AIDS counsel a call away

It was also a sense of disbelief in the Government agencies that pushed his dream to make this portal further hard. “Many government agencies give a biased view about the ratings of colleges. Many of the agencies do not have forms available on webs for students to download. Where should an Indian student go to chose a right career path for himself?” questions Mahapatra.

His portal is like an encyclopedia for students, he believes. “This portal has data bank of 16,000 institutions and 300 universities across India. As admission process is always a daunting time for students, studentindia.com is regularly updated on admission dates”, he says.

Mahapatra feels the best part about this portal is the provision of online career counselling. “Students won’t be running here and there to different counselors. Their counselors are just a mouse click away”, he laughs.

However, there is much philanthropy in creating this portal than just a disciplined thought. “I am no earning revenue out of this site. The students don’t have to pay anything for downloading a form or important information. I love to call it a ‘‘NGO site”, he remarks.

As studentindia.com is getting around 30 lakhs hit on an average yearly, Mahapatra wants to take this dream portal out in the global market. “Recently, we have added data on 40,000 foreign institutions as so many Indian students want to study abroad. Moreover, I am trying to build a mechanism of information sharing between foreign students for Indian universities and Indian students for foreign universities”, he smiles.

With much motivation he reveals a ‘give back theory’ concept that is motivating him to innovate more changes in this portal. “Students are the resources of our nation and if we don’t have any resource for them than we are wasting the productive elements of our country. I believe in the theory of giving back to the nation what it gives to you. Just wait and watch, this portal will meet the standards of student.com of USA and studentusa.com of Monster India”, he confirms.

A touch screen for mothers-to-be

Rajen Varada’s computer programme is about getting information at fingertips

Karn Kowshik - Hyderabad

Rajen Varada became a computer engineer in 1983 “when it was still a new field”. He was in Dubai on way to a well-entrenched career when he decided he wanted to take his knowledge beyond air-conditioned rooms. He moved back to Hyderabad and began working with UNICEF. Among his many projects was the national health card for pregnant women.

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