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WHAT WE DO helps bright and impoverished students predominantly from rural India to prepare for IIT and medical entrance exams. OUR PROGRAMS focuses on poverty alleviation through education. alleviates poverty by identifying brilliant but impoverished teenagers and providing intensive coaching for 1-2 years for the IIT and medical entrance exams. Learn More + OUR LEADERS None of ’s management team has ever worked in the not-for-profit industry before coming to . They have come from either the business world or served for decades in senior positions in India’s armed services. Learn More + BECOME A DAKSHANA SCHOLAR Scholars are a rare breed of gifted students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and government schools across India. They are selected for intensive coaching after Class 10 & Class 12 based on their academic record and results from ’s proprietary testing. Learn More + Our Impact Our Model Our Mission WE’VE MADE A DIFFERENCE AND THERE’S LOTS MORE TO DO ’s primary focus is on the 970 Million people living in India’s 638,000 villages. Large swaths of India’s massive rural population live in extreme poverty and are mostly left out of the economic growth plans underway in the country. Rural India comprises 72% of the country’s population. At institutions like the IITs, less than 5% of the students come from impoverished rural backgrounds. 5273 STUDENTS FROM IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES ₹ 130 CRORES INVESTED IN QUALITY EDUCATION 1084 SCHOLARS CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR IIT & MEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMS AT 8 CAMPUSES ACROSS INDIA 18340 LIVES IMPACTED FOREVER Previous Next Previous Next DAKSHANA MODEL The model for impoverished, but gifted students to get admitted to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Government Medical Colleges. LEARN MORE -- Previous Next 's mission is to deliver world-class education opportunities for exceptionally gifted children from impoverished poor backgrounds in India. is a Sanskrit word meaning to give or receive a gift. The Foundation is a young philanthropic foundation focused on alleviating poverty. Education is the most powerful and enduring weapon to win the battle against poverty. Thus, is focused on providing world-class educational opportunities to economically and socially disadvantaged gifted children worldwide. We’re focused on providing 1-2 years of world-class intensive coaching to gifted, but impoverished students to prepare for IIT and medical entrance exams. These adolescents receive a gift from in their time of need. There is an expectation that, as adults, they would be giving gifts to adolescents in situations similar to their own in earlier years – either through or via other organizations. They can also choose to give back nothing. The cornerstone of ’s model is that the beneficiary of aid today is the donor of tomorrow. ’s model is self-sustaining and scalable. The Foundation is a tax-exempt private charitable foundation approved by the IRS in the United States under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The India Educational Trust is an approved charity by various government entities in India. News & Events Day 2019! A family is like the branches on a tree; we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain the same. And this was evident in the Day celebrations on October 15, this year. alums at various IITs, NITs, Govt medical colleges and other premier institutes, visited government schools in their areas and […] [READ MORE] PRMO (pre-Regional Mathematical Olympiad) 2019 results are out! Here are COE- wise results- JNV Bundi- 35 cleared JNV Ranga Reddy- 28 cleared JNV Bangalore- 69 cleared Congratulations everyone! #TheFoundation #InfiniteGood #SelflessGiving #PRMO [READ MORE] Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment visits ’s V2.0 school at Amravathi! On September 10, 2019, The Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Sanjay Kohli visited the digital math lab under V2.0 program at the APSWREIS School in Amravathi. #TheFoundation #InfiniteGood #SelflessGiving #V2.0 [READ MORE] 18 scholars receive Panasonic Ratti Chhatr Scholarship 2019! Congratulations to scholars for receiving Panasonic scholarship 2019! This scholarship has been awarded to only 30 students from all over IITs, out of which 18 scholars have been selected this year. Heartiest congratulations to- 1. Aman Sharma (IIT BHU) 2. Ishu Gupta (IIT BHU) 3. Rinki (IIT BHU) 4. Nancy (IIT Guwahati) 5. Pritam [READ MORE] Help us Change the way the world tackles poverty DONATE You can lift a family from poverty permanently and help get the scholar accepted by an IIT or a government medical college in India. DAAN ( Alumni Network) DAAN ( Alumni Network) is a 2575+ (in 2017) strong army of volunteers supporting to forge ahead on its mission of infinite good VOLUNTEER Want to change the world? Volunteer at . JOIN Team is made up of dedicated individuals who believe they can make a difference in the world. Join us. The world needs leaders like you. Join Us Stay up-to-date on the latest news and updates and help us by spreading the word. 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