope for them to engage in reading activities because of different issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
● Current engagement of the migrant students-57.29% have said they are helping their parents in the household work.

Hartek Foundation, the not-for-profit NGO of Hartek Group organised a Health Awareness Camp for women residents hailing from Raipur village in SAS Nagar, Mohali. The health-focused campaign was held in association with doctors of Healing Hospital, Chandigarh.

As per the government data, 1 in 9 women in SAS Nagar were at the health danger zone against cancer. Under the shadow of ill-knowledge, the possibilities of developing breast, ovary, liver and thyroid cancer were highest among women.

Since its inception, the Hartek Foundation has taken a strong step to boost the general public’s knowledge about plaguing health issues and educate them about prioritising health over other social or economic concerns.

With the cooperation of Hartek Foundation volunteers, the doctors conducted basic health check-ups such as BMI, Sugar, and BP tests which saw the active participation of over 50 women. A special Counselling on menstrual hygiene, one of the most fundamental aspects of women’s cleanliness and well-being, also took place following the health check-ups. Participants were also coached to practice body awareness, notice changes in their internal functioning, and adopt a healthier and happier lifestyle.

As a part of the initiative to educate women on the importance of menstrual hygiene, over four dozens of Sanitary Napkins were given to health camp attendees. Women also received Calcium Tablets and refreshments from the authorities.

Hartek Foundation has legally adopted Raipur village and is making concerted efforts to transform it into a ‘Smart Model Village’. The organisation has been uplifting the health standards of the village by organising continuous health check-ups and spreading awareness regarding various active health hazards.

Echoing her sentiments, Keerti Hartek Singh, Founder & Chairperson of HARTEK FOUNDATION who also interacted with the villagers at the camp said, “The health awareness campaign was to develop a consciousness about health and well-being among women, moreover, about menstrual hygiene. Village women have lesser to no knowledge about this. The idea of our campaign is to enlighten women about various aspects of bodily fitness and encourage them to make efforts regarding the same to avoid any health risk in future. I must say, women were patient and inquisitive enough to gain knowledge about it and were cooperating very well. They were earnest and learnt several things which should be known and extended their gratitude towards the much required programme.”

Raipur : AAFT University, a premier media and arts university in India, proudly hosted its Orientation Program on the 25^th of August at Hotel Marriott in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. More than 500 students attended the orientation program.

The Chancellor of AAFT University, Sandeep Marwah, interacted with the students, encouraging them to overcome hurdles, work conscientiously and make a name for themselves in their respective fields. The chief guest at the event was actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Suniel Shetty. Students got a chance to interact with the actor, and learn from his experiences as he spoke to the University students about his entrepreneurial journey and humanitarian work.

The orientation program also witnessed multiple sessions by industry experts and eminent scholars like Prof. Sanjeev Parshar, chairperson of communications in IIM Raipur, Dr. Kiranmayee Nayak, the chairperson of CG state women commission, Ishan Mitra, singer and director, Gaurav Birla, the co-founder and CTO of Studio Augmented, and Akhilesh Anand, who is a senior anchor and editor of ABP news. The purpose of these sessions was to make the students aware of the abundant opportunities in the field, the skills required, and how AAFT can contribute to their skill-based training.

Speaking at the event, actor Suniel Shetty said, “AAFT University aspires to mould students into leaders and innovators of tomorrow. I truly believe in their vision and mission of creating a generation of students who are not conventional rote learners, but who have in them the conviction and courage to carve out a separate niche for themselves. I look forward to a long and happy relationship with AAFT and its students.”

Sandeep Marwah said, “We are thankful to Suniel Shetty for joining us for the orientation program. Suniel is an embodiment of hard work, diligence and innovative thinking – all the qualities we want to inculcate in our students. He is an ideal role model and will inspire our students to continue to strive forward in their respective fields. We are also extremely grateful to all the speakers who could join us and help us in our endeavour of providing holistic education to our students.”

AAFT University has a reputation for being India’s first dedicated skill-building University. It provides quality education with over 50 professional courses. It has maintained its position as an educational institute combining knowledge with creativity and practical exposure. Over the years, it has honored its resolve to bridge the skill gaps in the industry through extensive student engagement and holistic education.

The University recently launched its ed-tech platform – AAFT Online, Co-founded by Mohit Marwah & Akshay Marwah, with the vision to amplify its reach with innovative and advanced-level courses. AAFT Online offers numerous industry-oriented media and creative art courses online like photography, jewellery designing, interior designing, and more. It boasts features like one-to-one mentor sessions and real-world application learning. It has over 60 celebrity speakers as a part of its diploma programs.

With a legacy of 30 years, AAFT aims to prepare its students across different platforms to compete in the global market through innovative skill-building programs and with a high rate of placement and employability.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to relax requisite minimum educational qualification from 10th class pass to 8th Class for the recruitment of 400 candidates as Constable (General Duty) in CRPF from 03 districts of South Chattisgarh namely Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma.

Apart from issuing advertisement in local newspapers and adopting all means for wider publicity of this rally in these interior areas of these three districts, CRPF would subsequently impart formal education during the probation period to these newly recruited trainees.

400 tribal youths from interior areas of three districts namely Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma of Chhattisgarh State will get employment opportunities. Appropriate relaxation in physical standards for recruitment will also be given by Ministry of Home Affairs.

CRPF is one of Central Armed Police Forces, basically meant for duties like maintenance of law and order, tackling Counter Insurgency and maintaining Internal Security. In the instant case, CRPF proposes to recruit 400 native tribal youths as Constables (General Duty), from the relatively backward areas of Chhattisgarh. They will be confirmed in service only after acquiring the prescribed minimum educational qualification of standard 10th pass, thus formal education will be given to these recruits and CRPF would extend all possible support like providing study material, books and coaching assistance during their probation period The probation period may be extended suitably, if required, to facilitate new recruits to acquire the prescribed education qualification. In order to facilitate them to take the 10th standard exam, these recruits will be registered with National Institute of Open Schools recognized by Central/State Govts.

CRPF during 2016-2017 had raised one Bastariya Battalion by recruiting Scheduled Tribe candidates from four districts namely, Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma of Chhattisgarh. However, it could not yield optimum results as native youths from interior areas could not compete in the recruitment process due to non- fulfilling of requisite educational qualification i.e. 10th pass.

RAIPUR – Samsung, India’s most admired brand, today inaugurated its flagship global citizenship program Samsung Smart School at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school in Raipur, providing digital learning opportunities to students and helping improve their learning abilities. Samsung is also training teachers of the school to enhance their interactive teaching methods.

The Samsung Smart School program aims to create young leaders of tomorrow by giving less-privileged students in India access to the benefits of digital education and its own transformative innovations under Samsung’s vision of ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People’.

As part of the program, students of JNV Raipur will experience the latest digital learning infrastructure at the two smart classrooms that Samsung has set up in the school.

In the classrooms, an 85-inch Samsung Flip interactive digital board replaces the traditional blackboard, making it a more exciting and fun learning environment for students. Students can use the second Samsung Flip (55-inch) to participate in lectures, quizzes, classwork and project work and the 40 Samsung Galaxy Tabs in each classroom for self-study. In addition, the classrooms also have a printer, a server PC, a tablet charging station, and power backup.

At an event held with the students of JNV Raipur, the new Samsung Smart School was inaugurated by Mr. Sourabh Kumar, District Collector and VMC Chairman, Raipur, Mr. BC Sahu, Additional District Magistrate, Raipur, Ms. Shailaja Pathania, Chief Manager, CSR, Samsung India and Mr. Subhash Mahobia, Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Raipur.

“We are delighted that JNV Raipur is part of the Samsung Smart School program, which is enabling digital education for students here. Students are excited to use the Samsung Smart School and we are seeing an improvement in their learning abilities. The teacher training module that is part of this program is also helping them explain complicated topics in an easy to understand visual format,” Mr. Subhash Mahobia, Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Raipur.

“Our global citizenship initiative Samsung Smart School is closely tied with India’s development agenda and we are implementing it in close partnership with the government to ensure less-privileged students across the country get access to the benefits of digital education. Samsung Smart School at JNV Raipur will equip students with digital learning and enhance the ability of teachers to use digital infrastructure. This program strengthens our commitment to our vision of #PoweringDigitalIndia,” said Mr. Partha Ghosh, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, Samsung India.

The Samsung Smart School program is being announced at 10 JNV schools this year. Apart from JNV Raipur, the schools have been set up in Gwalior, Varanasi, Udaipur, Kangra, Sambhalpur, Faridabad, Dehradun, Patna, and Dhanbad. A number of these schools are situated in remote rural districts around these cities.

The program will cover over 5,000 students, of which 40% are girls. Apart from that around 260 teachers will receive training on digital teaching. Of these, around 539 students are at JNV Raipur.

Apart from infrastructure support, Samsung Smart School will also enable digital learning for students in these schools through multiple touch points. This includes teacher training, providing meaningful and relevant educational content for all classes from Grade 6-12, as per CBSE curriculum, to enable teachers to use these classrooms more effectively, and enhance student learning through an interactive and immersive learning process.

Under Samsung’s global citizenship vision of ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People,’ it seeks to empower the next generation to achieve their full potential and pioneer positive social changes. Samsung believes in using innovation to positively transform communities and create a better life for people through its citizenship initiatives.

Samsung Electronics runs three citizenship programs globally – Samsung Smart School, Samsung Innovation Campus, and Solve for Tomorrow – through which it is empowering the leaders of tomorrow and equipping them with the tools they need to realize meaningful change.

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Naya Raipur have hosted a two-day-long Annual Entrepreneur Summit through hybrid modeto create an entrepreneurial mind set among students and motivate them to take the entrepreneurship road.The theme of the summit is ‘Dare to Begin.’ is inaugurated on Friday.

The young generation still is not comfortable in being an entrepreneur and so, through this initiative, IIITNR is trying to make the students realize that there is a lot more potential that can be tapped. In order to bridge the gap and to provide students a deep knowledge about entrepreneurship, IIITNR’s E-Cell organized E-Summit, which is largest College-level hybrid entrepreneurship conference in the state of Chhattisgarh.

IIITNR Director Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha appreciated the E-Cell, which is a student body, for organizing such a summit that will encourage the student to be entrepreneurs. He said that IIITNR emphasizes students to be their own master rather than serving jobs under others. He motivates the students not to fear failure and move ahead with determination.

The coordinator of E-Summit, Dr. Kuldeep Singh Patel threw light objective of E-Summit and said that E-Summit is an effort by IIITNR to build an entrepreneurial culture among students. It is the second E-Summit hosted by the institute. He also informed about various challenges which have been scheduled in the two-day long summit for the students to showcase their talent. A vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Amit Agrawal.

World-Renowned Entrepreneurs addressed the summit as keynote speakers, like Ajay Lakhotiya, Founder of StockGro, talked about Fintech Boom in India, Aditya Arora, CEO of Faad Network, talked about entrepreneurship and youths, Arjun Malhotra, Co-Founder of HCL Group, talked about life Journey of becoming an Entrepreneur, Jivrag Singh Sachar, Venture Operations of Angellist, India silicon Valley Podcast, talked about Evolution of Indian Start-up Ecosystem. Ashwin Goyal, Director of Labs at Swiggy, talked on Zero to One concept, Sonakshi Nathani, Co-Founder of Bikayi, talked about how to be a successful fundraiser, and Venkatesh Iyer, CEO, and Founder of Goli Vada Pao talked about Mind to Mind Marketing. The entrepreneurs not only shared their experiences but also motivated students to ahead with their dreams.

The institute also organized various other activities like paneldiscussions, fireside chats

students’ challenges, IPL Auctions, and UI/UX challenges. A large number of students

participated and made the summit a huge success.

Chhattisgarh : As the Covid-19 increased, usage of the mobile phone has increased simultaneously. This represented a major challenge for teachers all over the world, to educate children and youngsters. Children have always loved playing games online and, with schools closing, has led to increased involvement in online gaming according to the India Mobile Gaming Report (IMGR) 2021, the number of online gamers in India’s tier-III cities and towns would increase significantly in 2021. Big states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Chattisgarh itself have witnessed growth in the number of gamers.

Following the issue of effect in education rate and high interest in online gaming, Quizbee, an online educational gaming platform, proposed an effective method of Game-Based Learning (GBL) technique with the intention of engaging youngsters with educational materials in a playful and dynamic way, especially in states like Chhattisgarh, where the youth population dominates with 59.12 percent.

Quizbee is a knowledge & skill-based mobile gaming platform, with multiple paid challenges that vary across different genres like movies, cricket, travel, food, general knowledge & exciting puzzles. Quizbee is different from other chance-based games as in the game of skill, the player invests his time in learning, practicing, and honing a skill.

Commenting on educating youth through Game-Based learning, Mr. Abhinav Anand, CTO of Intelligence Game Pvt. Ltd said that “We intend to turn a negative point into a positive one. Using fun and Competitive method to educate the youth is what Quizbee aims to provide. We want to attract youth, especially Gen-Z’s interest towards increasing their knowledge and skills. They will be prepared for the competitive exams as Quizbee is a time-based game application that perfectly captures the cognitive functioning of brain cells, i.e., how quickly your brain can perceive a task and complete it within a set amount of time. As a result, improve their general knowledge skills while also speeding up their brain cells to answer quiz questions.”

Quizbee is a B2C gaming platform that has created a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment for friends, family, and students to play and learn together. It is a go-to destination for Quiz and Trivia fans who want to test their knowledge and intelligence with the possibility to win real-time money.

India’s leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) and the Government of Chhattisgarh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spread awareness amongst MSME’s of the state regarding fund raising by IPO mechanism using NSE SME Platform – Emerge.

The MoU was exchanged between Mr. Manoj Kumar Pingua, Principal Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh and Ms. Rachana Bhusari, Vice President & Head – Primary Market, NSE, today at Raipur. As part of the understanding, NSE with the support of the Government of Chhattisgarh, will conduct awareness drive through seminars, MSME camps, knowledge sessions, road shows, workshops to guide corporates across the state for fund raising on NSE Emerge platform and also handhold the companies in the listing process.

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pingua, Principal Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh, said: “Under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, Government of Chhattisgarh is committed to support the MSME sector of its state. We have signed a MoU with the National Stock Exchange of India to support the MSME sector to access the capital market. Through the NSE Emerge platform, the MSMEs of the state would be able to showcase themselves at a global platform and attract wider capital investment opportunities. We shall jointly conduct awareness sessions in each district to educate our fellow entrepreneurs on the roadmap to access capital markets and list on the stock exchange.”

Ms. Rachana Bhusari, Vice President & Head – Primary Market, NSE said: “National Stock Exchange and Government of Chhattisgarh have entered into a MoU to collaborate and support the MSMEs of the state to access the capital markets via the NSE Emerge platform. NSE Emerge provides access to SMEs to list on the stock exchange and raise capital in an efficient manner. With the support of the Government, we shall conduct awareness sessions across different districts of the state and handhold the MSMEs throughout the listing process. We urge the state MSMEs to come forward and access new source of financing through equity capital market and list on NSE Emerge.”

As on today, NSE’s SME Emerge platform has 241 listed companies from various sectors. Total funds raised on the platform till date is approx. INR 3683.21 Cr.

New Delhi: Growth and sustainability of MSMEs and start-up are vital for the prosperity of an economy. Underscoring upon the significance of this sector, IIIT-Naya Raipur has undertaken a study with the support of the State Planning Commission Chhattisgarh to understand the resilience strategies (innovative practices) applied by MSMEs/Start-ups in Chhattisgarh during COVID-19 to overcome the challenges faced due to the temporary freezing of business. One of the deliverables of the project was to honor some of the key MSMEs who have responded to this crisis with their inherent strength, innovation, and resilience.

Nominations have been invited for this resilience award from the business owners and founders. A large pool of nominees from the various part of Chhattisgarh have applied, and few of them were shortlisted for the final rounds. Based on multipleparameters, a committee comprising experts from different domains selected 10 participants as final awardees. Ten finalists were felicitated in the event, and a coffee table book was documented with the studies and efforts of the selected MSME featured in it.

Welcoming all the participants and audience, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Director-IIITNR,emphasized the innovation and entrepreneurship culture currently being nurtured at the institute. He also referred to the various initiatives institutes took in entrepreneurship to help build state human resources.

On this occasion, Hon’ble Vice Chairman of State Planning Commission, Chhattisgarh Shri. Ajay Singh was the Chief Guest of the event. He appreciated the MSME sector’s development of Chhattisgarh and congratulated all the winners. He also suggested looking into the challenges MSMEs face in the State and creating a better ecosystem for nurturing them through policy interventions.

The Guest of Honour, Shri. Rajeev S., Joint Director of MSME-Development Institute Raipur, also lauded all the MSMEs present and discussed the various scheme launched by the Government of India to encourage and motivate small and medium businesses. Later, Addressing the participants and audience,

Shri Saurabh Srivastava, Chairperson (Board), IIIT-NR, in his welcome address, welcomed all the dignitaries and participants. He mentioned that he was pleased to note the vision that the institute has carved for itself and the progress made by the institute in a short span of few years under the mentorship of the Board and the support of the State Government. He further said that the county needs to create 10 million jobs per year. Hence, entrepreneurship being essential for India, he plan to strengthen the entrepreneurship activities at IIIT-NR so that it can also produce job creators in the future.

Addressing the graduating students, Hon’ble Governor said that “The aim of obtaining quality education and getting a degree should not be limited to getting a well-paid job, but the knowledge so gained should be applied by the students to solve real life problems for the benefit of the societyand generating new job opportunities,”. She also motivated the students to work for the development of the two villages adopted by the institute and engage in more research activities for the benefit of the State. She also suggested to do research on the reasons behind the pollution of major rivers of the State. She congratulated the students and their parents for earning their degrees through their dedication and sacrifices and motivated them to work for the development of their state and the nation.

Hon’ble Minister of Technical Education, Chhattisgarh, Shri Umesh Patel said, “I was pleased to note that even during the pandemic, the academic activities of the institute were carried out uninterrupted via online mode. He added that the students of the last two batches, who are being awarded degrees in this convocation, not only graduated in time, but also got their targeted jobs in industries, and many secured admissions in institutes for higher education in India and abroad.”He also talked about the latest report issued by Cisco,according to which by the end of 2023, a total of 66% of global population will have access to the internet. The current year’s YouTube stats show that about 7 in 10 users use YouTube platform to help them with an issue they are facing related to work, studies or hobbies. Video is becoming a de-facto medium for learning purposes. In the coming years, higher education institutions are likely to invest in building educational videos which are interactive to make learning more interesting. Video-based learning is also scalable and it can be easily used repetitively. Thus, a student can watch the same video many times until he/she understands the concept properly.

Professor Damodar Acharya advised the students to focus on coding and concentrate on being a good human being and to become a positive contributor to the society. He congratulated the students and motivated them to move further in the field of research. He also motivated the students to work for the upliftment of the two villages adopted by the institute, work for its cleanliness and education, so that living standards can be improved.

The first Ph.D. batch of IIIT-NR was conferred degrees in the convocation along with B. Tech. and M. Tech. students. 223 B. Tech., 11 M. Tech. students, and 4 Ph. D. students were conferred with degrees, and the students with outstanding performance in studies as well as in other activities were conferred with gold medals. The institute also awarded gold medals to the students with best innovation capability in B. Tech. The institute awarded silver medals to those who achieved the highest CGPA in their respective programs.

The B. Tech. students of 2020 batch who were awarded medals in different categories are VedantKhandelwal, Gold Medal for All-round Performance, DivyaKrishnani, Gold Medal for Innovation in B. Tech., Khushwaha Ravi Shrimali, Gold Medal for Transformational Leadership, and Salona Choudhary, Silver Medal for highest CGPA in Computer Science and Engineering.

Similarly, the B. Tech. students of 2021 batch who were awarded medals in different categories were Rajiv NayanChoubey, Gold Medal for All-round Performance, Anurag Shukla, two Gold Medals for Innovation in B. Tech. and for Transformational leadership and Arnab Roy, Silver Medal for highest Best CGPA in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

On this occasion,Dr. Pradeep K. Sinha, Director IIIT Naya Raipur said, “It is worth mentioning on the occasion of the 2ndConvocation that the Institute is continuing its 100% placement record since the first batch. All the degree recipients of the convocation who were interested in jobs were placed in top-rated companies like Microsoft, Amazon, etc, with the highest package of 43 lakhs per annum (twice the previous year’s highest package). Many undergraduate degree recipients are pursuing their higher studies (MS, M. Tech., and Ph.D.) in India and abroad. The Institute awarded its first Ph. D. and M. Tech. degrees in this convocation. The Institute has managed to achieve its Vision 1.0 by establishing state-of-the-art technology laboratories and by creating a team of good faculty.

Today, the institute has three branches of B. Tech., four M. Tech. disciplines, and multi-disciplinary Ph. D. Programs. The Institute has also signed MoUs with several premier academic institutions and industries. The institute has always been sensitive to its responsibility towards the upliftment of Chhattisgarh, which includes, adoption of nearby villages, proposing projects for tribal and rural development, conducting awareness programs for polytechnic institutes and schools of the State, conducting summer camps for school children, developing an app for National Health Mission to spread awareness among citizens about prevalent diseases in Chhattisgarh, and developing a Radio App for Gondi language translation. The sponsored projects are funded by the Govt agencies such as Meity, DST-SERB, NBHM, etc.

The growing popularity of the institute was clearly visible during the B. Tech. admissions process every year, which is visible with improvement in the institute’s opening JEE rank.

The institute has carved its Vision 2.0, which focusses on making IIIT-NR “A Living Research Lab for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development”. While the focus of Vision 1.0 was to create a world-class institution with advanced labs and highly qualified faculty for teaching to achieve 100% placements, the focus of Vision 2.0 is on research and innovation.