SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOUTH

MOVEMENT

Hanchipura Road, Saraguru, H.D.Kote (T), Mysore (D)

Karnataka (S), INDIA. Ph: 08228 – 265412/413

Log in: www.svym.org.in

An Educational Project of

VIDYA KIRAN Annual Report April 2009 to March 2010

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GOAL:

To support needy students, who is academically bright, economically

backward and who wish to continue their college education.

OBJECTIVES:

� To provide information on various courses and colleges.

� To collaborate with educational institutions towards improved

resources and facilities.

� To assist students in developing soft skills and handle the academic

stresses that they face during college education.

� To support meritorious students with scholarships.

Geographical area of the project

Staff Details:

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Report Highlights 1. Selection of Students.

2. Regular Coaching Class.

3. Motivational or Soft Skill Activities.

4. Successfully Journey of Students.

5. Case Studies of Students.

6. Counseling.

7. Celebrations.

8. Knowledge Acquire From Facilities.

9. Excursion.

10. Parents Meeting.

11. Well wishers Meet & Edu fest – CHIGURU.

12. Beyond the Project.

13. Visitors.

14. Monthly Meeting and Review.

15. Opinion.

16. Challenges and Solutions.

Selection of Students

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• In the beginning of the academic year (2009 – 2010) we visited various

Government College of girls and boys for selecting students.

• In the month of February and March 2009 we conducted Maths,

Science and English test for 10th

students from various schools.

• We received 120 applications and started one to one interaction with

these students.

• Listed meritorious and poor or economomicaly backward students

from these colleges.

• From the selected list we plan for house visit and interaction with their

parents.

• Finally we selected 30 students for this year (2009 - 2010).

Opted Course No. of Students PUC – Science 26

PUC – Commerce 02

Diploma 02

TOTAL 30

Graphical representation of Student’s Educational,

Social and Geographical Background

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Regular Coaching Class

1. Regularly conducting coaching class for II PUC – Science students (2008 -

2009 batch), at TIME (leading outsource coaching agency in Mysore)

institute. Every Saturday they come to Vidya Kiran center and do seminar

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class or discussion with each other. They have class from Monday to

Friday at 2PM to 4 PM and Sunday at 8.30 AM to 1.30 PM. Their coaching

classes started from second week of March 2009 and second week of the

January 2010 their syllabus completed and revision done up to February.

Students had practical exams in the second week of February and their

annual exams starts from 18th

March to 31st

of March 2010. This is a state

level exams and entrance of their professional course or higher education.

Their results will be announced on first or second week of May2010.

2. Regularly conducting coaching class for II PUC – Commerce students

(2008 – 2009 batch ) in our center. Every day they having class that

means alternative days their lecturers took Accounts and Economics

subject. Their coaching class started from second week of July 2009

and third week of the February their syllabus completed and revision

done up to March 2010. Apart from their coaching class, they did

seminar class on their particular subject’s topic. The co ordinator of

the project Ms. Jyothi Lakshmi also took Geography class to them and

involved with students to be discussed about present economic crisis

and geographical issues. Their annual exams start from 18th

March to

31st

of March 2010. This is a state level exams and entrance of their

higher education. Their results will be announced on first or second

week of May2010.

3. From October 2009 we started coaching class for I PUC – Science

students (2009 – 2010 batch) in our center. Everyday including Sunday

they had class and second week of the February 2010 their syllabus

completed. This is crash course to them. They had annual exams from 25th

of February 2010 to 9th

March 2010 and their results will be announced on

end of the March or 10th

April 2010. This is a district level examination.

After their results and little days of summer holidays, we plan their II PUC

coaching class will starts from 19th

of April 2010.

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Coaching class from respective subject lecturers

• For II PUC students - On 24.07.09 we had a meeting with lecturers.

Here students shared their problems and expectations and lecturers

gave their suggestions to improve learning abilities. Also our senior

students shared their experiences of how Vidya Kiran coaching class

helped them to improve their learning abilities.

• In the middle of the year some Science students were irregular to

Maths and Physics subjects. So, we had discussion with students, their

parents and concerned subject lectures, here we discussed their

problems, this helped to build their confidence and they started

attending classes regularly. We found students have lot of problem

in the medium of instruction and also inferiority complex. So we

counseled one to one basis and helped them to identify their strength,

involve themselves and motivated to do hard work.

• Once in a week we having a personal interaction with every subject

lecturers. Here we review each student’s progress.

• Finally they are regularly doing seminar classes and group study. All

students are enjoyed and conduct seminar class one by one.

• All lecturers have good rapport with students and encourage students

to asks questions, and clarify doubts.

• For I PUC students – These students are enthusiastically attending

regular coaching class and having good rapport with each other. They

involved with subject lecturers and clarify their doubts.

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• On 12th December 2009, Prema Vidya lecturer and its co ordinator

visit our center. This is another educational project of SVYM. They

interact with our students about their aim, studies, dreams and

present coaching classes. After this interact, voluntarily once in a

month they came and took classes to our students and try to boost

their confidence level and also they gave study and exam tips. They

send notes, particular topic which is students asked to them.

Interact with our students

• On 31st

of January 2010, we had a meeting or discussion with our both

projects lecturers (Prema Vidya & Vidya Kiran). The purpose of the

meeting is both lecturers introduced themselves and shares their

experience, knowledge and having contacts with both centers and if

possible lecture will occasionally take a class in other center. After the

small introduction, Ms. Jyothi Lakshmi gave Vidya Kiran Project

activities. Then lectures shares their feelings like how to they feel with

these students, what are the main problems during the teaching. The

major difficulty is Medium of Instruction. Because of this students dare

to write/take tests or exams. Finally this meeting helps to students;

they are getting more knowledge from sharing lecturer’s assistance.

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Meeting with Vidya Kiran & Prema Vidya lecturers

Motivational or Soft Skills Activities

In Mysore center we organized motivational or skill improvement activities

to all our students. Senior students very often share their experiences, the

problems faced on the way to success. In these activities students will share

their ideas, goal and dreams. Some students have reorganized their goal or

future studies; some are motivated to seriously involve themselves in

studies. Some resource person shared their past experiences and success

stories, this helped our students to motivate themselves.

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Successful Journey of Students

2007 – 08 batch’s II PUC results were announced on April 2009. Out of 38

students, 32 of students were promoted and eligible to continue their

higher education.

Boys Girls Tota

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Distinction 00 02 02

1st class 09 07 16

2nd class 02 04 06

Just pass 02 06 08

Fail 01 05 06

TOTAL 14 24 38

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No. of

Students

Results

in %

Physics 38 84.21

Chemistry 38 94.73

Maths 38 84.21

Biology 32 93.75

Computer Science 4 100

Electronics 2 100

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Bharatha .C. and Bharath Kumar (2009 – 2010 batch) are selected as NCC

(National Cadet Crop) camp, in the field of Air wing. Already they have

successfully finished 2 camps and presently they are attending 3rd

camp at

Bangalore. They were selected for 3rd

camp out of 150 candidates from

Karnataka and Goa state. After these camps they will get certificates and it

will help to them to join aircraft courses. Presently both are written NCC

exams for ‘B’ certificate.

Bharath .C. - I PUC – Science Bharath Kumar – I PUC – Science

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Some students are very excellent in drawing. Apart from their studies they

drew pictures. Nagma Anjum, Pratibha, Karthik, Hemachandan, Puneeth

Kumar, Samrin Taj were good in drawing. They designed our center with their

drawings.

Case Study of Students

Chaya – I PUC – PCMB – Govt., Girls Junior College

Chaya is very confident in her studies and her academic performances are

good. In the beginning of the year she has little bit of low confidence to join

with her peers. We regularly talk with her and motivate to improve her

confidence level. Presently she is very bold and did seminar class to her

peers.

Chaya’s mother is the only care taker of her family. Her mother encourages

Chaya’s education but sometimes, she is not fulfilling her educational

needs, like note book and other. That the time Chaya feels very bad. Slowly

we talk with her mother.

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Gagana – I PUC – PCMB – Maharani’s Junior College

Presently Gagana’s academic performances are slowly

grow up and always her confidence smile present in

the class. Beginning of the year, she was very

introvert, because of her family back ground. Her

parents are not well and she is under the care of

her grandparents. Gagana was diagnosed anemic

and having Hormones problem and treatment have

been started. From regular counseling and motivation

Gagana improved herself and freely moved with her

friends.

Bharath – I PUC – PCME - Maharaja’s Junior College

Bharath is a very creative and energetic boy.

Always his thinking is different from others.

If he don’t know any issues, he asks freely and

His doubts. He wants to shares all his feeling with

Our counselor. In the seminar he is the first

To used computer with ppt(power point presentation).

Sunil Kumar– II PUC – PCME - Maharaja’s Junior College

Sunil Kumar is a shy boy. In the first year his

Academic progress is not good. But our effort and

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Counseling, he slowly improved his skills and shows

Interest in his studies. Presently his academic

Performances are good.

Shalini – II PUC – PCMB – Govt., Girls Junior College

Shalini is very bold and energetic girl. She having lot of

Confidence about her education and always shows to

continue her education. Parents support her education

but they don’t know about studying. If she read at the

night they telling switch of the light. So she read under

the candle upto late night. Finaly our staff talked with

her parents and Shalini also successes to understand

her parents.Last two months back, they brought a

small bulb and provide a small room for her studies.

Mahadeva Swamy – I PUC – Maharaja’s Junior College

Mahadeva Swamy has lot of interest in education.

But his parents are not support to his studies. Even in

His test/exams they assigned agriculture related works.

So we talk with his mother, she don’t know the value

Of education, in the counseling she accepted to give

Time to Mahadeva Swamy’s studies. But it’s not going

On her house. Again we called his mother and telling

His abilities in education and opportunity. That the time

His face was much shined and happiness. Presently they co operate with his

studies. His parents need continues counseling.

Counseling

Regularly counseling doing on various issues with our students. Counseling

regarding their studies, memory power, medium of instruction, poor

performances, family issues, how to improve their self confidence and their

future plan/course. All this issues we handle by one to one and we also focus

on family counseling.

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Celebrations:

Our students are very enthusiastic to celebrate any programs or festivals.

This year November 14th

2009, we celebrated “Children’s day & Kannada

Rajyothsava”. On the day of occasion, students are very actively designed

programme with us. Mr. Udaya Shankar (Maths lecturer) and Mr. Madhu,

Co ordinator of Samastha (Health project of SVYM) were inaugurated and

wish to all students. Mr. Udaya Shankar said, ‘student’s life is golden life and

it is very important and precious time to learning and way of the future

education’. Students performed small script, songs and dance. We organized

funny games for students and distributed prizes to winners. All staffs were

participated and enjoyed with students. Students express their feelings; this

is first time we celebrated Children’s day with our participation. The program

ended by distribution of sweets.

On January 1st

2010, our children celebrated New Year. This time students

organized the entire programme. After the class, they prepare for

celebration. They distribution their task and it was completed within an hour.

Mr. Rajesh (Economics lecture) inaugurated the event and wish to all

students. We wish with small greeting cards and sweets. They bought cake

and fruits. Students show their talents like doing dance, singing and their

speech.

Knowledge Acquire From Facilities:

Weekly two days students doing seminars and also did group discussion

within them. Students are using all the resources in the center, like

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computer, News paper and Magazine. Apart from this, in their free hours

they playing Carom and Sandeep (I PUC) try to teach Bhagvadgeetha to all

students.

Especially they enjoy using and operate computers because lot of students

doesn’t know how to use computer. There is a first time; here they touch the

computer screen. Here students have started learning computer operating

and they using computer for their seminar. In the first time, Bharath (I PUC

this year) using computer in his seminar. He prepared a ppt (power point

presentation) on “Engine” with colorful slides, picture with sounds. His

session was attractive and all students amazed to his way of teaching and his

computer skills. After his session, everybody wants to doing a ppt, when

they sitting in front of the computer. Some are plan, after their examination

they will learn to computer. This is very good sign in this students. Everyday

staffs ready to teach these students.

Seminar by Bharath Students playing with Carom

Excursion:

In the month of October 12th

2009 Vidya Kiran students visited Government

Blind School at Mysore near Bannimantap. It was an emotional interaction

between the two groups. Here students are shares their feelings with each

other and express their struggle, goal and also shows their talent. The

purpose of the visit, how physically challenged children living and having an

expert in their own field.

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Students shares their feelings and shows their talent

On 28th

October 2009, we participated Hosahalli School day (SVYM initiated

a tribal school in H.D.Kote) with our two students (Swarop & Somashekar – II

PUC). After this programme we visited our Kenchanahalli and Sargur center.

Students were very happy to saw the lab and library facilities in Hosahalli.

On 31st

of October 2009 we visited Regional Science Museum at Siddartha

Layout, Mysore. The Science Museum having lot of instruments, specimen,

anatomy, collection of birds and insects related to Science subject. Students

were enthusiastically collected information from all departments. They feel,

this is one of their happiest moments.

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On 26th

of December 2009 we organized one day excursion to Bangalore. The

maximum students of I PUC and II PUC were joined this excursion. We visited

Neharu Planitorium, Indira Gandhi Music Fountain and Vishveshwariah

Museum. Students are enthusiastically, very early morning at 6am they

came to center, nearly 60 students came and we left Mysore at 6.30am.

Students are enjoyed with songs and dance during the travel. In the

planitorium, we experienced stars movement in the sky and in the music

fountain all were playing, collected information of sources of energy.

Afternoon we visited Vishveshwariah museum; this is a new wonder of the

world to our students. Here five department having different subject of

science and technology. Personally students done some experiments, solved

Maths problems, quiz. At the end of the time, they are not willing to come,

they want to more information from this museum. Finally we come back to

Mysore at 9pm.

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Parents Meeting:

We organized Parents Meeting to shares students’ performance and role of

parents in their children education. In this meeting every student present

their marks sheet and their difficulties or success and how to parents support

to their studies. After parents also shares their children activities like how to

they prepare for their studies. Usually we focused on below issues:

� Academic progress.

� Students & Parents role.

� Academic stress.

� Future education/dreams.

� Savings.

This year we organized three Parents meeting for different class students.

Date Class

23rd

of December 2009 II PUC Commerce students

16th

of January 2010 II PUC Science Students

24th

of January 2010 I PUC Science students

Not only this meeting, after every tests and exams parents come to our

center and we discuss about students performance. Some parents are

regularly visiting our center and they discussed about their children future

education, course and college details.

Well Wishers Meet & Edu fest - CHIGURU

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SVYM has completed 25 years of service successfully. The credit of success

goes to all the dedicated service providing employees of SVYM. To honor

acknowledge the services of those, who have served in the educational field

of SVYM, for whose celebration a well wishers day is organized under the

title, “Chiguru” On 13th

February 2010 at Mysore. All students’ parents and

their lecturers also invited this program.

In this celebration, our students are participated in the exhibition

competition and present Models on the issue of “Socio Economic and Human

Development Vision – 2020”. They got certificate and momentous.

In the evening all students of education sector of SVYM performed their

talent on the stage. Our students performed a skit on the subject of

“Education and Gender Equality” and they performed a dance about “join

your hands with struggle people“(haath se haath mila).

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Beyond the Project:

Presently Vidya Kiran not only works with students and their parents.

Sometimes staffs counseled with students younger/elder sister/brother’s

education and psychological issues. We discussed about their career and

higher education. And parents brought their family issues and it is indirectly

reflected to our students.

And some students are not in the probgramme, but they approach for

supports. This year a boy (Soma Shekar), he studied I PUC in Arts stream. He

and his mother came to center and told, “You people giving good instruction

to students and motivate to them, so please take care of my son and guide to

him”. They live in a poor condition and the boy’s father is not lived. Finally

our staff guide and taught Geography and Economics subject to him. One of

our supported student’s parents refers to them.

Another girl Parvathi, she is also not in our project. She scored low

percentage in 10th

and in the PUC she selects Science stream. She

approached us and told, “I am come from poor family, and in future I am

studying well, I want to your support”. We discussed with our lecturer and

decided, they accepted to provide free tuition and we support library

facilities to her. She will come to her II PUC coaching.

NGO visit: This year we start to visit NGO’s educational activities. The

purpose of the visit is finding the different educational activities and which

type of students are beneficiaries of the project and sharing our activities. If

possible can we try to adopt that module also. We visits

Name of the NGO Highlights

VIKASANA • They provide residential and education

support to village child labors.

PRATHAM • They provide financial support to students

like their college fees and books.

• Provide preschool facilities to slum area

children in Mysore district.

• Organizing training to Govt., primary school

teacher of Maths and Science.

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RUDSETI • They provide Vocational Training for Self

Employment to rural and urban candidates.

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MIME practice: MIME is an acting (facial expression)without any object or

article in his/her hand and make the audience to feel as the performance

with the object.

Apart from our daily activities, we arranged 5 days MIME practice to them.

Because of this, students are relief from their studies and actively involved

and show their cultural ability. One of stage performer came and he trained

to our students. He taught basic manners of body language, facial expression

and how to involve with each other in the stage performance. He involves

most of all students, because of his activities maximum students come out

from their stage fear and shows their real ability.

In this basis our students performed a MIME on “Education and Gender

Equality” in our Edu fest – CHIGURU programme.

Visitors:

On July 31st

2009 Mrs.Melli Annamalai [ASHA FOR EDUCATION] visited our

center. She interacted with our students, who had just completed their II PUC

and joined some professional or higher studies. They shared their

experiences in Vidya Kiran and their goals. She observed our student’s

profiles and documentation.

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Interact with students & saw the Photos, Profiles

She writes (Feed back)…………………

“I am happy to see the various goals and desires of the students and happy to see that Vidya Kiran is helping. It is good that the students are able to get individual attention which will help their confidence and bring out the potential of each student.

Thanks to Jyothi, Savitha, Mamatha and other for all the hard work.”

On 5th

of November 2009, Ms. Netika Rawal [ASHA FOR EDUCATION-

California] visited our center. She interacted separately with our I PUC and II

PUC students. II PUC students shared their experiences in Vidya Kiran and

express their future ideas. She asked their struggle in studies. After she

interacts with I PUC students about their family’s education background and

she asked what inspired to study to them. She met our lecturer also, she

discussed about education system and our students progress and

commitment.

She writes (feed back)………………

“Very happy to meet the staff and students at Vidya Kiran Project. The students are very motivated and the staffs are equally dedicated. Let us keep up our hard work. So that young minds have an opportunity at a better future and inspire may more”.

Interact with students and lecturers

Monthly Meeting and Review Every month of the first day we were sat for monthly review. The review

conducted by head programmes of the SVYM and all other project co

ordinators presented their project activities. In this review we shared our

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programme achievements, challenges and solutions. This review helped for

our projects to implements with new ideas and any other changes.

First and second week of the month, we attended monthly meeting in our

SVYM at Saragur. In this meeting all programmes head and include CEO of

the SVYM were attending. Here we share our programme activities.

Opinion

1. Nagma Anjum – II PUC – Maharani’s Junior College

“I’m very much privileged, to thank my superior and the staff of this institute

for choosing me to be a part of SVYM. I’m very much graceful to all of you,

because of this institute; I was able to enrich my knowledge and also utilized

the other benefits which were sought to me”.

I would wish that if I’m given an opportunity in rendering my service to

Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, I would like to sponsor and educate

another student like me in future”

2. Chaitra Singh .G. – Diploma- JSS Polytechnic College.

“It is supportive programme for students. I am lucky to be a member of this

programme. All kinds of supports are getting to every student of this

programme. If I was not selected I was in a great loss.”

3. Shalini .M. – II PUC - Govt., Girls Junior College

“I was first telling a big thank to this programme, the programme was

more useful for me, the programme is continue for always.”

4. Sagaya Mary – II PUC – Govt., Girls Junior College

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“First and foremost I wish to send my regards to SVYM. This project helps

students, who are from rural and poor background and facilitate them to

knowledge and also act like a light.

Vidya Kiran center provides coaching, library and computer facilities to me.

This helps me to gain knowledge. Small unit tests helped me lose my fear

about exams and I identified my mistakes from these test. Seminar‘s built up

my confidence. Because of all this I have improved my skills and I have seen

educational progress in I PUC and also I will get good marks in II PUC.”

5. Raghu – II PUC – Maharaja Junior College

“The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement is a best programme for

education and good helps for poor and good students.”

6. Bharath .C. – I PUC – Maharaja Junior College

“This programme is a very good programme which is very helpful and has

become a path for the students in rural and urban who are economically and

socially backward”.

7. Manasa .M. – II PUC – Maharani’s Junior College

“Don’t have words to say. It’s really an excellent programme to the students

who are in need. By talking with students and with their parents. Building

confidence, motivating them into the other activities has helped me a lot lot.,

I am very thankful to the Vidya Kiran”.

1. Mrs. Lilly a mother of Sagaya Mary

“Vidya Kiran is help to my daughter and I hope it will help to in her future

studies.

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I am not educated; I like my daughter to get good education and stand on her

own feet. From the project my economic related problem is solved. I am not

able to give tuition, text books and computer course to my daughter but all

these facilities have been provided from Vidya Kiran. We don’t have good

education environment in my house but here she gets motivation, confidence

and all. I hope this project will help us to complete my daughter’s education. ”

2. Mrs. Manjula a mother of Smitha

“I thank to SVYM’s Vidya Kiran. I am happy you have supported my

daughter. You provide tuition, library and computer facility to her and you

giving lot of effort and attention for her good future compared to us. It is our

luck; my daughter is a part of your programme. I hear to your organization

giving service to tribal people, health and community develop. I wish this

center will long live and shall provide light to all”

1. Mrs. B.S.Shylaja – Lecturer in Commerce

“Vidya Kiran is good project. Students who are academically bright and

economically poor are getting help from this project. I like this project;

here the staffs take care of children. The center not only provides

coaching facility, it also monitors every learning angle of the child and

respect all lecturers and children.

Finally the project activities are excellent”.

2. Mr. Ravikumar – Lecturer in Physics

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“Selected students who are really good and have some desire or aim to

achieve something in their life. They will score very well. In the beginning

10 – 15% of them were not taking test. After the lecturers and students

meeting them all are regular and have improved as per our expectations.”

3. Mrs. Nandini .B.T. – Lecturer in Biology

“I have been in association with Vidya Kiran from past 3 years and I

appreciate the work taken up by Vidya Kiran to motivate the rural students to

pursue their studies. I have also seen the institute, nor only motivating the

students in studies, but they also provide the family necessary guidance to

improve their family, overall personality development of the students and

providing necessary back up their future. Here the students are not only

provided guidance in their studies but also mature their inner talents in

various fields.

To speak about the students of Vidya Kiran, it’s a nice experience to teach

such students who have an enthusiasim for studies and learn more. They

have the urge for knowledge, which I think, which is most important for a

student to grow in their life. The experience of teaching Vidya Kiran students

is different because here the students are eager to know about the subject

and its not only the subject but other fields also, I will cherish this experience

for long time.

I wish the students and the institute, success and all the best in future.”

Challenges and Solutions

• This year at the time of selection we found parents have given wrong

information about their economic status.

- Always we collect all the information from students and

parents before the selection. But some time after the selection

we know their status. So we have started at least 3 to 4 sitting

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with parents and students before selecting the particular

student.

• Most of all students are from Kannada Medium. Some students are

suffering from inferiority complex mostly about the medium of

instruction. Because of these reasons some students are irregular to

class and get low marks in tests. They fear of low performance and

not attend tests.

- By counseling and their senior’s experience, students improve

their confidence level. Lecturers support and guide in their

class and guide to proper use of dictionary. Encouraging them

to take tests.

• Some students have problems in adjusting to college environment.

They are finding it difficult as most of our students have come from

rural schools to college in city. Most of the students are toppers in

their Schools, now they are struggling to get good marks; this is

bringing their confidence down.

- To build up their confidence level by motivational talk and soft

skills programme. Also we have identified students who are

regular and who have scored very well in the tests, we are

encouraging them by giving small gifts, like note books and

pens. We also celebrate their birth days in our center; we put

their name on notice board and convey our wishes to them. All

this small activities are motivating them to improve their

educational endure ones.

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