NIIT's School Learning Solutions (SLS) program has reached over 9.5 million students, 396,449 teachers across 45,685 private and government schools in India through 107,209 nodes and over 23,936 hours of educational content. SLS aims to transform education through the strategic use of information and communication technology (ICT), targeting stakeholders like school management, principals, teachers, parents and students to achieve goals like global excellence, holistic reform, collaboration, academic performance and life skills. The document outlines examples of how SLS has helped impart computer literacy to thousands in remote villages by setting up computer labs, carrying computers on elephants to reach inaccessible areas in Assam, and leveraging technology to bridge the education divide

1. Shraman Jha,HeadICS,School Learning Solutions,NIIT Ltd. July 15,2011

2. SLS: Our Reach 2 9,591,463 Students 396,449 Teachers 107,209 Nodes 23,936 Hrs of Content 45,685 Private and Government Schools Instructors Private Schools 16,689 Schools NIIT has the widest reach in the market

3. Education Transformation Domains Stakeholders Objectives Role of ICT Government / Board Strategic Tool * Global Excellence * Holistic Transformation Management & Principal Operations Tool Principal, Administrator & Parents School * Complete Collaboration * Competitive Advantage Classroom Reform Tool Classroom * Sound Pedagogy * Academic Excellence Teachers & Student * Academic Performance * Skills for life Learner Student Integral Life Tool

4. Reaching Rural India… Imparting Computer Literacy to thousands of school children in the Villages Setting up Computer Lab in the remote villages of India July 15, 2011 4

6. No connectivity by road or rail

7. Solution: Computers carried on Elephants to reach the most inaccessible villageJuly 15, 2011 5

8. Benefits ICT proficiency is independent of Educational proficiency Drop-outs arrested Students use ICT to express their Creativity July 15, 2011 6

9. Leveraging Technology to Bridge the Education divide Thank You