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Manthan Topic: Protecting the Vulnerable Manthan Topic: Protecting the Vulnerable
Lack of teachers : Bridging the gap through Technology
Lack of teachers : Bridging the gap through Technology
Team:
1. Shubham Bansal email: [email protected]
2. Ananya Rawat email: [email protected]
3. Ridhi Malhotra email: [email protected]
4. Nikita Bindal email: [email protected]
5. Aman Arora email: [email protected]
Team:
1. Shubham Bansal email: [email protected]
2. Ananya Rawat email: [email protected]
3. Ridhi Malhotra email: [email protected]
4. Nikita Bindal email: [email protected]
5. Aman Arora email: [email protected]
Ans.1- Teaching staff constitutes a vital aspect of education. Pupil teacher ratio is one of the critical indicators of education. It may provide insight to measure the quality of education. Being a large country, India requires sufficient number of teaches at all levels to impart good quality education.
A. India has a PTR of 36 on average which means there is 1 teacher against every 36 people registered in primary schools. It may sound good but this ratio is across all classes that is one teacher per 36 students of all classes in a school.
B. This rate is even worse in areas of remote access as primary teachers are not willing to work in such areas.
C. Teacher absentia due to lack of monitoring also adds up to this case taking the situation to gigantic proportions.
D. Under RTE even if we get students to school, there would be very less impact without teachers.
A. Also Government scheme of providing every student with a tablet according to us is just a burden to exchequer and a popular stunt for people.
National PTR across education levels
Using Aakash to provide teachers to remote schools or to Teach is a Technology driven solution for shortage of teachers
Improve Aakash
Improve Aakash
•We need to make Aakash a 3g SIM compatible tablet and equipped with a camera. Also the processor needs to be fast enough to handle video calling.
• Instead of doling out Aakash to every student provide one to every class in a school. Also equip all schools with two classrooms with a TV and a Microphone.
Teacher Recruitment
Teacher Recruitment
• Instead of forcing teachers to move out to remote places or recruiting sub standard teachers for schools (Para Teachers) recruit teachers by normal process and use existing teaching force.
•Create a Center for broadcast in Tier-1 and Tier-2 Cities that have enough teachers and people willing to teach.
•Recruit wardens or watch keepers which are actually local people responsible for managing discipline and safety of equipment in classrooms. These wardens should be local people and should be paid.
•The teachers in broadcast center will teach students at schools over a Skype call. The classes will be a one on one live call class and the warden will be responsible for maintaining discipline over the class.
Benefits over existing system Benefits over
existing system
•This reduces the point of moving teachers to remote places and the unwillingness of teachers to do so.
•Brings employment to local people irrespective of education level.
•Reduces burden on Government Exchequer over Aakash.
•Reduces need of recruiting teachers on a sub standard level and improves quality of education.
•More central monitoring of the quality of education being imparted to students and over infrastructure being employed.
Basic Steps Required before Model Implementation
Object or Target Suggested Improvement for Model Implementation
Aakash Tablet & Distribution
System
• Tablet Should be 3G SIM enabled. • Outfitted with a camera. • Faster processor that is able to handle video calls. • Aakash Tablets must not be handed out to each child as it can be sold or misused.
Teachers • Should be recruited by regular process. • All teachers not willing to go to remote areas to be paid 20% less than teachers at location. • Must be proficient and willing to teach in local languages also.
Warden
• Local people should be recruited as wardens or watch keepers in places with shortage of teachers. These people should be paid a salary to watch over students and should maintain discipline.
• These people can be both educated or uneducated but must be given training to handle a TV and tablet.
Primary Schools • Should have at least 5 classrooms outfitted with a TV and a Aakash Tablet.
Broadcast Centers • Should be created in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities. • Should be well connected with telephone equipment. • Personnel include a director, teachers and technicians.
After implementing basic changes following has to take place
Solutions reached Solutions reached
Teacher shortage problem and quality of education both improved at remote as well as regular primary schools.
Problem of Absentia amongst teachers also sorted out as Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities are well monitored.
Recruitment of Teachers at Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities and creation of broadcast centers Recruitment of Teachers at Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities and creation of broadcast centers
Teachers recruited through NET exam and properly screened. Those willing to relocate to be paid 20% higher than those unwilling to.
Teachers to teach from broadcast center to students via a video call over 3G network. Attendance at center to be monitored.
Readying up infrastructure Readying up infrastructure
Construction of rooms for smart classes Training given to wardens for handling equipment
Training for Wardens and Organizational Hierarchy
Ministry Of Education (Central)
Ministry Of Education (State)
Broadcast Centre Directors
Technician Teachers
Warden Warden
Teachers
Warden Warden
Teachers
Warden Warden
Teachers
Warden Warden
Teachers
Warden Warden
Selection of Warden
The selection of warden is based on the fact that they are the replacement of teachers where there is a shortage of
teachers. A warden must be a local person and preferably educated up to at least 8th class. Even if selection criterion
is not met locals can be selected on basis of training scores.
Technical Training
The warden will then be trained into handling a TV set and Aakash tablet on a basic level to accept video calls. &e will
also be given basic maintenance training.
Duties of Warden
A warden will be responsible for handling the students and maintaining
discipline in class while an online class is going on. Also the warden will ensure
the safety and lock of special rooms and devices.
Cost of Implementing the Model Cost of Implementing the Model
The models total cost will come out from the education budget. It will cover the expenses of recruiting teachers ( Rs. 2,20,000 approx. P.A), wardens ( Rs. 96,000 P.A) and directors ( Rs. 4,80,000 P.A.).
The models total cost will come out from the education budget. It will cover the expenses of recruiting teachers ( Rs. 2,20,000 approx. P.A), wardens ( Rs. 96,000 P.A) and directors ( Rs. 4,80,000 P.A.).
There will be a need to deploy about 13 lakh Aakash Tablets(R.s. g,200/Tablet) and 13 lakh TVs(Rs. 8,000/TV) to 6,29,803 primary schools that have poor teacher to student ratio. Also construction of 13 lakh classrooms (Rs. 90,000/Room) is necessary to house this equipment. This is the additional burden exchequer has to bear but it will still be significantly less than the governments plan to dole out an estimated 23 crore Aakash tablets.
There will be a need to deploy about 13 lakh Aakash Tablets(R.s. g,200/Tablet) and 13 lakh TVs(Rs. 8,000/TV) to 6,29,803 primary schools that have poor teacher to student ratio. Also construction of 13 lakh classrooms (Rs. 90,000/Room) is necessary to house this equipment. This is the additional burden exchequer has to bear but it will still be significantly less than the governments plan to dole out an estimated 23 crore Aakash tablets.
The external funding for this project is not required but big corporate houses can be roped in to bid for developing infrastructure such as rooms and for expansion of telephony services and supply of electronics. It will ensure low cost and quality management in such works.
The external funding for this project is not required but big corporate houses can be roped in to bid for developing infrastructure such as rooms and for expansion of telephony services and supply of electronics. It will ensure low cost and quality management in such works.
Total Cost and Funding will be almost Rs. 14500 Crore To
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Organization Cost Organization Cost
Directors(125 x4.8 LPA) Directors(125 x4.8 LPA)
Teachers(6.23lakh x (1.98-2.20) LPA)
Teachers(6.23lakh x (1.98-2.20) LPA)
Wardens(6.23 lakhs-assigned teachers x 96K PA)
Wardens(6.23 lakhs-assigned teachers x 96K PA)
Logistics Cost Logistics Cost
Broadcast Centers( 125 x 30 Lakhs)
Broadcast Centers( 125 x 30 Lakhs)
Classrooms (13 lakhs x 90 k/room)
Classrooms (13 lakhs x 90 k/room)
Communication and training ( 5 crore (One
Time))
Communication and training ( 5 crore (One
Time))
Technology Cost Technology Cost
Aakash Tablets(13 lakh @ 200/piece)
Aakash Tablets(13 lakh @ 200/piece)
3G/Wifi Cost(12000/school/year
)
3G/Wifi Cost(12000/school/year
)
One Technician/ broadcast center One Technician/ broadcast center
11080 Crore P.A(If all
teachers are recruited) If
25% are wardens 1190
Crores.
11080 Crore P.A(If all
teachers are recruited) If
25% are wardens 1190
Crores.
1900 crore (approx.)Rs.
one time investment
1900 crore (approx.)Rs.
one time investment
556 crore (approx.)Rs. one time investment
+ 1200 crore recurring
investment
556 crore (approx.)Rs. one time investment
+ 1200 crore recurring
investment
This funding is only a 1000 crore Rupees higher than the present yearly education budget for primary education and still less than 65,869 crore Rupees for complete education budget and can be rolled out over a span of 3 years.
Multi Point benefits of System
Economic Economic
• Reduction in Aakash tablet program cost.
• Reduction in Teaching personnel fees.
• Building up of Infrastructure at primary level.
• Most of the infrastructure like networking, security and research work for this area is already done and available for free.
• Reduction in Aakash tablet program cost.
• Reduction in Teaching personnel fees.
• Building up of Infrastructure at primary level.
• Most of the infrastructure like networking, security and research work for this area is already done and available for free.
Employment Employment • Employment to local people with low skill as wardens.
• Employment generated for building infrastructure and as technicians for various centers.
• Employment to local people with low skill as wardens.
• Employment generated for building infrastructure and as technicians for various centers.
Quality of Education Quality of Education
• Since talented people from tier-1 and tier-2 cities will teach people of remote area quality of education will improve.
• Absentia can be eliminated.
• PTR will improve. Doubts etc. can be clarified on the spot unlike videos lectures.
• Since talented people from tier-1 and tier-2 cities will teach people of remote area quality of education will improve.
• Absentia can be eliminated.
• PTR will improve. Doubts etc. can be clarified on the spot unlike videos lectures.
This program will help us to bridge the gap of teachers in the country. In 2 years we will be able to give quality education to everybody in the country.
Start
•Alter the Aakash tablet and tablet distribution program.
•Create Infrastructure in primary schools.
•Rope in corporate investors/ education budget for funding.
•Train wardens.
•Alter the Aakash tablet and tablet distribution program.
•Create Infrastructure in primary schools.
•Rope in corporate investors/ education budget for funding.
•Train wardens.
Intermediate
Tertiary
•Appoint wardens where teachers aren’t available
•Wardens take care of discipline and attendance.
•Appoint wardens where teachers aren’t available
•Wardens take care of discipline and attendance.
Result
• Soon the shortage of teachers will be a thing of past and absentia will also be removed from schools.
• Local people will get jobs.
• The burden on economy due to Aakash will reduce. Students will get the education they deserve.
• Soon the shortage of teachers will be a thing of past and absentia will also be removed from schools.
• Local people will get jobs.
• The burden on economy due to Aakash will reduce. Students will get the education they deserve.
• Create Broadcast centers.
• Appoint Directors. • Teachers teach from
centres.
SWOT Analysis of Program
•Corruption may eat away funds.
•Technological failure.
•Corruption may eat away funds.
•Technological failure.
•To get all students a similar level of education and to develop stable infrastructure in all parts of country
•To get all students a similar level of education and to develop stable infrastructure in all parts of country
•Technical Training expected of illiterate people.
•Against popular approach.
•Technical Training expected of illiterate people.
•Against popular approach.
• Low cost
•Use of existing technology and programs.
•Holistic Approach.
• Low cost
•Use of existing technology and programs.
•Holistic Approach.
Strength Strength Weakness Weakness
Threat Threat Opportunity Opportunity
References
1. ASER Report-2010-2012.
2. Wikipedia.com
3. www.timesofindia.com
4. Various journals and interviews.
