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SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 Education is like the Morning Sun. As the Sun rises and brightens up the entire stratosphere, so does right education, which brightens up thoughts, deeds, vision and makes life more prosperous and purposeful. SIES, which has been at the forefront in the field of education for over 88 years, presently imparting quality education through 20 disciplines, has adopted the creative Morning Sun as its icon and pledges its resolve to take the Nation further up, with its motto ‘RISE WITH EDUCATION’. The South Indian Education Society. A symbol of quality and excellence in education since 1932. That has as its bedrock, a distinct and enduring combination of social values and moral beliefs. A bedrock that in turn, forms the foundation of a spectrum of institutions - each one adapting those values to further their delivery of excellence SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 1 08/05/19 12:24 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 2 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 2 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 Contents 1. A Mission with a Vision 04 2. Managing Council 06 3. ISR – Mission 2025 07 4. ISR Spend over the years 08 5. SEAT 09 6. Kawathewadi 11 7. Rural Digital Primary Schools 14 8. Ghoteghar Ashramshala 15 9. BEACON – Skill India 20 10. SIES (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam) Memorial High School 22 11. NCC and NSS Activities 24 12. SIES Indian Institute of Environment Management 30 13. SIES – Institute of Comprehensive Education 40 14. SIES College of Management Studies 43 15 . The SIES Seniors Home 45 16. Aadhata Trust 47 17. My Retired Life (MRL) 49 18. Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Veda Vidya Pitha 51 19. Prajnya Vision 53 20. Hymn Humanity 55 21. Awards and Recognitions 57 22. Prof. P. S. Ramaswamy Best Teacher Award 65 23. SIES – School of Packaging 67 3 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 3 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 A Mission With A Vision Our institutional mission was set by our founder Shri. M. V. Venkateshwaran in 1932. “This Society should sincerely serve the cause of education and the educational needs of the common man of this cosmopolitan city”. So in a spirit of sincerity we, Stress on high Respond in a standards of creative manner Support cultural academic, to a continuously and ethnic diversity professional and changing in the community societal cosmopolitan society performance We seek to achieve our educational mission by Focussing on modes of Providing extensive field enquiry which strengthen experiences to bring together thinking skills. theory and practice. Providing library resources Integrating technological and services to support development across the the academic needs of the curriculum. institutions. 4 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 4 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 Our commitment is to a Our commitment is also to the student-centered environment : larger community of the region l In which intellectual, cultural, that we serve : social, physical and recreational l Through collaborative efforts needs of students are met. with school districts and higher l Which offers learning educational institutions, the experiences and forums where health care and social service students come together to agencies and the business challenge one another’s ideas community. in an atmosphere of mutual l Through faculty, administration respect. and student participation in l Which provides support to community programmes. students through an academic l And by keeping tuition fees advising centre, computing within the reach of people of facilities, peer advising, moderate incomes. tutorials, counselling and health services and programmes for disadvantaged as well as gifted students. l And which offers appropriate services for students with physical disabilities. One of The Marks of a good Society is its attitude to teaching and research, its ability not merely to hand on accumulated knowledge and practical skills, but no question the conventional wisdoms. Education is ultimately about the search for truth and excellence and the business of a society is to pursue that search in its teaching and research. We believe.... We must ensure that our graduates in the humanities go out into Government and Industry with an understanding of the role of science and technology in the scheme of things. And we must ensure that our Graduates in the sciences and the technologies go out into the world with an understanding of the power structures of society and the humanising influences of the Arts. 5 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 5 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 Managing Council 2018-19 Sitting : N. S. Sundar Rajan, H. P. Eswar, P. Sethuraman (Vice-President), G. Chidambaram, Dr. V. Shankar (President), J. Santhanam (Vice-President), L. Krishnan. Standing : S. Ganesh, Srinath Sridharan, M. V. Ramnarayan (Acting Hon. Secretary), Devdas G. Nair (Hon. Treasurer), Dr. S. V. Viswanathan, Ramesh Srinivasan. Not in the picture - Arvind Narayanan President Council Members Dr. V. Shankar G. Chidambaram H. P. Eswar S. Ganesh Vice-President L. Krishnan J. Santhanam S. V. Viswanathan P. Sethuraman N. S. Sundar Rajan Ramesh Srinivasan Arvind Narayanan Acting Hon. Secretary & Srinath Sridharan JT. Hon. Secretary M. V. Ramnarayan Hon. Treasurer Devdas G. Nair 6 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 6 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 ISR has the prime MISSION place in SIES activities and is the visible face 2025 of the Society. Strategy l Every SIES institution shall have an ISR Department l ISR shall not be limited to education but shall cover the full facet of life. l Partner corporates to expand societal benefits where most lacking. l Partners in progress – Tribals and Adivasis, Maharashtra Projects in Progress l Kawathewadi, Taluka Karjat – Varali Tribe, Village – total transformation. l Khairpada, Shahpur Taluka, Dist. Thane – ‘Smart School’ l Adivasi Seva Mandal – Ashram Shala, Gothegar, Shahpur Taluka campus development. Residential school for 500 Adivasi girl children and day school additionally for 400 Adivasi Boys l Beacon – Skill India l Samvedana – Action at the onset of distress l NGO Internship – learning process beyond the classrooms. Mission 2025 – Major Initiatives l 12 smart schools in Tribal areas, Khairpada model for each SIES institution to adopt. l ‘Hymn Humanity’ – SIES Charity band. Music for a cause. l ‘Free Computer Education’ in each institution – night classes run by students for poor and deserving students. l Reading Hall in each institution with library access for students living in ‘small houses’. A JOURNEY INTO LIFE EDUCATION CONTINUES……… 7 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 7 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 ISR Spend Yearwise Sr. Particulars 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 TOTAL No. 1 Kawathewadi 45,70,056 97,00,823 26,94,426 1,750 72,837 72,947 1,71,12,839 2 Khairpada 24,87,947 3,08,790 7,33,856 52,631 35,83,224 3 Goteghar 65,21,790 3,03,00,735 3,68,22,525 Ashramshala 4 Medical Camp 3,000 3,000 5 GSIET 10,00,00,000 50,00,160 50,25,000 11,00,25,160 6 ISR - Hymn 4,16,499 9,416 4,25,915 Humanity Exp. 7 BEACON Project 81,424 1,04,867 1,86,291 8 Computer Classes 1,51,610 1,51,610 9 New Village Search 29,528 29,528 10 Ramanand 10,00,000 10,00,000 Tirth University, Marathwada 11 SEAT 50,36,829 48,66,385 33,21,688 4,099,896 1,73,24,798 TOTAL 45,70,056 97,00,823 1,12,19,202 10,51,79,925 1,61,48,254 3,98,46,630 18,66,64,890 8 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 8 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 When the human race set out on the path of civilisation the seed of disparity was inadvertently sown. Over the ages this disparity has become a formidable abyss wedging its way through all sections of the Society. This is the biggest problem of our times. For the first time since independence, there is a genuine appreciation in India of the link between expansion of education system and economic growth and social development. If the economic and social benefits of higher education are to be fully realised, it is necessary that the access is widened to include all sections of the Society. Experience in India shows that the benefit of expansion of higher education accrued essentially for already privileged sections with limited but certainly growing participation of the disadvantaged. The contemporary challenge is to achieve access, equity and quality of higher education simultaneously. No one can deny that the cost of higher education has skyrocketed in recent times virtually shutting the door to lower middle-class and the poor. Catastrophe would befall the nation and peril its democracy if the large majority of its young population is kept out of bounds of collegiate education for reasons of affordability. The SIES Educational Assistance Scheme is a small but effective step to address this issue and widen the access for all. The scheme has a corpus fund of Rs. 7.5 crores over time symbolically representing 75 years of the Society’s efforts in universalisation of education. Rs. 3.75 crores was funded by the Society in the Platinum jubilee year. As at 31st March 2019, SEAT had a corpus of Rs. 4.50 crores. Scholarships are disbursed to eligible students upto a maximum of full fees of the academic programme. This Trust 9 SIES ISR Report 2018-19.indd 9 08/05/19 12:25 PM SIES ISR Report 2018 - 19 was unveiled by Bharat Ratna late Dr.