avanti fellows tanuj jhunjhunwala tanay chourasia
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AVANTI FELLOWSTANUJ Jhunjhunwala
TANAY Chourasia
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About Avanti Fellows• Avanti Fellows is a social enterprise which provides
mentorship and coaching for financially weak but meritorious high school students to crack entrance exams of prestigious institutes for undergraduate studies.
• Predominantly student-run organisation.
• Currently working with over 150 student volunteers across 7 cities.
• Over 3000 students from 400 schools across India took their selection test this year.
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About Avanti Fellows• A Pan IIT Alumni India Initiative
• Founded in March 2010
• Largest organisation of their kind in India
• An adaptation of online mentoring programs in the USA
• Winner at Stanford Social E-Challenge 2010 ($100,000)
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Vision & Mission• Vision – “All bright and motivated students from low
income homes should have access to a top quality undergraduate education and the means to utilize this education to their greatest potential.”
• Mission – “We identify bright and motivated high school students and help them gain admission to and succeed at premier universities by providing them access to training, mentoring and financial aid.”
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Value to Intended Beneficiary• Motivation, encouragement, knowledge, resources
• Mentors guide Fellows through high school and preparation for entrance exams – acting as guides, friends and role models
• Coaching is provided through collaborations with top coaching institutes in various cities
• Fellows have access to a Book Bank consisting of textbooks / notes / question papers given by IIT students
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Selection Procedure
• Giving short introductory lectures in Schools
• Increasing awareness about colleges in India
• Application
• Aptitude Test
• Criteria: Financially Weak
• Reach out to homes
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Mentorship Process
• Partnering with coaching institutions
• One mentor is appointed to one fellow
• The mentor motivates and encourage the fellows
• Mentors solve their doubts, concerns from parents
• Bi-weekly test (PCM) to track progress, improvement
• Not only for entrance exams but for high school studies
also
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President(Co-Founder)
CEO(Co-Founder)
Director (Business
Development)
Director (Operations)
Institute Core
Mentors
Managers
Mentorship
Communications
Hierarchy
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KrishnaOn the cover page of Outlook Magazine
(1st from right)
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Established Geography• IIT
• Mumbai• Delhi• Madras• Roorkee• Kanpur
• JNV Puducherry• Dehradun
• Expanding to Maharashtra CET colleges, Delhi Technical University and other Tier-2 colleges.
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Economic Model
• Initial angel funding by a Mumbai based businessman Amal Parekh (Founder, Om Stock Brokerage)
• Donations from other sources
• 50% Tax Benefit on donation
PROFIT DONATION
HYBRID SPECTRUM
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Knowledge Mentorship
Transactions
MentorsAvanti
Fellows
DonorCoaching
Institutions
Fellows (IB)
Seats
Publicity
Satisfaction
Res
ults
/Pub
licity
Kno
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Opp
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R
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unds
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SWOT Analysis
Opportunity Explore Exploit
Threat Escape Engage
Weak Strong
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Resources• Human Resource
• Knowledge, Experience, Self-motivation of mentors
• Finance• Through donors
• Technology and Infrastructure• Physical infrastructure required for conducting sessions and exams
• Organisation & Management• Corporate team, Core team, Managers and Mentors
• Networks and Relations• Relations with Schools and Coaching Institutes• Networks such as Facebook
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Challenges Faced
• Language
• Motivational
• Dropout
• Costs
• Mentorship during vacations
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Prognosis
• Converting to a slightly profit oriented financial structure
• Started a Fixed Deposit with the first corpus donation
• Expansion to other streams such as Medical etc.
• Expansion to 2nd Tier colleges such as Delhi Technical
University, VJTI Mumbai
• Growth in the number of fellows
• To improve the selection procedure
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Acknowledgements
• Mr. Naga Reddy, Director (Operations)
• Adhiraj Alai (Avanti Core Team, Chennai Chapter)
• Soham Chokshi (Mentorship Manager, Chennai Chapter)
• Aniruddh Padia (Mentorship Manager, Puducherry
Chapter)
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