1) Out of students enrolled in primary schools in India, 46.7% drop out by grade 5, showing deficiencies in the foundation of India's education system. The proposed solution is the Indian Council for Elementary Education (ICEE) to address teacher training, parent awareness, and student counseling. 2) ICEE would have cells focused on teacher training, parent awareness, and student counseling. It would recruit qualified professionals and implement programs like workshops and surveys to improve primary education. 3) ICEE aims to reduce dropout rates by 30-35% initially, increase new enrollments by 50-60%, and boost economic and social benefits through a strengthened educational foundation. It would work to transform over 10 million

1. Manthan Topic: Stepping Stones
Paradigm Shift: An utopia of elementary education with
pragmatic approach.
Team name :: The Crusaders
Vikram Nikitha
Pranay Kaushik Akhila
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2. Out of 96% students who enroll in primary schools, an alarming 46.7% drop out by
grade 5 which is a major road block in the foundation of Indian education.
Characteristics of Elementary education
A. India requires 7-8 million teachers, whereas
there are only 3-4 million working currently.
=> Hypothesis: Lack of interest among aspiring
teachers; notion that teaching is for rejects.
B. Primary education turned into “assembly line
production.”
=> Hypothesis: No practical approach;
Insufficient educational resources; Restricted
horizons to explore.
C. Reluctance of parents in sending children to
school.
=> Hypothesis: Lack of awareness among
parents about benefits of education.
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 15.9% of students drop out by grade 5
with a sense of satisfaction that primary
education will suffice.
 10.4% of students drop out at grade 1
itself. This shows the lack of interest among
parents and students alike.

3. Elevating the quality of elementary education : [ICEE]
“Indian Council for Elementary Education”
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Proposed Solution
Teacher Training Cell: To
improve the quality of
teachers.
Parent Awareness Cell: To
promote understanding and
initiate participation.
Student counselling Cell: To
encourage students to
overcome hurdles and get
back to school.
Implementation
Identifying pitfalls and
gathering information.
Periodic workshops for
teachers.
Conducting village level
surveys and interactions with
parents. Enlightening them
about education.
Recognising child labourers,
drop outs and assault victims.
Encouraging them to join
workshops.
Advantages over existing
Handling teachers becomes
easier as the B.Ed professors
can identify their setbacks.
First of a kind approach
towards parents who are a
main factor in enhancing
primary education.
The needs of victimized
children are never tackled.
This committee approaches
them with a new perspective.

4. Components of the proposed solution
Teacher Training Parent Awareness Student Counselling
Whose services are
rendered:
B.Ed., D.Ed.
professors and eminent
educationalists.
Volunteers and NGOs
corresponding to that
region.
Trauma counsellors
and child
psychologists.
Rationale for
choosing them:
Knowledge of new
curriculum and
teaching modules;
Only they can teach
teachers.
They can reach the
ground level and
interact with parents.
Can handle children
and gently coax them
back to school.
Number of persons
required:
More than 1.3 lakh More than 5000;
NGOs: as available
More than 10,000
Frequency of
sessions:
Annually, during
summer holidays for
7-10 days
Throughout the year
and Whenever
required
Throughout the year
and Whenever
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5. Recruitment Process
A recruitment committee takes care of this process.
Teacher Training Parent Awareness Student Counselling
Who we look for: B.Ed. and D.Ed.
professors
Volunteers Counsellors and child
psychologists
Where we place
advertisements:
At top notch
institutions that offer
said courses.
Online ads, ads in
electronic and print
media.
Private and public
Hospitals and
counselling centres.
What we look for: Subject proficiency,
Ability to handle
teachers.
Knowledge of regional
language.
Persuasive and firm.
Ability to deal with
children patiently.
What we pay: Approx. Rs.10,000 per
session
Marginal pay Approx. Rs.15,000 per
session
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6. Organisational Chart: ICEE
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ICEE
Core Committee
Management
Committee
Recruitment
Team
Coordination
Team
Funding
Team
Outreach
Team
Executive
Committee
Teacher
Training Cell
Parent
Awareness
Cell
Student
Counseling
cell
Analyzes the
requirements
and recruits
the members
for all cells.
Makes
prerequisites
and
coordinates
the executive
committee.
Provides
funds when
and where
needed.
Maintains all
the records.
Handles the
media and
publicity.
Sets visions.
Arranges
surveys.
Trains and
equips
teachers with
all sorts of
new teaching
models.
Makes the
parents aware
of all the
policies that
may help them
to send their
children to
school.
Inspires
children
to go
school to
repair
their
present
scenario.
Approx.
Rs. 2 cr p.a.
Approx.
Rs. 1cr p.a.
Approx. .
Rs. 50 lakhs
p.a.
Approx.
Rs. 2-3 cr p.a.
Approx.
Rs. 26-30cr
p.a.
Approx.
Rs. 1cr p.a.
Approx.
Rs. 10-
12cr p.a.

7. Implementation model : Teacher Training Cell
• A training workshop is organised by
B.Ed. and D.Ed. professors during the
summer holidays for the selected
teachers where they are trained in
updated modules of teaching and
implementation of continuous
comprehensive evaluation.
• They are also trained to instil patriotism
and integrity toward country.
• They are also taught „SUPW‟ skills to
increase the horizon of their teaching.
• The students today will grow up to be
teachers of tomorrow. Increased quality
of teaching produces much higher
standards in the future.
Surveying the quality
and quantity of teachers
Forwarding survey report
to coordination team
Organizing the sessions
annually
Conducting follow ups
regularly
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8. Implementation model: Parent Awareness Cell
• By utilizing the services of local NGOs and
volunteers, the parents who do not send their
children to school are identified.
• Workshops and awareness programs are
conducted to make the parents realise the
importance of educating their children.
• The volunteers should be patient but firm in
dealing with the parents.
• Implementation of the NREGA scheme would
provide the parents with job security,
motivating them to send their children to
school.
• Explaining the parents that education is an
investment and not an expenditure.
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Surveying the locality to identify
the parents who don‟t wish to
send their wards to school.
Forwarding survey report to
coordination team
Organizing awareness sessions
whenever required
Conducting follow ups regularly

9. Implementation model : Student Counselling Cell
• Local NGOs or volunteers gather information
about the drop outs, failures, child labourers,
discriminated children and victims of assault
among the students.
• Highly skilled counsellors and child
psychologists will counsel these students and
encourage them to complete their basic
education.
• The cases of victims of child labour will be
dealt by the local SI and the cases of assault
and sexual harassment will be dealt by the
DSP directly and immediate action is taken to
prevent such cases in the future.
• Encouraging students to rise above caste and
creed, inculcating patriotism.
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Identifying victimized students,
drop outs and failures.
Forwarding survey report to
coordination team
Organizing counseling sessions
whenever required
Conducting follow ups
regularly

10. Impact and Scalability
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Monitoring
Sustainability
• A cumulative
assessment will be
done every 5 years.
• The cumulative report
will be analyzed based
on the students it was
applied on.
• The plan is then
adjusted as needed.
The out-reach
• 10 lakh teachers to be
transformed talent
wise.
• Approx. 2 - 2.5 million
students to be
counseled yearly.
• 5 - 6 million parents
counseled every year.
• More than 0.5 million
government officials to
be part of ICEE.
Stats
Transformation
• 30 - 35% decrease in
dropouts during 1st
phase.
• 50 - 60% increase in
new enrollments.
• 35 - 40% increase in
volunteer support.
• 80 - 90% decrease in
child exploitation.
Other benefits
• Economy boosted as
foundation becomes
strong.
• Churning out brilliant
thinkers from the
society.
• Drastic decrease in
brain drain.
• Equipped with a strong
foundation, India
emerges as a super
power by 2020.

11. Challenges and mitigation factors
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Challenges and Risks Mitigation Factors
Conceptual Risks
 Insufficient funds from government and
private sectors as they do not see the
viability of the proposed solution.
 Parents do not benefit from the awareness
program and continue to be ignorant.
 Students don‟t participate in workshops
due to fear or social stigma.
 Funding received from industries as
„Corporate Social Responsibility‟ and urging
the government to establish the organization.
 Support from media and regular follow ups
by the volunteers and NGOs.
 Discretion is maintained while dealing with
the students.
Implementation Challenges
 Uncertainty in government, political
turbulence in establishing the organization.
 Lack of transparency in the maintenance of
records and expenses.
 Misconception that urban primary schools
are neglected.
 Provision of constitutional support and
security to ICEE for hassle free functioning.
 Records of expenditure to be ready for
submission when asked through RTI.
 ICEE will take care of public and private
primary schools all over India.
I N D I A C A N ! I N D I A W I L L !

12. Bibliography
• http://schooldropoutprevention.com/country-data-activities/india/
• http://www.pratham.org/file/ASER-2012report.pdf
• http://azimpremjifoundation.org/
• http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/publications/WP18-ADfin.pdf
• http://www.ssa.nic.in/
• http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=119
• http://www.financialexpress.com/news/education-s-primary-problems/948273/2
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_India
Special thanks to the faculty of CMRIT for their support and valuable suggestions.
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