Knowledge Network

CINERanjit Saha

Current Situation

• Economically backward

• Primarily agriculture based, tea industry

• Students are unaware of the future opportunities

What should I do?

Engineering

Medical

Fashion Design

GRE

CATGATE

Need for Network

• Lots of activities going on in this region SEZ Nathula Pass ( Silk Route) Tea Tourism IT Parks

• Local knowledge pool is insignificant

• Geographically dispersed successful people from this region

• Willing to extend help to people of their home land

• Non existence of any intermediate platform

If answer to the above Question is "Yes", do you think the situation needs to be changed Select

Any suggestion to improve this initiative (you can give your e-mail id if you wish to )

Would you like to help this initiative during your Spare Time

Did you get proper information while making your carrier choice

What is area of specialization

Select

Do you think students at North Bengal lack proper information while making carrier choice Select

What is your Occupation

Select

Select

Survey –Volunteers (NB)

Survey Summary

Total Respondent 70Occupation

Employed 67.1%Student 28.6%Unemployed 4.3%

Area of SplEngg 21.4%IT / Comp Sc 57.1%Law 1.4%Medical 2.9%Arts / Literature 4.3%Science 12.9%

Help During Spare TimeYes 81.4%No 18.6%

Survey ( Proxy for Info Seekers)

Please indicate the line of professional career that you have chosen to follow Select

When was this decision taken? Select

Who all were instrumental in deciding your career? Select

Select

Do you feel there was a lack of guidance when you were deciding your career choice? Select

Select

Is your current choice of career the same as your dream career?

Please indicate your age.bracket

Survey Summary

Yes 18 41%No 26 59%Total 44 100%

Do you feel there was a lack of guidance when you were deciding your career ?

<21 years 5 11%21-24 years 32 71%25-30 years 7 16%>30 years 1 2%Total 45 100%

Please indicate your age bracket

Parents 21 46%Elder Brother/Sister 4 9%Relatives 2 4%Teacher 5 11%Friends 12 26%Others 2 4%Total 46 100%

Who all were instrumental in deciding your career?

The Model

KNOWLEDGE

POOL

Central Hub

Operational Model

KNOWLEDGE

SEEKERS

Volunteer 3

Volunteer 2

Volunteer 1

Volunteer n

Students

Students

Students

Students

Issues

• Volunteers Time Constraint Independence

• Students Internet penetration very limited

• Collaboration with Local News Paper

• Central Hub Scouting for volunteers (Professors, Social

Networks like Orkut) Reaching the students Operational expense

Financial Sustainability ( ?)

Expenses Sources of revenue

Administrative expenses (salaries, rent etc)

Fee from conducting workshops and seminars

Website maintenance *Donations

*Marketing expenses

Range of Activities

*Direct Indirect

SeminarWorkshop

Counseling

News Paper

Online

Thank You

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