Bharat Calling – A DBS-TISS Supported venture
An initiative of Shri Ramesh Prakash Samajik Sansthan
Creating leaders
in rural area
through higher
education
An introduction
What do We do?
Mission
To make easy transition of rural government school
students to prestigious universities of India
Vision
No one is denied access to higher education
due to poor socio-economic condition
Summer
Camp
Awareness
session
45 minutes
motivational
cum information
session
Data
collection
Follow
Up
15 days
residential and
day boarding
camps at
government
buildings
Further
support
Information
about
entrances
Counseling
Further
networking
and cope up
mechanism
Motivation
We started like this blank slide
The story of Bharat Calling
Why I am here?
Started by person who was not able to pay of the
school fees, could not avail bank loans, secured
low percentage in schools, discouraged by
relatives to study further- motivated by parents, did
part time jobs, topped university
Started as a pilot in 2010 with 50 rural interior students with small scale
research
First comment on ground- by a Teacher- “Since 14 years of my teaching
experience I have seen hardly passing school exams forget about getting into
any prestigious college
80% of students have never boarded train- Summer Camp finding
9 out of 10 students drop out at school level in India- M.L Sisodiya (J.H.E 2009)
69.1 % guardians were illiterate – Finding of summer camp 2013
The other side of Bharat Calling
“I cant believe that even I
could become a role model
for others. Thank you
Bharat Calling!”- TISS
Tuljapur
“I come from a mob,
but now I lead a
team!”- GGU
Bilaspur
“ Even being a national
player, sports as a career
option was never known to
me “ – DAVV Indore
“I am still a student while all
the girls of my age are mothers
now…by the way, I am just
18”- Excellence college Bhopal
Statistics
Major Heads
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
No. of govt. High Schools
2
5
27
130
130+25
No. of govt. Higher
Secondary and high schools
No. of blocks
3
5
11
68
68+20
1
1
1
7
7+5
100
0
1
1500
4500
7000
12000
2
14
17
17+5
No. of students in summer
camp prepared and
appeared for various
entrance examinations
No. of students selected
35
63
173
445
700
22
50
63+48
280
400
No. of students took final
admission in prestigious
universities
No. of villages benefited
10
14
45
119
300
30
50
148
350
No. of govt. Students
targeted “Directly”
Summer Camp centers
Selections
Regional Institute of Education (RIE) Bhopal
Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Central University Sagar
Guru Ghasidas Central University GGU Bilaspur
Tata Institute of Social Sciences T.I.S.S Mumbai and Tuljapur
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalya Indore
Pre Engineering Test (PET)
Pre Agriculture test PAT
Pre Medical Test PMT
PHARMA
Excellence college Bhopal
Pre Polytechnic test
Pre Ayurvedic Homeopathic and Unanai Test
Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidhyalaya Chitrakoot
Nursing
Bachelor of Physical Education
Bhim Rao Ambedkar Eklavya Polytechnic college
NON PPT
Institute of Hotel Management
NMV Hoshangabad, P.G college Pipariya, ITI, Private engineering college and MGM Itarsi
JNU+BHU+Jiwaji
Raja Mansingh
Applications Selections Admissions
16
12
3
121
82
17
31
29
14
50
4
4
14
8
4
40
36
8
11
7
2
14
2
0
14
14
0
3
3
1
433
274
103
15
5
0
5
5
4
6
0
0
2
2
2
5
1
1
9
4
1
2
2
2
- 36
1+30+1
0+19+1
0+2+1
0
0
0
Profile of selected students
How we built upon?
Started first with stakeholder need assessment
Did thorough self-assessment
Did small pilots at beginning to test the idea
Made small goals with eye on achieving the vision
Collaborated with likeminded organizations
Reach
Why government schools
Only
knowledge
hub in rural
parts
connected
to 20 and
more
villages
Caters to the
most
marginalized
section
Opportunity of rural
development hub
Expectations
From
You
• Permissions for conducting awareness
sessions - 2-3 times
• Permissions for utilization of rooms and
hostels for camps 1st April- 20th April 2015
• Permission for conducting workshops on
career development in each block
• Support from similar government schemesLogistics and financial
From
us
• Minimum of 10 role models from
prestigious colleges in each block
• One trained teacher at High and Higher
secondary school as “Higher Education
Friend”
• Training on Career Development.
Touches people
at the bottom of
the pyramid
Touching 15000
students yearly
Model
Close
collaboration
with India’s
largest
education
providergovernment
Started with
pilots
Service and Reach
Strategy
What is the innovation?
Complimentary
to government
Training 80
youths yearly
with the
ideology
What next ?
Research
Wing to
advocate the
cause and
share success
stories
Technology
wing to scale
it further
Outreach &
execution
wing
DBS-Bharat
Calling fellow
across India
Will benefit
3 million
students
directly and
indirectly
Thank you….
www.bharatcalling.in
Dedicating to a student- “There is not enough to
eat, my mother works day and night to feed us”Now Electronics and Communication engineering
student
Awards and Achievements
Best social venture by Rotary club Pune in 2011, life time
fellowship by National Social Entrepreneurship forum 2011,
Represented Asia in GSVC ISB Hyderabad 2011, Plustrust
fellowship in 2011, Best Social venture by INNOLAB TISS in 2012,
20 inspirational ventures – A book by Tehlka and Aircel 2012, IDBITISS Rural transformation fellowship 2011, India’s best innovative
project by EIFI- HP 2012, DBS-TISS fellowship 2012 , Best Social
Venture- Manoudyami TISS 2013, Featured in DBS Calendar 2014