The students of IIT Delhi have started a unique organisation called V.I.S.V.A.S to create a better education system. Read on to find out more about it.

V.I.S.V.A.S. (Visionary Initiative to Sculpt a Virtuous Academic System) is a voluntary, non-profit, non-political organisation with an aim to create globally competitive education systems. The activities of the organisation are governed by the three basic principles: Inspire - Facilitate -Create.

Founded in 2007 at IIT Delhi, the members of this organisation have spent last the year bringing together a group of like-minded students from IIT Delhi and generating ideas on how to create better academic systems and implement them in the Indian context.

ACTIVITIES of V.I.S.V.A.S:
IIT Delhi:
V.I.S.V.A.S. is best known for two things at IIT Delhi:
Reading room & library initiative (Awarded and recognised by IIT Delhi Alumni Association)
Online Exam archive (database of previous years' papers)
Besides this, regular meetings and interaction sessions are also held. A panel discussion was held last October on the role of students in bringing about a positive change. A dynamic course of introduction is also being developed.

For the next year, an on-campus entrepreneurship challenge, Dayitva, is being planned to give a hands-on experience to students for implementing their ideas.

Delhi University:
V.I.S.V.A.S. is implementing 'Droabe' at three colleges of Delhi University – Shri Ram College of Commerce, Lady Shri Ram College & Lakshmibai College.

Droabe is a web-based notice board for educational institutes developed by V.I.S.V.A.S. The aim of the system is to provide an effective channel of communication between students, student organisations, administration and faculty. The...

web portal is accessible over Internet and is provided to educational institutes without any service charge.

All the three colleges have also shown interest in opening a local V.I.S.V.A.S. chapter and promoting other activities in the college.

Besides this, a seminar series called Samvaad is being envisaged for increasing awareness amongst students and enabling them to exercise an informed choice (tentatively planned for Nov 2009).