Lakshya

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ing young Indians find their aim…..Their Laks

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According to 2001 census report: 35% of India is illiterate, which is around 450 million people. And let us see what those who go to school do…..

5%

Go to one of the best convent schools in India

Ask high school students: What do you want to do?

In India, a student is either

In 95% cases

5%

Engineering Medicine

20%

Administrative Services 70%

Others

Now ask these students: Why? The Result Not even 1% of them really know

Or Destined for Failure - Rahul Destined for success - Richa Age High School: 95% marks 16 High School: 79% marks Who will develop India? 10+2: 93% marks 18 10+2: 69% marks Selected into IIT 19 ....Few thousand Richas? 21 3rd unsuccessful IIT attempt, Started B Sc ...............Or millions of Finished IIT, 1st job software 23 Rahuls? industry 24 Finished B Sc, 1st job BPO industry Selected to IIM 26 What should we expect Finished IIM, 2nd job Manager in 27 3rd unsuccessful IIM attempt, joined next from students at other a MNC Selected to Harvard 29 door B School not so good schools in Business School 30 Finished MBA, 2nd job Assistant Manager India? Finished HBS, 3rd job Investment BPO Banking $7,000 engaged, struggling for When Rahul enters his professional life he is annually, already so bogged down in competition that he struggles to think annually, married, survival in India and$150,000 act independently. Did Rahul lack thesettled desire abroad to be successful?...Did he not deserve to be successful?...Is IIT, IIM, HBS the only way to success?......Definitely NO! Today Indian students needs to be very lucky to have exposure good career related information...And this is India is currently using its inadequate educational infrastructure inefficiently…our fight is the root cause of Rahul’s failure.

against this inefficiency…..

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Common reasons amongst students for choosing a career: • My father wants me to be an engineer and my sibling to be a doctor • My father is an engineer / doctor and I want to follow his footsteps

An engineering aspirant does not know: • What being an engineer means? • What an engineer does on a day to day basis?

• All my classmates want to be engineers

• What are the possible career options for engineers?

• My cousin sister is an engineer, she is very successful

• What are the skills needed for becoming a top class engineer?

• IIT is the best place I can go to after school

• What is the work life balance, earning potential etc?

• •

Unfortunately the future citizens of our country are not independent even when making the most important decision of their own life!

Given this it is not surprising that:

And life goes on….

• There is a mad rush for IITs and IIMs • 90% of our engineers actually end up doing non engineering jobs • We fill vacancies at Microsoft but do not produce Bill Gates • We rarely win a Nobel prize in any field • We continue to elect corrupt politicians

Even if awareness is taken care of - career counselling options are limited to a few books, newspapers sections and a handful of trained counsellors…hence we cannot stop at just creating awareness…..

Students invest all their time in being the best from early on and then in getting good scores in high school and then in preparing for entrance exams Parents are often themselves very little aware and are greatly influenced by successful engineers, doctors and bureaucrats around them Schools concern themselves predominantly with high school scores

Project Lakshya www.lakshya.net.in Project Lakshya Studen ts

Professiona ls Will get students in touch with professionals through

Guest Lectures in schools The Lakshya Plan

Message boards on www.lakshya.net .in

Age Stages I and II: Realisation and 14 ‘Realisation and Tools’ workshop, aimed to: Tools - convince the student of the importance of her near future career decisions - ensure that she understands what actions are needed towards a well-informed, pragmatic decision 15 - explain how Project Lakshya will facilitate this process. Stage III: Research The student will attend interactive guest lectures sessions at her school delivered by Lakshya consultants (experienced professionals). 17 The student will also be able to progress her research by asking questions 18 directly to consenting Lakshya consultants on lakshya.net.in message boards. Stage IV: Decision and Plan She will then use additional support material on lakshya.net.in as references for the career plan she will write for herself. Her career plan will then be assigned to and reviewed by a Lakshya volunteer that is already working towards the same career. Finally a Lakshya consultant will add her thoughts as to the argumentation and appropriateness of the student’s career plan.

Project Lakshya will not tell students what to do…it will empower them by providing them

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Volunteer A college student passionate about India

Consultant A professional with at least 2 years of experience willing and committed to be a role model to school students ‘Lakshya Consultant’ is the foundation of Project Lakshya and contributes by: - Delivering guest lectures at schools about their profession - Answering student queries on their personal message board on lakshya.net.in School Representative

A school teacher aware of the need for career counselling

‘Lakshya Volunteer’ is the public face of Project Lakshya and contributes by: - Delivering ‘Realisation and Tools’ workshop at schools - Managing logistics and compiling feedback for guest lectures delivered by Lakshya consultants Student A school student aiming to work hard for the future Project Lakshya exists for the cause of the ‘Lakshya Student’. - Project Lakshya will provide you all the support which will enable you to identify your true passion and what you need to do to develop yourself as that world class professional which India truly needs. ‘Lakshya School Representative’ is the link between the student and Project Lakshya. They contribute by: - Working with a Lakshya volunteer to organise workshops and guest speaker sessions - Proactively bidding for guest lecture slots - Providing feedback on guest lectures to the Lakshya volunteer

A role for everyone to contribute in this noble endeavour…..

Unique Features of Project Lakshya Innovative:

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• Flips the model from career counselling to career guidance • Wide reach through an online part (message boards) and a physical part (guest lectures) • Online part is available to all members – any member irrespective of the role can post messages Efficient: • Physical part provides a structure around choosing a career – available only to students • The student gets access to professionals and knows how to make the best use of them • The schools can provide top class career guidance to their students without investing in any resources • The volunteer continues to work on her career goals while contributing to national development Not for Profit: • consultanttomakes the most efficient of her complete control • The To contribute the development of Indiause is the onetime and and onlyhas charter of Project on the impact she makes Lakshya • The Project has a revenue model which will sustain the effort but the project will always be - Not for Profit • All excesses generated through the project will be used to provide guidance and loans to poor students Open Ownership Model: • The Project will always maintain an open accounts policy, all Lakshya members will • All contributions made to the Project will always be quantified and credited to the have access to accounts members account • The level of contributions will determine a member’s stake in the decision making of Project Lakshya • There is only one way to increase one’s say in Project Lakshya – contribute more • PoliticsLakshya and idol worship will never beplaced a part ofintentions the culture of of individuals Project Lakshya Project is a result of well who are

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