Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) launched its Grassroots Innovation Program (GRIP) on June 28, 2021, in order to find solutions to grassroots societal problems.
The IIT Delhi's Grassroots Innovation Program (GRIP) program has been launched by the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, Professor K Vijay Raghavan in order to prevent grassroots societal problems found by rural and semi-urban students.
Referring to the initiative, IIT Delhi in an official statement reads, “Under this program, students in a group will be sent to visit communities located in smaller towns and villages to immerse in social environments for a substantial time (one week to months)”.
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During the visit, the students will be offered an opportunity to study, understand and identify the local needs and challenges of the people. Students will further study, and find solutions to the problems found in the communities.
Adding to the same, Professor PVM Rao Head, Department of Design, IIT Delhi, who is the coordinator of Grassroots Innovation Program (GRIP) said that through this program, students will be able to put themselves in the shoes of the end-users.
He added, “The immersion program provides an opportunity for students to put themselves in the shoes of end-users and to co-create solutions which are likely to succeed”.
“This program also acts as a pipeline of ideas, which students and student teams can address as a part of semester-long design and innovation courses already available to them,” he said.
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Students will have to work as a team on semester-long year projects which will deal with finding the root of the problems, and relevant solutions for the same.
As per the official statement, the GRIP Program of IIT Delhi is specially designed to ensure that students will be able to carry out their projects with ease with the help of various physical, intellectual, and financial resources.
In order to find solutions, students will be able to seek help from various existing courses and schemes of the institute. At the end of the program, students will be provided with academic credits for their efforts.
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“There are many students who have shown interest in addressing the unmet needs in their own neighborhoods and are enthusiastic to participate in proposing and validating novel solutions that respond to the local situation and the interests and values of the communities involved,” said Professor V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi.
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