In the first phase, a session of dumb charades was organised.  Unlike most such sessions which are merely played for fun, here, in characteristic Parivartan style, the kids were made to act out ideas which had been taught during the classes in general. This process was used to identify ten winners. Those answering correctly received toffees, while those who acted out the charades were given biscuits.

In the second phase these ten winners were then made to face questions regarding all that had been taught during the past month. While those who answered rightly were given toffees, they also received points. Ultimately the three top scorers were presented Table Tennis Sets.

Subsequently, things came to an end with the distribution of ‘Parle Good Day’ biscuits and ‘Parle Orange Bite’ toffees. Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers. 

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The program was organised under the series of Value Education cell, AKTU. The objective of the program was to make aware and enrich the participants with need of value education and their holistic development which in turn can shape or reshape holistic development of students in today's complex and multidimensional environment. The session were really full of enthusiasm and energy along with learning outcomes. Under this program, I got opportunity and a platform where I could be able to understand process of self exploration with the help of new proposals and basic human aspirations with an excellent of mix pedagogy. I hope and shall try to apply my efforts in a direction to reap more benefits of workshop via process of transformation in self in order to give benefits to my students and society too.

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Mr.Sunny Upadhyay , Group Leader, from Newgen Software Technologies  ,Noida  was  the speaker for this session. Mr. Sunny started the session with motivating the students by explain the features and usability of Java Technology in industry , followed by  the facts about required skill set for the java application  Development and also  how they can develop skills to make their career in the Java Technology .

He suggested the students that, what the industry looks into the students & where the students are lacking and how they can overcome from this problem.

Mr. Sunny also took a give a brief Introduction and application of emerging frameworks of java (Spring , Grails etc) in java technology and their applications.

It was really a great interactive session & I hope that the students would have enjoyed & benefited by this session.

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The first session started with Rishita taking a class on synonyms and antonyms. After explaining Rishita wrote out a table of some common words to illustrate the concepts. The children were made to repeat after the teachers. Their copies were also checked by the volunteers to ensure that they were following properly.

In the second half Tulika move in to talk about some of the major inventors and their creations. References were made to epoch making achievements like Thomas Alva Edison and the electric bulb; James Watt and the steam engine; Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, etc. Once again the students were made to repeat what they were taught.

The usual quiz followed for testing of the knowledge acquired in the two sessions, with prizes being handed out to those who answered correctly. The concluding part was then covered by Sudhanshu through Chhoti Chhoti Baatein - jaate jaate aaj ka gyan. It was time to invoke a well known Sanskrit shloka

"Na chora chauryam, na cha rajya haryam, na bhrata bhajyam, na cha bharakari Vardhate nitya ekam, vindhya danam sarva dhan pradhanam"  

The day was finally brought to a close with the distribution of ‘Parle Good Day’ biscuits and Eclairs toffees. 

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The purpose of the Faculty Development Programme was to propagate human values to the student fraternity through faculty and thus creating sensitization amongst students for a better, value driven behaviour and self-development.

The objective of thisFDP was comprised into four different levels along with Value Domain & Skill Domain:

• Harmony in Individual Level
• Harmony in the family
• Harmony in the Society
• Harmony in nature and cosmos

Process of the FDP was based on the verification on basis on Natural Acceptance. The Faculty Development Programme was focused on understanding co-existence of self and body, importance of right understanding, right feelinganalysing the importance of relationship and identifying the required physical facilities for self-comfort and existence. This session also emphasized on role of our pre-conditionings in our day to day decisions and behaviour. Further eminent speaker Ms ManishiMishra,Core Committee Member, Value Education, AKTU  talked about prosperity in the family with Hapiness. The difference between intention and competencies of an individual was brought about in this session. Thus, the importance of right evaluation of a person’s competencies was discussed very elaborately. The nine core family values were also shared in this session.

The resource persons for the session from university were Ms Manishi Mishra, Ms. Sumedha, Mr Kaushik and Dr Arunima Mishra, Around75 faculty members from different management and engineering colleges of AKTU participated in this programme.

It was throughout nice learning experience.

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Rubicon was incepted with a dream of a world where every youth has the power to transform lives for themselves and others around them. Company aims at building competencies, which would help youth seek careers and prosper in their career of choice through excitement into learning by developing and harnessing, their curiosity and intrinsic motivation for learning.

Rubicon’s “Campus to Corporate” Program, is supported by Barclays that aims at improving the employ ability skills of the youth. This initiative is supported by Barclays. Under this program students will be trained by Corporate Trainers to enhance their life skills which would help them significantly to increase their chance of succeeding in a job interview. 

In the 24- Hours Skills Training Program, students will be trained in Public Speaking,  Presentation Skills,  E-mail Etiquette,  Grooming, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

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In the first half Pragati and Sudhanshu dealt with a variety of topics on mythology and current affairs such as stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the Central Government, famous Indian personalities, etc. Questions were directed towards the learners.

The second session was brought up by Vasu as he took the unique initiative of familiarizing the children with the states using the map of India. Map sheets were handed out, followed by Vasu tracing out the state boundaries on the board. Volunteers helped the kids in marking the maps correctly.

Finally it was time for Chhoti Chhoti Baatein - jaate jaate aaj ka gyan. Sudhanshu did the honors as he explained to the famous Sanskrit shloka from the Bhagawad Gita:
Karmanye Vadhikaraste, Ma phaleshou kada chana

You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of actions.

A quiz was held to review learning of the day, with those answering correctly receiving ‘Bikano Namkeen’ packets. The day ultimately concluded with the distribution of ‘Parle Good Day’ biscuits and Eclairs toffees.

Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers. Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.

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Jyoti first engaged the students in understanding what yoga was all about. She explained all the varieties of techniques utilised here and the rationale behind each. She also took care to diligently explain the benefits accruing from the different asanas.

Then Sudhanshu took centre stage as he demonstrated a number of useful asanas like Trikonasan, Tadasan, some elements of Suryanamaskar,Vajrasan, Shabasan, Balasan, Bhramarasan and Simhasan. In order to lighten things up he even demonstrated Hasyasan. While the children joined in enthusiastically, care was taken to ensure that they performed each asana in the proper manner.

Finally popular and useful techniques like kapalbhati and anulom vilom were also demonstrated. The unique and eye opening day ultimately came to an end with the distribution of ‘Bikano Namkeen’ packets and Eclairs toffees.

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The session was conducted by famous Yoga Trainer Ms Pramila Singh with the students, faculty and staff. Ms Pramila Singh was welcomed by Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director (Management) and Dr. Vidya Sekhri, Director (UG). All the participants demonstrated various asanas including warm up exercises, sitting and standing asanas. Importance of these was explained simultaneously by the trainer. She encouraged students to practice regular yoga to remain fit and improve concentration and to create consciousness.

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Sudhanshu the powerhouse started the day with a most innovative experiment. He decided to use some balloon tricks to explain to the children that what appears to be magic is actually science at work. Common concepts of physics were demonstrated with the participation of the learners themselves. Naturally the kids were all ears and loved the experience.

Then livewire Nagesh came forward to discuss the importance of Father’s Day. After making the children discuss the significance of the day, he made them recite a poem on the love for fathers. Finally the game began as sheets were handed out and the children were asked to write or draw about their fathers. Three winners received a Table Tennis Set each. Notable mentions were rewarded with toffees and ‘Bikano Namkeen’ packets.

The longish day then drew to a close with the distribution of ‘Parle Good Day’ biscuits and ‘Parle Mango Bite’ toffees. 

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Ashish began the class with a discussion the components of food. He asked the children what exactly is food and why it is needed. He explained that food performs three main functions – providing energy, protection from disease and growth. Accordingly, he related how carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and fats take care of vital functions.

Next it was Rishita’s turn with a lecture on states and their languages. She interacted with the learners regarding major states like Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as well as popular languages like Punjabi, Bhojpuri and Tamil. Those who successfully answered questions were given Éclairs toffees.

The regulation quiz covering the day's topics brought more winners, who received 'Parle Good Day' biscuits. Nagesh then took over the responsibilty for Chhoti Chhoti Baatein - jaate jaate aaj ka gyan. He opted for the Sanskrit shloka:

Yatra nari pujyante ramante tatra devta

(Divinity blossoms wherein women are honoured.)

Using these lines, Nagesh impressed upon the children the need to respect and care for women in their respective homes.

The day ended with the distribution of 'Bikano Namkeen' packets. 

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Upasana started with a session explaining the structure of the government at the center. She talked about the roles of the President, Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers. In this connection, she also referred to major ministries like Home, Finance,Defense, External Affairs and Surface Transport and discussed the major functions under their purview. 

In the second session, Rishita taught the learners about the concept of tense in grammar. She explained the three different kinds of tenses, using examples to make it understandable. 

Finally it was time for Chhoti Chhoti Baatein - jaate jaate aaj ka gyan. Today the little ones were told about the need for maintaining proper health and hygiene during the grueling summer months through good habits like drinking water at regular intervals, washing hands before and after meals, etc.

At last it was quiz time as usual for refreshing the day’s learnings. Those who answered correctly were rewarded with a packet of ‘Bikano Namkeen’. This was followed by the distribution of ‘Britannia Good Day’ biscuits and ‘Parle Mango Bite’ toffees before the children turned homeward.

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The FDP was focused on giving hands on experience on Data analysis software’s like AMOS, E-Views & SPSS. FDP was packed with session delivered by Dr. Hamendra Kumar Dangi, University of Delhi & Dr. Sunita Arora the eminent speakers from academia. The Welcome address was delivered by Dr. Amit Gupta, HOD, Department of Management, MAIT.

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The volunteers for the day were Sudhanshu Dixit, Pragati Singh, Vasu Garg and Nageshwar Mani Tiwari.

The introductory session of the day was on the Olympics as Pragati and Vasu, introduced the children to the world of the Olympics. She traced out the history of the games, pointing out how they started at Greece in 1896, with over 200 athletes from 14 participating nations. she also explained the significance of the Olympic symbol, discussing how the different colours of the rings in the symbol corresponded to the five major continents of the world.

Next Nageshwar and Sudhanshu took a class on LCM. They started by describing the concept of unlike fractions and how LCM provides a means for addition and subtraction between such fractions. Some of the students were called upon to come to the board to solve the problems as others did it in their copies.

After the customary quiz for evaluating the learning of the day, Sudhanshu returned with the now familiar Chhoti Chhoti Baatein - jaate jaate aaj ka gyan. Today it was a doha or couplet of Kabir:

Aisee vani boliye, mann ka aapa khoye,
Apna tan sheetal kare, auran ko sukh hoye.

Speak not through your ego, so that the body remains composed,

And you spread joy through your words.

The day concluded with the distribution of ‘Bikano Salted Peanuts’ and  ‘Parle Orange Bite’ toffees. Dr. Indraneel Mandal accompanied and motivated the student volunteers.Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.

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The volunteers of the day were Sudhanshu Dixit, Kirti Singh, Monica Gupta and Tanishq Pratap Singh.

The classroom session of the day was handled expertly by Kirti as she rattled off figures relating to India’s preeminent position among the nations of the world. The session was very informative for the learners as there were aspects not normally discussed within the confines of a classroom.

Then it was time for the fun part, as the games began. Sudhanshu involved the smaller kids in a separate session, while the older ones were made part of a reverse command game, so as to identify ten winners. The ten winners were then assigned color photos, on the basis of which they were supposed to create a story. Basically the motive here was to encourage some creativity from the young ones. After some initial hesitance, proper guidance led to better performance. The three best performers received prizes in the form of bat and ball sets.

The quiz session returned as a means of recapitulating the fact based earlier session of the day. Things were then brought to a close with the distribution of ‘Good Day’ biscuits and ‘Parle Orange Bite’ toffees. Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and guided the volunteers in the conduct of the programme as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club - Parivartan.

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