Service Design to Connect Rural School Students with Educational Opportunities


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Creator/Artist: Vishnu K

Category: Interaction Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Venkatesh Rajamanickam


Detailed Description

Admission to college education in India is skewed towards rich, urban populations and towards certain education boards. Both government and non-government organisations work towards bridging this gap and making higher education in India inclusive. The Companies Act 2013, by the Govt. of India, has made it mandatory for companies above a certain revenue slab to spend two per percent of their profits towards CSR activities. This has increased the inflow of capital towards development activities, and the education sector has seen a large fraction of investment by companies. But the investments are skewed towards more developed districts and cities, and the backward districts where there is more need for support are getting lesser funds. NGOs are an important vehicle in the delivery of CSR initiatives, but their reach is limited to the geographies in which they operate. Several services try to connect CSR funds with the education of underprivileged students, but they operate by providing funds to non-governmental organisations. Rural populations are left out from such services because NGOs are majorly clustered around urban and semi-urban areas.