In Pursuit of Excellence in Engineering

Education through Innovation

www.mission10X.com
I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry,
which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches
out the colors, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental
cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it.

Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719)

English Essayist and Poet

Introduction
More than ever before, industries are looking for Formally launched on Teachers Day, 5th September,
employable graduates who can thrive and persevere 2007, the Mission10X initiative was an outcome of an

in an era of globalization and challenging economy.
Comprehending this state-of-affair well ahead in time,
Wipro as an industry leader initiated Mission10X, a
not for profit trust under the auspices of Wipro
Technologies, with the aim of enhancing the
employability skills of the engineering graduates.
extensive research involving over 300 academicians
and 50 heads of institutions. Based on the research
findings, it was inferred that there exists a significant
gap between the industry required employability
skills of engineering graduates and those provided by
the use of existing teaching methodology in majority
of the engineering institutes in India.
Mission10X Learning Approach
The Mission10X Learning Approach (MxLA) was conceived to bridge this vital gap. This approach aims at
empowering engineering faculty with innovative teaching techniques and tools which would subsequently aid their
learners to:

Imbibe higher levels of

understanding of various
Mission10X Implementation DNA
engineering subjects

Effectively apply the

In the faculty
concepts learnt to varying Institutionalize community
across
practical situations, and the country

Develop key behavioral Through assignments

and review
skills required for
employability Impact Employability
of students

The implementation of this Imbibe

approach involves a layered set
of faculty enablement programs. Implement
During these workshops,
engineering faculty members Invigorate
By participating
are progressively led into the in closed user
Self by study groups
process of implementing getting
innovation in their classrooms. certified
Empowerment of Faculty
On successful completion of the Mission10X faculty
enablement workshops, the participating faculty
member will be entitled to various recognitions and
facilities. For instance, subject to the fulfillment of
certain requirements like presentation and
assignments, Mission10X provides its participants an
opportunity to acquire the three certificates that will
The Mission10X Faculty Community
To give further academic impetus to its faculty
participants Mission10X encourages and guides
participating faculty to generate innovative teaching
assets in their areas of expertise. Rich in their
analytical and creative content, these innovative
teaching assets become an integral teacher support
material. As of first week of December 2009
Mission10X has recorded over 2700 of these
teaching assets in 18 disciplines.
contribute towards their professional development:
Mission10X Dale Carnegie Certificate in High
Impact Teaching Skills
Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers
and Trainers
Mission10X Certificate in Teaching and Learning
Participating faculty members of the Mission10X
workshop also get an exclusive access to the
Mission10X faculty portal
http://www.mission10X.com
This faculty community portal provides an e-space for
all the faculty members to share their experiences,
innovative practices and public assets in the field
of engineering education.
 Mission10X Collaborations
Since its inception the Mission10X initiative has gained
tremendous recognition and momentum within the field
of education. To take this initiative to greater heights, it
collaborates with reputed International and National
Institutions. Significant collaborating partners of
Mission10X are Anna University, Dale Carnegie Training,
IIT Bombay, JNTU Hyderabad, JNTU Kakinada, JNTU
Anantpur, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya,
VTU Belgaum and University of Cambridge.

Mission10X Spread
JAMMU & KASHMIR
The Mission10X initiative has gained great HIMACHAL PRADESH
acceptance from academia. As targeted, until PUNJAB
UTTARANCHAL
HARYANA
April 2010... DELHI

RAJASTHAN
UTTAR PRADESH
No. of Faculty Members Empowered 8193

Indicates States Reached by Mission10X

Map not to scale. Source: Maps of India
GUJARAT
MADHYA PRADESH WEST BENGAL

ORISSA
No. of Colleges Covered 664 MAHARASHTRA
B AY

OF

BENGAL
ARABIAN

SEA
ANDHRA PRADESH
GOA
No. of Workshops Conducted 278
KARNATAKA
PONDICHERRY
TAMIL NADU
By September 2010 Mission10X aims at KERALA

empowering 10,000 faculty members across India. I N D I A N O C E A N

Team Mission10X
Mission10X is backed by a formidable team of
individuals. With enviable academic and industry track
records, Mission10X's training faculty comprises of
experts from various fields of engineering and social
sciences. Its advisory board comprises of outstanding
senior academicians who have made significant
contribution in the field of engineering education.

For more details write to: mission.10X@wipro.com

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