1. Manthan Topic: Brain Gain
Improper Utilization and Lack of development of human resources.
Solution : Introducing a revolutionary system which changes the present
scenario gradually, from grass root level.
TEAM NAME-KRITI
Muskan Tantia
Prachi Agrawal
Arushi Jain
Sriman Raja Kandula
Gowtham Lakkakula

2. India has 7.8 scientists per 1000 population compared to 180.66 in Canada, 139.16 in
Russian Federation, 53.13 in Korea & 21.15 in the US.
• Brain Drain
• Lack of Incentives & Recognition to
Innovators & Researchers at National Level.
• Exam oriented education system.
• No real time commercial application of
researches.
• Dependence on foreign resources.
• No effective collaboration between
government, industries, R&D, educational
institutions and consumers.
• Lack of strict laws of Intellectual Property
Rights.
• Absence of Corporate funding for
institutional research.
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% GDP spent % R&D expenditure from higher educational institutions
Position of India at Global level in R & D
Although India produces 400,000 Engineering Graduates & about
300,000 Computer science Graduates every year, just about
20,000 Master’s Degree holders & fewer than 1000 Ph.Ds. in
Engineering graduate each year.
Why is the research culture in India not so
well founded and established yet?

3. School Level Graduate Level
Management Bureau with Highly experienced Personalities.
Administrative
Team
Selected Volunteers to Reach the next level
NATIONAL BOARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Research Level
Space Defence Agriculture Software and
IT services
Industry Medicine
Science &
Technology
Team
Media & Public
Relations Team
Recruitment
Team
Account
management
team
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3
Primary
Higher
secondary
LEVEL 4

4. Implementation of Proposed Idea
Levels Field of Expertise Recruitment Process Criteria for selection Manpower
(can be altered as per the
requirements)
Level 1 Ex-CEOs, retired Chief justice of
India, senior Scientists &
Researchers from organizations like
DRDO, ISRO and FAO etc.,
Recruited by the MHRD. Experience and success in
their field of interest.
Approximately 20
members.
Level 2 Ex-public service officials,
entrepreneurs, journalists, social
reformers and Professors from
renowned institutes.
Selected by the members
of management bureau.
People who have done
considerable work in their
respective fields which had a
great impact on the society.
Approximately 1000
members.
Level 3 Scholars pursuing masters and
Ph.Ds. in diverse fields like medical,
law, engineering, commerce,
science. Also journalists and
students from renowned B-Schools.
Selected by officials at
level 2.
Motivated people with
remarkable academics and
interested to bring about a
change in the society.
Approximately 2
volunteers for every 5
institutions (Nearly 6
Lakh volunteers).
Level 4 Institute representatives from every
school and colleges in India.
Selected by officials at
level 3 by online tests.
Students having good
managerial, soft skills,
leadership qualities and
mentoring abilities.
Approximately 2 per
institute (Nearly 30 lakh
Representatives).

5. WORKING PROCESS
Level 3 Level 2Level 4 Level 1
• To find the hurdles in
scope of innovation.
• To report to online
grievance redressal cell in
case of lack of facilities.
• Organizing seminars and
competitions to motivate
students towards
creativity.
• Encourage students to
attend classes through
sports activities and after
school programs.
• Feedback should be given
to the level 3 officials on a
regular basis.
• Implementation of
theoretical knowledge in
practical life.
 To publicize the
competitions, various
schemes and success
stories of researchers
through media.
 To have tie-ups with
private and public
companies for real life
implementation of
research papers.
 To regulate the flow of
funds to institutions by
accounts management.
 To process the
complaints of online
grievance redressal cell.
 To guide the students
pursuing masters and
research fellowship
through level 3.
 Organizing teacher
development programs to
introduce creative
methodologies of teaching
and to motivate them.
 To mentor and guide the
institute representatives.
 Visiting schools on a regular
basis to counsel students to
take research as a career.
 To solve the problems at
level 4 by their initiative or
by seeking help from level
2.
 To identify research
oriented students and help
them financially.
 Report to their higher
authorities about the
working of the system.
o To bring about awareness
in the society through the
confidence of the people
over them.
o To organize an annual
meet of all the members
from each level and
devise an yearly program.
o To invite nobel laureates
from across the globe to
conduct high level
seminars for researchers.
o To communicate with
government to mobilize
funds required.
o To recruit and mentor
level 2 officials.
o To monitor the overall
working of the board on a
regular basis.

6. Proper knowledge of research methods, short-term training to be
imparted to researchers prior to undertaking research activities.
 Interaction program between the researchers and the business and
government institutions to highlight what issues need to be researched,
what data is required for conducting research, and how the study will be
useful.
 Confidence-building measures should be adopted, which will convince
the business units that their data will be put to productive purposes,
and will not be misused in any manner by the researcher.
 Implementation of certain code of conduct for the researchers so that
inter departmental and inter university rivalries can be mitigated.
 inexpensive cost of publishing and implementing the researches. This
would encourage the students to take up research work.
 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TEAM (Researchers, scientists):
 RECRUITMENT TEAM (HRs,
entrepreneurs):
 MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
TEAM (Journalists, Ex-Marketing
Officials, ex-PROs):
 ADMINISTRATION TEAM (Ex-
Public Service Officers,
Management Officials in
Research Institutes):
 ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT
TEAM (CAs):
TEAMS AT LEVEL 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH TEAM
If innovation is key to meeting sustainable development challenges,
then team playing is key to innovation.

7. Industry
• New indigenous
technologies for
durable goods
like mobile,
laptops, cars etc.
• Technology for
setting up new
industries and
machines for
manufacturing.
• Reducing the
dependence on
foreign goods
and increasing
exports.
• This will in turn
generate more
employment
with direct boost
to indian
economy.
IT & Software
services
• Providing
opportunities for
better research
reducing brain
drain.
• Promoting the
development of
open source
software systems
for collaborative
innovation.
• Introducing an
indigenous model
for fast internet
and
communication
services.
• Eradicating call
centre culture by
giving them
employment in
core IT industry.
Agriculture
1. Generating
indigenous
varieties of seeds,
fertilizers,
pesticides,
insecticides etc.
2. Introducing
technologies for
agro-based
machineries and
equipment.
3. Developing
cheap technologies
for organic farming
which would
increase
productivity.
4. Creating a model
to encash the latest
technologies and a
direct link between
the consumer and
farmer.
Medicine
• Make available
to the public,
cheap
medicines and
drugs.
• Developing
machines and
technology
indigenously.
• Installing new
technologies
for distance
mentoring
during complex
operations in
backward
areas.
• Increase of
scope for
biotechnology
and biomedical
graduates.
Space
1. Developing
better
technology for
satellites to
improve
communications
.
2. Improving the
research in
missions to
space.
3. If our
technology was
good enough
Kalpana Chawala
today would
have been ISRO’s
representative
not NASA’s.
Defence
1. Design, develop
and lead to
production state-
of-the-art sensors,
weapon systems,
platforms and
allied equipment
for our Defence
Services.
2. Provide
technological
solutions to the
Defence Services
to optimise
combat
effectiveness and
to promote well-
being of the
troops.
3. Develop
infrastructure and
committed quality
manpower and
build strong
technology base.
Impact on various sectors of research

8. Impact and Reach of Our Model
Human Resource Network
• A few experienced Leaders from
diverse fields (Level 1).
• 1000 efficient & successful
people from ex-officio of Public
Servants, Professors, Journalists,
Entrepreneurs & Social
Reformers (Level 2).
• 6 lakh volunteers recruited from
various institutes (Level 3).
VolunteersIITs & NITs
Medical
Colleges
Research
Institutes
Management
& B-Schools
Commerce &
Law Colleges
Beneficiaries
 6 lakh volunteers are being
given an opportunity to get
a real-life management
experience.
 Around 11.4 crore primary
students are educated with
basic educational skills.
 About 5.1 crore secondary
school students are
imparted with practical
knowledge.
 Almost 1.86 crore Graduates
are exposed to creative &
real-time researches.
 Many Post Graduates &
Research Fellows are guided
towards right path of
Innovation.
Additional Features
 Increase in Enrolment of
Students by introducing
after school programs.
 Reducing number of Drop-
outs at each level by career
counselling workshops.
 Teachers are empowered
with interesting &
innovative methodologies
of teaching.
 Volunteers & Student
Representatives are being
Appreciated through
Certificates.
 Greater Collaboration could
be achieved between the
Industries and Research
Fellows through the support
of management at Level 2.

9. EducationSystem
Primary Level
Higher Secondary
Level
Graduate Level
Research Level
Evolving an Indian model of Education, with focus on
Innovation for inclusive growth
Shaping The Future : How Good The Education
System Can Become Great In the Decade Ahead?
Building Basic Skills.
A primary school child shares his experience after an improvement program
“I enjoy going to school because they teach what I want to learn”.
Motivating students for the future prospects in their fields of
Interest.
“I am really being encouraged by the guidance of my seniors to achieve my
goals”.
Developing Innovative Minds and Proper Career Counselling.
“I was very confused with diverse career options, but now I am crystal clear
about my future”, so says a student who had been counselled.
Encouraging Research Fellows to effectuate their research in real-
time situations.
“I really feel that whatever I am working on is going to be fruitful for the
development of my country”, such is the feeling of a Research Student.
Desiderated effect : Bringing the desired change in the
way of perception by reforming the Education System.

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Organizational Cost
Logistic Costs
Technology costs
Management bureau
remuneration
20x5lakh pa
Internet and computer
facilities
Approx. 10 crore
Salaries of major team
members
1000x3lakh pa
Stipend to volunteers
6 lakhx15,000 pa
Infrastructure Costs
100 crores initially, and
10 crores pa.
Communication Costs
1 cr pa
931 cr pa
10 cr pa
11 cr pa
This project will be funded by government in collaboration with Industries, Philanthropists & Enthusiasts
FINANCIAL PLAN:

11. Challenges & Risks
 Enrolment of Volunteers at such a large scale.
 Encouraging volunteers with a nominal stipend.
 Managing the huge volunteer network.
 Acceptance of this new system.
 Sustainability of the Organization with remarkable
performance.
 Funds required for implementation of the model.
 Country wide awareness to reach each nook and
corner.
Mitigation Factors
 Motivating the volunteers through a Patriotic
theme.
 Incentives and recognition across India for those
who have brought a remarkable change in their
locality. Certificates awarded will act as a merit for
their future career.
 Grouping of 30 volunteers as a team and every 20
teams would be monitored by the officials at Level 2
through the help of Team Leaders.
 Awareness of this programme through the eminent
personalities based on their accountability.
 Assessment & Analysis of System Growth towards
achieving the Goals, at Annual Summits, by the
Management Bureau & Officials at Level 2.
 Along with the funds from the government, we can
contact NGOs, philanthropist and the industries
which are in collaboration with research institutes.
 Outreach programs which include rallies, street
plays, social networking websites, gram panchayats
and publicity by giving advertisement.
Our plan will provide prudent solutions to persistent problems at each level

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