Mr. Nihal Kulkarni in his presidential speech citing the example of ‘How even good deeds of prince Bhishma resulted in a disaster’, said, “Every action has consequences, which no one can escape. My advice to the graduating batch is to be cautious while drawing inspirations from elders and always be conscious of the outcome”.

Mrs. Lalita Gupte in her convocation address congratulated the graduating students and counselled them to follow their passion and enjoy the work they do. “If you do not enjoy what you are doing, then probably you will not be productive”, she added. Commenting on the current scenario of the Indian economy, she said, “The Indian economy is in a better shape today than what it was in 1950’s when ICICI started as a single product bank and though there is a marginal dip in the economic growth presently, the phenomenon is temporary. So now is the opportunity when students should put their innovative mind to work and display best of their capabilities.”

Her address was followed by the conferment of the diplomas to all the graduating students. In the Annual Convocation-2014, a total of 116 Degrees/Diplomas were awarded to students who have successfully completed Post-graduation under KIAMS.

Mr. Nihal Kulkarni also honoured the students with gold and silver medals in the presence of Dr. Gopal Iyengar, Director, KIAMS, Dr. Janaki Naik, Director, KIAMS, Pune, faculty members & corporate dignitaries, staff and other guests. Mr. Varchasva Malaviya was awarded the gold medal while Ms. Nidhi Maheshwari bagged the silver medal.

Dr. Gopal Iyengar, Director KIAMS during his closing remarks appreciated the efforts of faculty and staff members who successfully executed academic, placements and admission processes and helped students be a part of various industry forums such as placement activities, seminars, guest lectures, summer projects etc. He also mentioned that the hard work of faculties in collaboration with the students lead to publication of research papers and cases in national and international journals, which indeed is an important achievement for us.

The placement season this year has seen a significant increase in the number of companies coming to KIAMS for recruitment. This trend is expected to continue in the coming days also till the placement process is completed.

“Human mind is complex and these complexities make us do things the way we do them. An understanding of the human mind and the changing perspectives and paradigms in business is critical to success,” said Dr Dheeraj Sharma of IIM-Ahmedabad, the keynote speaker. Inviting people to explore why they consume the way they do, Dr Sharma said today’s youth need to develop a perspective by reading books. “As the entire world operates on trust and sentiments, researchers should also explore these areas,” he added.

Dr Ravi Kiran, Head and Professor, School of Behavioural Sciences and Business Studies, Thapar University, said that due to globalization, there was a sea change in the way business was conducted. “New rules and regulations with stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) norms and removal of restrictions on trade have given rise to a new order,” she said.

Thapar University Director Dr Prakash Gopalan talked about the importance of leadership in taking the world forward. He said experts need to constantly follow the changing dynamics of the business environment.
Thapar University Deputy Director Dr KK Raina stressed on innovation and creation of new business models as the key to success.

Dr DP Goyal, Professor, Information Management and Dean, Executive Graduate Programmes, highlighted the changing perspectives of business in relation to information technology.

Dr Padmakumar Nair, Director, LM Thapar School of Management; Dr Rajender Kumar, Professor and Head, NIT, Kurukshetra; and Dr Kanwaljeet Singh, Director, Computer Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala, also spoke at the conference.

Ayurmanthan 2014 – Ayerveda Medical college students participate in Ayurchef compition at Podar Ayurvedic College

2. Yoga Competition – students of ayurved have participated. They will be asked to perform yogasana, pranayam etc.

3. Shlok smrut – In this competition shloks are are asked by experts

4. Ayurchef – In this competition more than 15 teams have participated. Healthy & delicious dishes are prepared by Ayurvedic students these delicacies are then judged by experts based on their taste & ayurvedic principle used

5. Dhanvanatri staran – Each & every college has its unique way of singing dhanvantari stavan. 15 teams have participated in this event.

Over 12 eminent speakers from India and abroad, spoke about evolutionary innovations and step-wise improvements. Alberto Levy, technology advisor , high level executive strategist and creative soul, spoke about his stint in the industry and shared his experiences with the students. Ravi Sandhu, number one non-cryptographer and number 5 overall at Microsoft Academic Search for Security and Privacy, threw some light on the methods for protecting the privacy, integrity and functionality of computer and communication systems. RK Khandal, a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, informed students on how to use their skills of converting ideas into reality and of debottle-necking as well as improving the manufacturing processes to produce value-added products with green chemistry by adopting novel and innovative approaches. Career talks by institutes like Wipro, SAP Universities cultivated a positive environment that encouraged children to pursue science-related careers and encourages businesses to invest in India. Dr. Tabassum Jamal- Principal Scientist at CSIR and R.K. Khandal – A fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London and a unanimously elected President for the periods: 2010 to 2012 and 2012 to 2014 of WAITRO (World Association of Industrial & Technological Organizations encouraged students to get out and really experience the wonder and thrill of seeing science up-close and in action. On one end, Dr Pawan Agarwal (Owner, Mumbai Dabbawala Education Centre) enthralled the audience with insights in to working of Mumbai Dabawallas and on the other side William Baker ( leading architect) session offered understandings classical architecture. Both these seminars took the students to another level of brain power.

Speaking on the occasion, Abhilash Jajoo, Convener, Cognizance, 2014 said, ‘We are overwhelmed with the response received in these three days. Addressing the needs of an increasingly important sector whilst at the same time understanding and adapting to latest technologies was the main aim of this event; there was a relevant increase in strength in participation as compared to the last three years. The fest assured various cast of events in Technology, , Design, Management, Sciences and core engineering fields in parallel with cultural extravaganza that captivated the mind of one and all.’

Speaking on the occasion Pradipta Banerji, Director, IIT Roorkee said, “The event aimed to bring conglomeration of scientists, academicians and industrialists in technical sessions, tutorials, exhibition and panel discussions. This year’s Cognizance provided a glimpse of the future in Technology thereby reducing the gap between researchers and engineers. Students also get an opportunity to acquire new ideas, develop one’s skills, create new networks and interact with world’s great minds.”

“The organizing team has raised the bar for generations to come. We hope next year’s event will be bigger” added Prof. Banerji.

The most popular attraction included a list of events like ‘Armageddon’(the ultimate battleground of the robots), ‘Power Drift’(the opportunity to test your machine), ‘Aeronave’(a chance for engineers and aero designers to put their skills and technicality to the test), ‘Cyborg Break-in’ (exercise your robotic niche to successfully execute this extremely dashing, daunting and surreal) and varied workshops. Cognizance turned out to be a fertile grounds where progressive projects and programmes to do with science and technology were discussed in ‘Green Walk’, ‘Elevator Pitch’, ‘Aurora’ and ‘IITR MUN’. ‘Sciennovate’ gave an insight into what is coming toward us, not just from a technology perspective but also talent while ‘Silence Calling’ focused on game development catering to the needs of the specially privileged section of the society. ‘Finesse’ got student to discuss on how to develop a business strategy for nurturing rural-centric occupations and provide people with rural background the benefits equivalent to those received by other vocations. The event ‘Rural Congress’ proved to be a very fruitful platform where students discussed the serious issues faced by farmers and proposed various innovative solutions for the same.

Techtainment events wowed audiences with performance by Sunburn, speed painting by Vilas Nayak – India’s Got Talent Season 3 winner , shadow act, 3D projection mapping and Hula B Boys- -winners of the famous reality show “Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega”.

Career talks by institutes like Wipro, SAP Universities cultivated a positive environment that encouraged children to pursue science-related careers and encourages businesses to invest in India. Over 12 eminent speakers from India and abroad, spoke about evolutionary innovations and step-wise improvements. Dr. Tabassum Jamal- Principal Scientist at CSIR and R.K. Khandal – A fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London and a unanimously elected President for the periods: 2010 to 2012 and 2012 to 2014 of WAITRO (World Association of Industrial & Technological Organizations encouraged students to get out and really experience the wonder and thrill of seeing science up-close and in action. On one end, Dr Pawan Agarwal (Owner, Mumbai Dabbawala Education Centre) enthralled the audience with insights in to working of Mumbai Dabawallas and on the other side William Baker ( leading architect) session offered understandings classical architecture. Both these seminars took the students to another level of brain power.

Besides this, Anushruti, a humble social initiative of its own kind, (comprising of 109 differently-abled children) growing under the aegis of IIT Roorkee had invited Boston based Wendy Jehlen – a Contemporary dancer/choreographer where in where she engaged with the students teaching them various styles of movements without music. Her unique approach to movement incorporates elements of a wide range of dance and movement styles.

While crowds gravitated to the outdoor activities around the campus, exhibitions on 3D printing and Gridbots (design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing) was a hands-on utopia for curious minds. The robots Garun and Hansa left science and tech enthusiasts jaw dropped.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. NC Saha, Diector said Packaging was not so well known several years back. Now things have changed. The awareness was missing among the consumers. Now things have changed. The retail concept has enabled a big boom in the Indian packaging industry, he said and added that IIP, the National apex body was set up in 1966 by the packaging and allied industries and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India with the specific objective of improving the packaging standard in the country. In this last 48 years it has expanded to Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. It has set up a regional center in Hyderabad eight years ago.

The 7th Center is coming up at Guwahati. The Central Government has already sanctioned Rs 5crore for the construction of a Regional Center in Guwahati he said. And three more centers are in pipeline one each at Indore in Madhyapradesh, Gurgaon and Gujarath, he said. The ministry of commerce has sanctioned the Indian Institute of Packaging a sum of Rs 70 crore. The total project outlay of these infrastructure development is Rs 250core said prof Saha. With this amount being sanctioned, it has taken up construction of six tower in its Mumbai office for academics, hostel and lab facilities, he informed. Our Mumbai has 11 acres land. The first tower construction is already started and will be ready by 2016, he informed

Similarly, we will take up Audio Hall for Conference Purposes at the exisiting building in Sanathnagar in Hyderabad at a cost of Rs 2crore he said. IIP is the only Packing institute in the entire world to have such a huge infrastructure in place, he informed.

We work on the PPP model. We have grown so big thanks to four pillars—Governing Body, Employees, Students and Alumni he said. We have started PG DiplomaTraining Programmes in Packahing 31 years ago. These courses are also started at Hyderabad couple of years back has received overwhelming response he said. India is the sixth largest packaging market worldwide. The Indian packaging industry is expected to grow at 12.3% CAGR during the next 4-5years to become the fourth largest global market with sales of USD 42.7 billion, Prof. Saha informed.

Giving his presidential address Mr. AVPS Chakravarthi, Chairman of IIP Hyderabad Center said people used to get into Packaging by default, when they couldn’t get through into any other programmes. Now things have changed. People are coming to learn by their choice. Packing Training Programmes are preferred by many on par with other best streams/disciplines. He also said that more and more women are getting into Packaging. The Hyderabad Center had steady women participants from 1 in first batch to nearly 8 in second batch and now over 10 in third batch, he said.

To mark the day, a Poster competition and exhibition by the students of current batch of PGDP (PG Diploma in Packaging) was held informed Mr. Madhab Chakraborty. IIP-Hyderabad was inaugurated on 24th March, 2006 and was setup for the promotion of export of fresh produce and also processed food products by way of innovative package design and development, he informed.

In addition, technical sessions by the members of IIP Alumni Association, Hyderabad Chapter were also held for the benefit of students. The celebration of the Packaging Day to mark the Annual Day of IIP-Hyderabad centre was organized by the Institute in association with IIP Alumni, Hyderabad chapter. About 50 alumni members who are employed in the various leading companies also attend the programme.

Several faculty, Alumni members, students and others took part in the Cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the occasion.

Ms. Dolan Bhattacharya from Tech Mahindra gave a technical presentation on “Personal Care Products Packaging update” while Mr. Tarique Shahidi from Aurobindo Pharma Limited spoke on “Food Packaging Labelling update”. Mr. Shekas Das gave presentation on “Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products”.

The Hyderabad center of IIP took an initiative to celebrate the Annual Day on 24th March every year and to designate the annual day as Packaging Day. In fact, this has encouraged other centers of the Institute also to organize as Packaging Day on the inaugural day of the respective centers too.

Packaging industry in India is one of the fast growing industries and has its influence on all industries directly or indirectly. The annual turnover of the world packaging industry is about USD 550 billion where Indian share is about USD 24.6 billion. Indian packaging industry is growing at the rate of 15%, which is almost three times more than the growth rate of world packaging industry. The Indian packaging industry has great potential for growth and offers a lot of career opportunities.

The Shift was all about “Making the Shift” and to inspire young students, aspiring entrepreneurs smart and brilliant young adults to make a SHIFT in their thinking, perceptions and ideas about their lives and their future. The main aim of the conference is to nurture young minds molding them to the best of their abilities so that they could make a right shift in their career.

The Shift – Stand Up Comedian Sindhu V during her session

The conference also attracted three hundred students from Delhi’s top schools between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age group.

What They Said:-

Dr. Karan Singh (Former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir) spoke and shared his deep insights with the young minds. The speaker beautifully combined the concept of cosmos and emphasized on how to awake, arise and move forward on the path of life.

Anita Roy
A writer, editor and a free-range thinker shared her views on how to unleash your inner imagination for the budding audience today.

Maya Krishna Rao
She enlightened the audience today with her performing art form today. The key message that she tried to convey to the female audience mainly was that, women should work freely in our society. The society shall not create any gender bifurcation between males and females.

Sindhu V. (A Comedian who found her way out of the corporate world) shared a strong key message with the young and budding minds that, ‘No Matter how talented you’re failure will come, embrace it’. She insisted the young minds how to embrace failures and stand back wearing a big smile on their face.

Shiv Khemka (Vice-Chairman of SUN Group) shared his views for the audience on how to focus in developing their inner-self alongside their outer personality in their growing years.

Ani Choying
She’s a Buddhist monk and supports her NGO for girl children through her music. She ideally emphasized to develop intellectual capacity as a young mind but without giving a miss to their spiritual development, as well.

Shantanu Moitra
The noted music director started his session with a humorous touch to it, by saying always believe in one single phrase, ‘I Don’t Know!! He believes it’s when the whole environment opens up the ways for one. The iconic face also shared short experiences of his own life as how he evolved as a music director today.

Vineeth Vincent
The professional beat boxer enlightened the youth mind and souls by introducing and encouraging the concept of choosing and going forward with alternative career options.

Aisha Chaudhuri
A truly inspirational young girl who spoke about how she battled a trail of life threatening ailments and stood back in life at a tender age of 17 years. ‘Happiness’ was her key message to the audience. She shared few frames from her own life how she perceived the whole concept of happiness as an attitude and a power tool for herself.

Conference organizers believes to reached over 20,000 youth. The conference was also live web casted reaching out to over 150 schools across India.

The organizers @LIVEWIRE aims to create a platform that hosts the brightest minds and experts in their fields to share their thoughts with a vibrant audience of three hundred students between the ages of 15 and 18 and their parents. The event will simultaneously be live streamed through to 85 TGELF member schools through the Web.

In his address Dr Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Guest of Honor at the symposium emphasized on Human Resource Development. About the problem of leadership crisis the Governor said this crisis should be solved by citizens themselves that is the true essence of a democracy. There is almost virtual collapse of political parties and he called for higher investment in education and research to change the current political system. Compared the American and Indian system the Governor said a lot needs to be done to improve the political system.

Honorable Justice Dr. Santosh Hegde in his keynote address pointed there is greed in the society and no one is serving the society and Truth has only one Color, We need to bring about the change.” Dr. Mohandas Pai in his keynote address shared his thoughts on what schools should do to help fill alarming gap of nationwide leadership crisis.

Harish Bijoor, Dr. Malathi Holla and Ashwin Mahesh – in conversation with Gen. Arjun Ray, on Value Education in Schools said One helpful thing would be to enable school children visit different places, watch plays and have varied hobbies that can help give children “shared cultural experiences” with those from different class and backgrounds to deal with varied environments as they grow.

Earlier in his welcome address Chairman of Indus Trust Sushil Mantri said every school dreams of having numbers to be proud of: high scores on standardized tests, high percentages of college acceptances, and even high percentages of students that graduate what is increasingly becoming important is to inculcate leadership qualities in children that will go a long way to help student pursue their aspirations decisively.

Gen Ray, CEO of Indus Trust who made the opening remarks said that the coming of the Governor and eminent leaders like Justice Hegde, Mohandas Pai to address young students shows the remarkable progress the school has made in establishing a strong leadership curriculum that goes beyond books. He recalled that Indus was perhaps the only IB School that engages students to get involved in social activities.

Talking about Servant Leadership he said when we speak of true servant leaders I can think of… names like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela who left their profound influence world over.

Each of the distinguished guests in their address made specific recommendations short term and long term, on what schools can do to redress the imbalance.

The Indus Trust which runs schools in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune lays strong emphasis on leadership development in its Leadership camps that involve Goal-setting, Lifelong learning, Creativity and localism, living with diversity and Leadership Competencies for students of all grades. Community-based activities are included in the curriculum, to build qualities like citizenship, compassion and empathy.

The governing and advisory board members include Prof. Fernando Reimers, Director of the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; former Under Secretary of the United States Department of the Navy and Senior Presidential Fellow at New York University, the world’s largest private university, Honorable Jerry MacArthur Hultin; Dr. Sethuraman ‘Panch’ Panchanathan, Senior Vice President of the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development at Arizona State University; and Harjiv Singh, founder-publisher of BrainGain Magazine, South Asia’s largest online magazine for study abroad. These professionals bring together vast hands-on experience in leading large industrial corporations and across multiple projects in education strategy, reform, innovation, administration, operations and implementation.

As a prelude to the launch, University-21 conducted a pan-India survey, in which heads of 67 of 150 randomly-selected universities and colleges participated from 24 states in India including Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and others. Two thirds (66%) of the respondents admitted that they did not expect to register more than 20% growth in their enrolment numbers in the coming academic year. 73% of the respondents felt that faculty and student exchange programs could help make their students more employable and enhance the quality of outcome. Only 52% respondents felt that their faculty was fully engaged and motivated. 55% of the universities and institutes that participated in the survey were satisfied with their current performance, while 37% admitted to having less than 50% campus placements in the last year. Besides Central, State, Private and Deemed Universities, University-21 also reached out to engineering colleges with over 1000 students and MBA colleges with over 100 students, among others.

Mahendra Bapna, founder and CEO, University-21

He adds, “For India to take advantage of demographic dividend and to become super power by 2030, India’s universities and higher educational institutes need to (a) embrace 21st century education which is all about creativity, cultural awareness, problem solving, innovation, civic engagement, productivity, communication, collaboration, accountability, responsibility, exploration, initiative, leadership, creativity, and making classroom as dynamic as the world around us, (b) focus on entrepreneurial and innovation education, (c) innovate blended/hybrid education system for scale.”

Elaborating on the need for professional consulting services in higher education, he adds, “University-21 aims to be the leading strategy adviser to the higher education industry by helping private and public institutions redefine their growth strategy and focusing on quality, scalability and international accreditations. We conduct a comprehensive strategic assessment to identify gaps and help institutes with a framework of pragmatic solutions to fill them. We also collaborate with them till the last mile to ensure a successful implementation. Finally, we help conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance of best operating models in a dynamic manner to adapt to any emerging business realities.”

Congratulating Mr. Bapna on the new initiative, Fernando M. Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, says, “We live in times of immense challenges and opportunities for higher education institutions. The potential contributions to contribute to an innovation economy, to empower individuals and develop citizens who can improve their communities of which they are a part has never been greater. The possibilities to address ambitious challenges through innovative programs and curricula are enhanced by the rapid spread of technology and the means to access knowledge about what works. We are witnessing the very re-invention of the University”.

Honorable Jerry MacArthur Hultin, Senior Presidential Fellow – New York University, and President Emeritus – Polytechnic Institute of New York University, adds, “As young people across India see every day, their future wealth and well-being is tied directly to having the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the 21st century. Delivering such knowledge and skills at an affordable price means transforming many of the educational institutions in India, a critical but not easy challenge. That’s why University-21 is so essential to the future of India’s nearly 500 million young people seeking education and skills. Mahendra Bapna has assembled an internationally-qualified team of educators and business leaders to assist educational institutions across India in meeting these educational challenges. I am excited and honored to be a member of the University-21 team”.

Dr. Sethuraman ‘Panch’ Panchanathan, Senior Vice President of the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development at Arizona State University, said, “I am excited to see the vision for University-21 focused on advancing higher education reform in India and elsewhere. This is a pivotal moment in higher education as we prepare the workforce to meet the demands for the 21st century innovation economy. This requires students with not only disciplinary strengths but also endowed with other attributes such as entrepreneurial spirit, being globally aware, multi-disciplinary thinking, team-orientation and focused on solving society’s grand challenges.”

Harjiv Singh, founder-publisher of BrainGain Magazine, South Asia’s largest online magazine for study abroad, says, “Be it the recent ASER Report from Pratham or the report on Indian Education from UNSECO, the writing is on the wall. We cannot afford to live in denial forever. As India opens its doors to international education, Indian universities and institutes must assess the outcome of their past efforts honestly and seek professional help to transform. We are at a cusp which can propel our future growth or wipe our existence out, depending on the choices we make and how soon.”

University-21 helps improve the overall performance of educational and vocational institutes by partnering with them throughout their growth process in areas including organisational leadership and strategy; faculty and staff development; marketing and branding; industry network and partnerships development with world leading universities and technology service providers; regulatory framework and compliance; student and alumni affairs; student and faculty exchange programs; due-diligence of JV partners; financial restructuring; enrolment, retention, curricula and pedagogy development; procurement and outsourcing; IT system development; setting up innovation and excellence centers, and program evaluation and impact measurement.

Among other areas, University-21 helps universities, colleges, institutes and education service providers design new educational initiatives, optimise organisational structure, reduce operational cost, improve ranking and enable practical tools and systems to measure outcomes and improve performance through data analysis and feedback systems.

These new KVs can accommodate 54,000 students in addition to 12 lakhs students already studying in the present KVs.

The main objective of KVS is to cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government employees including defence and para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education. There are at present 1094 functional Kendriya Vidyalayas including three abroad. These are in Moscow, Kathmandu and Tehran.

Kendriya Vidyalayas are considered as model schools in terms of physical infrastructure, teaching resources, curriculum and academic performance. These schools constitute important educational infrastructure spread over the length and breadth of the country. Kendriya Vidyalayas are pace setting schools, have consistently turned out excellent academic performance, as is evident from Board Results of Class X and XII exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The 4th edition of ‘i-genius Scholarships’ is open to all the children studying in Class 3 to Class 8 of government-recognized schools including private, public or national open schools/home schools all over India and also a NRI, resident in India for the duration of the Programme. There are two categories for enrollment- i-genius Juniors (Classes 3 to 5) and i-genius Seniors (Classes 6 to 8). A total of 100 Scholarships and 900 merit certificates will be given away. The distribution of prizes that will be given away is as follows-:

Grand First Prize – Rs. 10 Lacs: 1 Prize each for Junior and Senior
2nd Prize – Rs. 1 Lac (18 Prizes) – 9 each for Juniors and Seniors categories
3rd Prize – Rs. 10,000 (80 Prizes) – 40 each for Juniors and Seniors categories
900 Merit Certificates – 450 each for Juniors and Seniors categories

The registrations for the scholarship programme that will run in three stages, will be open till April 30, 2014 on www.i-genius.org . Post the registration the participants will have to give an online examination. Selected participants will then be invited for a video conferencing test with the jury members, who will then select the final participants. The final participants will be invited to Delhi for the last round, where the winners will be announced.

Speaking on the occasion, Anisha Motwani, Director and Chief Marketing Officer, Max Life Insurance said, “For us, i-genius is an unconventional way of contributing to the country’s future by supporting the little geniuses on their road to success. Our education system still works traditionally where academic performance is the highlight. Contrary to such a view i-genius Scholarships recognizes and rewards children with all round talent in the areas of sports, music, dance, writing, knowledge etc. It comes to us a great pleasure to see such immense talent in our country. This programme has received mass appreciation in the past 3 years and today stands tall as a unique proposition for aspiring kids to showcase their talent and get recognized.”

Max Life Insurance launched the annual i-genius Scholarships in 2010 with a vision to promote all round talent among children. It is corporate India’s largest scholarship programme that has been able to connect with over 20 lakh children in just four years and has awarded Scholarships worth over Rs. 4 crores to over 5000 children. Last year Max Life launched a unique initiative called the i-genius Young Authors Hunt, where a book with 50 best stories was published. Max Life Insurance also anchors a unique parenting community on Facebook with over 3.64 Lac members who engage regularly on various aspects of parenting.