The document summarizes an award ceremony held by Intel and the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to recognize winners of a joint contest on community development projects. [1] The winners in the "Best Learner Project" category showcased projects on using ICT tools to educate tribal communities in India. [2] Students from other schools conducted street plays and awareness campaigns on issues like illiteracy, education, and biodiversity. [3] Speakers at the ceremony praised the students for their socially responsible projects and emphasized the role of education in empowering communities and transforming society.

1. Award Ceremony – Intel -NVS Joint Contest on “Best Social Impact of
Project on Community Development
Intel and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti acknowledged and celebrated the winners of Intel – NVS joint
contest on 10 October at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bangalore (Rural). Mr. Apurva Chandra, Joint
Secretary, MHRD, Government of India and Commissioner Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti; Mr. Vijay
Shankar, Head Corporate Communications, Intel India;
Dr Srinivasan Ramani, Professor International Institute
of Information Technology (Bangalore) and former
associate Director (NCSDCT); Mr. T.C.S. Naidu, Joint
Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti; Mr. R.K.
Raju, Dstrict Magistrate, Bangalore Rural district; and
over 400 Students and teachers from numerous JNVs
across India graced the event. The winners included:
i. ‘Best Learner Project’ Category winners - Students of JNV
Kiltampalem, Vijayanagaram,Andhra Pradesh, the winners of the
‘Best Learner project on community development’ category,
showcased their project on ‘ICTs for upliftment of Tribal People’.
Through the project the learners used ICT tools to reach out to
tribal communities, to generate awareness on Health, Education
and Socio-economic issues. Replying to questions from Mr. Apurva
Chandra, JS MHRD and Commissioner, one student replied ‘We did
not want the tribal communities to be dependent on us and we
focused on teaching them basic computer skills so they can access information whenever they
need to. Lists of relevant websites on health and literacy issues were shared and we also made
efforts to motivate the younger generations of these communities to help them make the right
decisions for a better life’.
Students of JNV Bhatinda, Punjab, conducted a Nukad Natak (a small street play) on their project titled
‘illiteracy problems in nearby villages’ and
got the entire audience to take an oath to
put in their best efforts in not just eradicating
illiteracy in villages but to also provide
holistic education on social, cultural and
economic issues which will help them to
lead independent lives. The third prize
winners from JNV Cuttack, Orissa,
showcased their project on ‘Biodiversity’, as
a part of which they had conducted
awareness campaigns on the relevance and importance of maintaining biodiversity and saving the fragile
ecosystem in the area.
The ‘Best School’ category winners were JNV Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), JNV Titram, Kaithal (Haryana)
and JNV Nalbari (Assam) in first, second and third positions. The ‘Best Region’ Category winners
included Hyderabad Region, Pune Region and Chandigarh Region.
‘I can assure you that the children who have participated in the Intel
Learn contest will become socially responsible adults. You (the
students) are the seedlings who will pass on the knowledge to your
families and communities and you will become the trees under which
our society will flourish and transform and I must compliment you and
Intel for this’. – Mr. Apurva Chandra, JS MHRD and Commissioner NVS
‘Today’s students are competing with the best in the world and what we
witnessed today is that ICT skills are helping them in getting the best

2. skills. It is a pleasure to be associated with Navodaya Vidyalayas and I look forward to our
continued association’ - Mr. Vijay Shankar, Intel
‘We often talk about respected institutions in India like the Defense services, the IAS, IPS and civil
service fraternity, the IIT and IIM institutions. I think the time has come to include the name of
JNVs in the list of highly respected institutions . I have been associated with Intel for the Science
fairs and today it is inspiring for me to learn a new dimension about Intel – that their passion for
holistic and quality education also reaches out to rural children as they empower children to go
out and meet the real world’ – Dr. Srinivasan Ramani, Professor IIIT Bangalore
It is Intel, I repeat it is Intel that has made this event all the more sparkling with their commitment
to the cause of education. I would like to specially thank Intel for this success.’ – Principal JNV
Bangalore (rural) as part of the vote of thanks.