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Our unique Identity
1 We begin with a different purpose
Most educational institutions aim to charge a fee and provide an education
degree.
Our institution’s aim is to mold a better citizen, and the degree is
only a byproduct of our process.
2 All-encompassing Approach
Most institutions teach one or two subjects and let go of the student
upon awarding a degree.
Our approach will be the total development of the student not only
academically but also in terms of character and personality. This will
include mental and emotional adjustments where needed, skills in human
interaction, public speaking, business practices, global vision and
adjustment in interior as well as external personalities, for example,
attitudes, emotions, and patterns of thinking.
3 No Cost—Full Value
When a fee is charged, all outcomes are measured in terms of money.
Teachers limit their contributions of knowledge. Students equate fees
paid with the salaries they will receive upon graduation. Institutions
themselves look at cost/price ratios for the services they provide.
Indian ethos provides for a free education. We hope to establish
this institution with the intention of service towards the nation, state,
community and people at large. We intend to bind our students with
love and total care for the lifetimes. Most of them will come back to
the institution in a later part of their lives. Nobody wants to forget the
one who provided the lifeline. Our teachers, sponsors and corporate
donors will have more motivation to provide the help we need when
they know of our selfless service project.
We intend to build a lifelong relationship with all students where
they can come back home to further their education and also to share
and give back.
4 Full Time vs. Part Time
Most educational institutions teach four to six hours a day and let students
wander around on their own for the remaining eighteen hours.
Our institution will demand twenty-four-hour commitment from
the student. On-campus residency will be required as a tool for total
development. In other words, ours will be in the Gurukul style but
with a contemporary approach. This allows us to use students’ nonclass
time for the total development.
5 Individual as a Unit
Most educational institutions teach using factory-style mass production.
On huge campuses the likes of ucla, teaching is done with television
monitors and with three hundred students jammed in a room.
Our institution will have small classes; we will think of individual
students as being in a class by themselves. The personal relationship
between the student and teacher will be an important ingredient to
nurture all potentialities of the individual. The student will be encouraged
to engage in life planning from early on.
6 Livelihood vs. Mission
Today most teachers in most institutions are working for their livelihood
and therefore they have little motivation to impart true knowledge
and share wisdom.
Our institution will select teachers who are beyond the concerns of
livelihood and whose desire to teach is based on a passion and a sense
of mission. We intend to give them tools, a sense of purpose and freedom
to express themselves.
7 Practice vs. Theory
Most institutions provide academic instruction but little in the way of
practical instruction. The classroom-only approach has limited utility
in real the world.
Our institution will actively seek out industry–education partnerships.
We will invite businesses to sponsor the students for from one
year to a full four years of engagement. Part of the year student will
need to work for the sponsoring business to complete their practical
education. Integrated into this program will be interactive personality
development workshops in areas like stress and anger management,
rejections and tolerance and positive approaches to work and life.
8 Human Approach
In the rush to modernize education, we have forgotten human values.
The ultimate success of human life depends upon the practice of human
values. Our approach is to integrate human values, which are
universal.
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