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NEEV is an IIT Gandhinagar community outreach program. It is actively working to bridge the knowledge and communication gap by offering comprehensive training and mentoring, and growing the employability and entrepreneurship mind set of the surrounding communities.

NEEV's mission is to empower grassroots communities through workforce development, with a focus on entrepreneurship and skills training. NEEV’s focus beneficiaries include youth and women from rural and urban localities from the areas surrounding IIT Gandhinagar.

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About NEEV





Projects


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Entrepreneurship Development Workshop

This 5-day workshop includes session on idea generation, market research, negotiation, cost analysis, and financials. Role play, interactive activities and other participatory methods have been incorporated to ensure participants from all education backgrounds will benefit.
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Entrepreneurship Awareness Session

The purpose of these sessions is to create awareness about entrepreneurship being a viable avenue of livelihood generation, and motivate participants towards the same.

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Vocational Skills Training Course

This 8-week course includes basic training in trades such as wiring, machining, carpentry, machining, welding and plumbing. The modules also incorporate business skills, soft skills and exposure visit to local industries.


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Stitching Skills Training Course

With a focus on empowering women, especially from the villages around IIT Gandhinagar, NEEV conducts 8-week basic training course in stitching. The modules include measurement, marking, cutting and sewing. In one such project, the curtains of the IIT Gandhinagar hostels were stitched by woman from the adjoining villages after an initial training period of two weeks.
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Computer Skills Training Course

This 8-week course is designed to consider demands of basic computer knowledge in workforce. Program includes knowledge of computer operation, creating and managing files, folders, installing application software, MS Office, email and use of internet.
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Spoken English Training Course

The aim of the 8-week course is to help overcome fear related to English language and equip participants with basic conversational skills for better prospects as desired by them from the employment point of view. The module incorporates basic grammar, pronunciation, speech used in daily life and its composition, with the help of descriptive writing and speaking.

Impact stories


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Beneficiaries

Past Years' Beneficiary

  • Suresh Sanchaniya – General Store
  • Laxmi Sharma – Beauty Parlor
  • Mohan Mudaliyar – Catering
  • Rinku Vaghela – Beauty Parlor
  • Jyoti Vaghela – Stitching work
  • Kirti M. Parmar – Pizza shop
  • Hiren Parmar – Sound & DJ
  • Narendra B. Rathod – Food Truck
  • Rani Sharma – Event Management
  • Tarang Shukla – Event management
  • Poonam Bhaskar – Tiffin Services
  • Anita Purbiya – Art classes
  • Vaibhaveenben Khalasi – Beauty Parlor
  • Minakshiben Parmar – Stitching
  • Vaundhara Panchal – Stitching
  • Mahendra Prajapati – Pen Manufacture
  • And more……

170+ Project and Activities
40+ Village Reach
6000+ Beneficiaries
300+ Volunteers Engaged
Stories

170+
Project and Activities
40+
Village Reach
6000+
Beneficiaries
300+
Volunteers Engaged

Team



Prof. Gopinadhan Kalon
Faculty - In Charge, NEEV

Soumya Harish
Program Manager II, NEEV

Roshni Patel
Program Associate I, NEEV

Ritu Singh
Program Assistant II - Sewing, NEEV

Mamta Parekh
Program Assistant I - Sewing, NEEV

Adarsh Chauhan
Program Assistant II - Technical, NEEV

Laxmi Thakor
Program Attendant I, NEEV

Laxmi Vanzara
Program Attendant I, NEEV

Bharat Thakor
Program Attendant I , NEEV

Members

Team Members

Student Interns:

  • Ms. J. Sujatha – IITGN Postgraduate summer intern
  • Mr. Yash Patel – IITGN Undergraduate summer intern
  • Ms. Isaiamudhu – IITGN Postgraduate summer intern
Community Volunteers:
  • Mr. Deepak Agnihotri – Program support volunteer
  • Mr. Nikulsinh Bihola – Program support volunteer
  • Mr. Babloo Sharma – Program support volunteer
  • Mr. Suvil Mahagaonkar – IITGN Postgraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Shivesh Shandaliya – IITGN Postgraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Smit Patel – IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Pranshu Gond – IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Shivam Sahni – IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
Trainers:
  • Mr. B.R. Venkatesh – Entrepreneurship Development
  • Mrs. Tejaswini Venkatesh - Entrepreneurship Development
  • Mr. Amit Mere - Entrepreneurship Development
  • Ms. Soumya Harish – Entrepreneurship Development
  • Ms. Shradhda Jain – Entrepreneurship Development
  • Ms. Mamta Parekh – Stitching Skills Course
  • Mr. Hitesh Patel – Hardware Networking Course
  • Ms. Hemangini Bhatt – Computer Skills Course
  • Ms. Asha Bilgi – Spoken English Training Course
  • Mr. Ramanand Prajapati – Vocational Skills Course (Machining)
  • Mr. Armugam Muniswamy - Vocational Skills Course (Machining)
  • Mr. Babloo Sharma - Vocational Skills Course (Carpentry)
  • Mr. Ramesh Solanki - Vocational Skills Course (Plumbing, Tin-smithy)
  • Mr. Ashish Pandey - Vocational Skills Course (Welding)
  • Mr. Pragnesh Parekh - Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Palak Bagiya - Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Tushar Brahmbhatt - Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Ankur Navdivala - Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Sibaram Sahu - Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Saumil Shah – Interview skills, soft skills
Invited Resource Persons:
  • Mr. B.R. Venkatesh – Trainer, Entrepreneurship Development 
  • Mrs. Tejaswini Venkatesh - Trainer, Entrepreneurship Development 
  • Mr. Umesh Vaghela, Trainer, Computer Skills, Tally Skills, DTP Skills, Data-Entry Skills
  • Ms. Shreya Prajapati, Trainer, Computer Skills
  • Mr. Hasmukh Chavda, Trainer, Computer Skills
  • Ms. Ritu Jatt, Trainer, Spoken-English Skills
  • Ms. Rajlaxmi Sharma, Trainer, Beautician Skills
  • Ms. Mamta Tak, Trainer, Beautician Skills
  • Ms. Arti Patel, Trainer, Beautician Skills
  • Ms. Mittal Taviyad, Trainer, Beautician Skills
  • Mr. Armugam Muniswamy - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Machining)
  • Mr. Babloo Sharma - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Carpentry)
  • Mr. Ramesh Solanki - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Plumbing, Tin-smithy)
  • Mr. Ashish Pandey - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Welding)
  • Mr. Pragnesh Parekh - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Supin Gopi - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Palak Bagiya - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Tushar Brahmbhatt - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Ankur Navdivala - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Sibaram Sahu - Trainer, Vocational Skills Course (Wiring)
  • Mr. Saumil Shah – Trainer, Interview skills, soft skills
  • Mr. Anupam Sharma - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
Past Contributors:
  • Ms. Shradhda Jain Program associate
  • Ms. Jigyasa Maratha Project Assistant
  • Ms. Swati Verma Entrepreneurship Development Trainer
  • Mr. Sumesh Ailawadi Coordination Intern
  • Ms. Poonam Meena Student Volunteer
  • Mr. Aman Kapoor Volunteer
  • Mr. Satyajit Mohapatra IITGN Postgraduate Student Volunteer
  • Ms. Monika Chauhan IITGN Undergraduate Student Volunteer
  • Mr. Anirudh Putsala - IITGN Undergraduate Student Volunteer
  • Ms. Suzane Doshi Trainer, Spoken English Course
  • Ms. Kiran Singh - Entrepreneurship Development Trainer
  • Ms. Shruti Patel - Entrepreneurship Development Trainer
  • Mr. Deepak Agnihotri Program support volunteer
  • Mr. Nikulsinh Bihola Program support volunteer
  • Mr. Suvil Mahagaonkar IITGN Postgraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Shivesh Shandaliya IITGN Postgraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Smit Patel IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Pranshu Gond IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Shivam Sahni IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Ms. J. Sujatha IITGN Postgraduate summer intern
  • Mr. Yash Patel IITGN Undergraduate summer intern
  • Ms. Isaiamudhu IITGN Postgraduate summer intern
  • Mr. Amit Mere - Trainer, Entrepreneurship Development
  • Mr. Hitesh Patel Trainer, Basic Computer, Hardware Networking Skills
  • Ms. Hemangini Bhatt Trainer, Computer Skills
  • Ms. Asha Bilgi Trainer, Spoken English Skills
  • Mr. Ramanand Prajapati Trainer, Vocational Skills  (Machining)
  • Mr. Gaurav Sharma - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Chetan Kishore - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Mr. Shreyansh - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Ms. Chandni Thakkar - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer
  • Ms. Abida Kabir - IITGN Undergraduate student volunteer


Get Involved

  • Volunteer in our Program
  • Donate material
  • Host a fundraising event with us
  • Philanthropic support
  • Assist us with networking and marketing

Contact

AB 6/304
IIT Gandhinagar
Phone: 079 - 23951248
Email: neev@iitgn.ac.in