Deshpande Fellowship Programme : Orientation Program

Deshpande Fellowship Programme, Cohort – II
The orientation for the fellowship program started on 20th Jan 2009 for the Cohort-II batch. The day started with energizers by Ms.Taryn, those helped the fellows to know more about each other. After the activities concluded, bags and face books were issued to each fellow.

This was followed by a session by Mr.Naveen Jha, Director, DCSE that oriented the fellows more about the content of the program. It gave a brief idea on the modules that will be covered during the 6 months of the fellowship program. The topics seemed to be very interesting and the fellows were so amazed to know about the topics. The session also focused on the activities that were to be performed by the fellows during the fellowship program. The Director also briefed about the Stipend and how to avail the incentives by performing the various tasks. The session gave the fellows a brief idea about the activities and the thought about the commitment required for successful performance. Later Mr. Chinna Babu, Manager, DCSE briefed the fellows about the Policies and Procedure of the fellowship program, code of conduct etc. This was followed by preparing the Charts by each fellow that provides information about them. by this I had to leave the day’s activity for some personal reasons and was on leave even on the next day (i.e., on 21st Jan 2009).

The fellow could join the 3rd day orientation for the discussion on the visit to ‘Akshaya Patra’ facilitated by the Director, DCSE. Though the fellow could not visit Akshaya Patra, the discussion and debriefing was so effective that helped the fellow to imagine the picture of the activities and the management carried over there. Later the day progressed with the visit to Agastya an organization, dealing in promoting the Practical knowledge for the children about Science. The visit gave an enormous knowledge about the practical application of the theoretical knowledge in the field of science utilizing simple models. It helped the fellows to understand the importance of practical application and how it helps the children at their young age helps them to understand the application of theory into practice. Later the Director, DCSE briefed the visit for the fellows that helped to understand the activity in the entrepreneurial concept.

By this the orientation was concluded and led to the start for the program activities.