CRISP announces recruitment of its 2nd cohort of CRISP Fellowship – Fellowship 2024! The CRISP Fellowship provides a platform for young talent to drive impactful large scale projects while working closely with the public admin. Details here: crispindia.net/fellowship/ Apply now!

Way to go! Ministry of Education PMO India

CRISP has today signed MoU with Govt of Tamil Nadu to work on building strong Gram Panchayats and SHGs. Projects include new tech for housing, localisation of SDGs, GP revenue augmentation, SHG/GP linkage. Mr Vijayanand will mentor the project.

CRISP Team Meghalaya outreach to Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) under Umsning (Ri-Bhoi) & Laskein Block (WJH) for interactions with SHG members on the proposed SHG Financial Institution in a joint effort with Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS) Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP)

आयोजित कार्यशाला में सेंट्रल स्क्वायर फाउंडेशन के विशेषज्ञ डॉ. आईवी सुब्बाराव, उनके सीईओ, एडवाइजर, शिक्षा विभाग के अधिकारी, मिशन निपुण भारत के साथ जुड़ीं विशेषज्ञ संस्थाएं तथा सम्मानित शिक्षक-शिक्षिकाएं आदि सम्मिलित हुए।

February edition of MAASAM : the monthly magazine of CRISP is published. Sitaram Kunte writes on the state of CSR funding, while Dr Minnette writes on the state of women entrepreneurship in Meghalaya. Full issue is available here: crispindia.net/documents/news…

Happy to announce that CRISP has today signed an MoU with Govt of Madhya Pradesh for promoting excellence in higher education and skills. MP is the 8th State in which CRISP works with State Govts in social sector. The Convergence Foundation Chief Minister, MP MP MyGov

CRISP has analysed the Public Exams Prevention of Unfair Means Act 2024 and find that though of a clean intent, there are many steps to be taken for assuring a clean exam system, which includes reducing the importance of the examination itself. Today, in Indian Express PMO India

The problem with the NEET conundrum is in the NEET exam system. Fixing it is an urgent necessity. My Opinion piece in The Print today:: theprint.in/opinion/neet-i…

Watch #TheBigFight with Marya Shakil (Marya Shakil) | One-Agency Exam System Struggles To Find Takers After Back-To-Back Failures On the panel: R. Subrahmanyam, Chandra B. Sharma, healthiswealth, Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Tripathi, Ayra Ali, Avni Gupta, Mohan மோகன், Radhika Khera

#NEET crisis calls for a systemic solution, as the problem is in the current exam system. In today’s Indian Express, we propose a 40:40:20 solution which can strengthen the schools, deescalate stakes n a single exam, and bring reliability and credibility. The Convergence Foundation

We are delighted to announce Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming is nominated for Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2024 given to organisations addressing #climatechange. Join Vijay live from Lisbon.Satya S Tripathi PMO India CMO Andhra Pradesh Sunita Narain youtube.com/channel/UCjspn… facebook.com/fcgulbenkian/?…

CRISP Fellowships have been a coveted destination for the brightest talent in the social sector. 1/2 of the first batch was recruited back to CRISP. The applications for Fellowship 2025 will be open today. Apply at crispindia.net and join the best address in the sector.

I shared my thoughts on caste census in today's (3rd May 2025) Economic Times. I advised caution since 'caste' has transcended from a (divisive) unit of social organisation to being an essential political tool.

In today's Economic Times, in the context of forthcoming caste census, I argue that ameloration of the downtrodden goes beyond quotas. The case study of social welfare residential schools of AP and TG show that enriched education should be the first call for affirmative action.

आज प्रोजेक्ट भवन, रांची में क्रिस्प के एडवाइजरी बोर्ड के सदस्य एवं भारत सरकार के पूर्व सचिव श्री एन.एन. सिन्हा जी तथा श्री आर. सुब्रमण्यम जी से सौजन्य भेंट हुई। बैठक के दौरान झारखंड के विकास में क्रिस्प की रचनात्मक भूमिका, परस्पर सहयोग के नए आयाम, ग्राम पंचायतों में महिलाओं की

Aspiration for a vikasit bharat by 2047 requires high quality technical workforce. Well meaning individuals from India and abroad are coming together to support Govt for improving engineering education where it's needed most. PMO India AICTE theprint.in/india/educatio…

On the occasion of #EngineersDay, Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan ji, delivered a special video message, congratulating AICTE on the successful launch of the Project PRACTICE and appreciating the initiatives towards research, development and innovation. Ministry of Education

KARNATAKA On 28 Aug 2025, 68 GFGCs signed MoUs with BOAT (SR), Chennai to implement Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programs (AEDPs) under NISHE initiative. Hon'ble Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar graced event. 2,700+ admissions in 79 AEDPs in state. R. Subrahmanyam Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP) The Convergence Foundation

AICTE marked #EngineersDay with the launch of 3 major initiatives aimed at transforming India’s technical education. Dr. Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Education officially launched: 🔶 PRACTICE 🔶 AICTE Research Internship (ARI) Portal 🔶 AICTE Climate Cell TG SITHARAM