Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) Cell

About Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell at IIT Patna

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture of an inclusive India. The aim is to create a virtuous cycle between society and an inclusive academic system by providing knowledge and practices for emerging professions and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and the private sectors in responding to the development needs of rural India. The current policy context urges institutions of national importance to adopt villages and develop appropriate technologies.

IIT Patna's UBA Cell

• IIT Delhi is the coordinating institute of UBA, and each IIT has a UBA cell to channelize their resources.

• Dr. Aditya Raj, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, is the Coordinator of UBA Cell IIT Patna.

• The UBA Cell of IIT Patna has formed an inter-disciplinary team of faculty members and support staff.

• UBA provides an opportunity to channelize our energy with measurable outcomes.

• We are mandated to work through the network of available units in the Institute and will also try to collaborate with various community stakeholders. For instance, the UBA Cell of IIT Patna will work hand in gloves with NSS, IIT Patna.

• We have identified few villages around our upcoming permanent campus and have chosen to work on select themes.

• We hope to develop villages around our upcoming campus as model villages and then scale it up throughout Bihar.

Key Focus & Approach

• IIT Patna has been doing commendable work in rural Bihar.

• UBA provides us a dream opportunity to channelize our energy with measurable outcomes.

• We will work through the network of available units in the Institute and also try to collaborate with various stakeholders.

• More rural immersion and public engineering projects are encouraged.

• Faculty members are requested to ensure that 10-20 percent of all B.Tech. projects focus on inclusive rural development.

• M.Tech. and PhD students are encouraged for inclusive technology development.

• Initial focus on EEEs: Education, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Evaluation, and Empowerment for deliverable outcomes.

UBA Cell Coordinator

Dr. Aditya Raj

Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences

adityaraj@iitp.ac.in

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