FLY-Scholar at IIT Gandhinagar
Highlights
The FLY-Scholar two-day intensive program was conducted at the IIT Gandhinagar campus in August 2018. It was widely popular and was so successful that it is now being rolled out to all 150 engineering colleges in Gujarat.
This was the first program of its kind in India that had the students learn and begin to practice the big five attributes for the Competitiveness Mindset:
142 undergraduate and post-graduate students enrolled for this optional course over a weekend in August 2018 - the highest ever recorded for a 'short course' at IIT Gandhinagar. Students were divided into 5 classes of about 30 each - to facilitate the interactive and collaborative nature of the courses. Five facilitators then simultaneously conducted the classes to cover all 5 pillars for all 5 classes.
Classes were followed up by home assignments, exercises, team projects, reinforcements and practices to help students learn by doing and to internalize the core principles of each pillar. The entire course is capped by a team 'capstone' project that lasts several weeks that encapsulates practicing all the 5 pillars in a cooperative environment.
Feedback
At the end of each session, students provided anonymous evaluations of the program. A total 650+ responses (142 students*5 sessions) were received.
Here's what students had to say about the course...
"The sessions have been very interactive, fun and enjoyable! I learned some different things which I never did before."
FLY-Scholar alumnus
Click here to see individual student responses and videos.