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NDTV
27-05-2025
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Finalist Of Global Teacher Prize Shares How He Transformed Rural Education
NDTV Education Conclave 2025: Nowadays, technology has become deeply integrated into our daily lives, with the use of mobile phones to other smart devices increasing every day. Children use mobile phones every day, so it's essential to ensure they are used for educational purposes. A variety of educational mobile applications have been developed to keep students engaged and support their growth as learners. At the NDTV Educational Conclave, Imran Mewati, a teacher from Rajasthan, creator of over 100 educational mobile applications and the finalist of the Global Teacher Prize 2025, shared an inspiring story about how technology helped underprivileged students. "I want to tell you that in Dungarpur, girls called me and told me that they used these apps and cleared the competitive exam. They are now training either for police, or in teaching jobs or accountant or revenue officer, and there are more than 100 stories that benefited students," he said. Imran also shared his personal journey, recalling how he served as the only teacher for 180 students in a rural school. He highlighted how there is an unequal ratio of students and teacher in villages. Mewati's educational apps are used in over 50 countries, with 30 million active users and an astonishing 45 billion screen views recorded so far. He said these apps helped international students learn languages like Mathematics, English and Science. "I have over 6 per cent users out of India and we do not talk directly on phone but through reviews, I get to know that the apps are helping primary kids, Mathematics, Science, English, helping students in these subjects," Mewati said at the event. Currently, he is working on a new application to help children improve their reading and writing skills. His goal is to improve the quality of educations by inclusively leveraging technology. Mobile phones have the potential to bring change in the education sector and Imran Mewati's journey proved how they can be used to reshape the future of learning.
NDTV
27-05-2025
- Business
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"Top Universities Like MIT Far Ahead Of Us Because..": Here's What Educationist Says
NDTV Education Conclave 2025: Many students choose to study abroad due to the global recognition of degrees and the high standard of education offered by international institutions. Renowned universities like Harvard and MIT are known for their world-class education, experienced faculty, and extensive academic resources. At the NDTV Education conclave, a gathering of thought leaders and industry pioneers, a question was posed to Ratuldev Ghosh Choudhury, Advisor to GLA University, about the difference between the education levels at MIT and Indian universities, and what can be done to make the students feel that they are on par with their global peers. "Top universities like MIT are far ahead of us because they integrated a research component at a very early stage. They have a well-established ecosystem where practical learning is a core part of the education system," Choudhury said. He also talked about how symbiotic ecosystems need to be developed in India like available outside the country. "In the west, in Harvard University or MIT, you would see a good amount of ecosystems, where the company like tesla is very close to the University of Nevada, Reno and they are looking at getting their skilled resources from those universities and as a reciprocal measure the university is developing courses, and imparting skills to supply to their demand." He then said digital transformation is closing the gap between metro, tier 1 and tier 2 cities and industry embedded institutions can help India grow. "There is huge disparity between metro, tier 1 and the tier 2 cities, so that's a piece which over a period in time, is getting managed to a large extent because of internet connectivity, the digital transformation that is there. The gap is there but the digital transformation, that is the way ahead," said Choudhury. "Second is how fast and better we can integrate the industry into the academics that is what is going to be the game changer so the concept of industry embedded institutions is what is required for India to grow really fast," he added. The number of Indian students studying abroad crossed a mark of 1.8 million this year, marking a significant increase from 1.3 million previous year. This number is expected to continue, driven by advanced research opportunities and pursuit of globally recognized degrees.
