In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, IIT Madras targets One Million school and college students through its brave new creative course through Mathematics on ‘Out of the Box Thinking’ to promote creativity among students and working professionals in the country.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras while launching the Course said the course is first-of-its-kind in India and will make a major impact in the days to come. “We will see the benefits of this course in next few years. The course is being offered free of cost”.
Prof Kamakoti said the course will greatly benefit the School and College students, especially those residing in rural India.”
Prof. Kamakoti said, “‘Out of the box’ thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.
In this unique course, such thinking is emphasized through rediscovering the known and unknown facts of mathematics logically with an interesting broader perception of manner of doing it, he said.
These courses will be offered in Online Mode free of cost through IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation, company of IIT Madras.
It will also issue the Grade Certification for students who take the examinations at a nominal fee. The final examination will be a proctored one conducted at centres in select cities across India.
The four graded independent levels of the courses will be easily accessible to students, professionals and researchers.
The First batch of the course is scheduled to commence on 1st July 2022. Registrations will close on 24th June 2022. Those interested can register through the following link - https://www.pravartak.org.in/out-of-box-thinking.html, said IIT Madras spokesperson.
The course will present multiple approaches to problem solving, debunking a myth that problem solving is only for a select few.
It will introduce new techniques in an easy-to-understand fashion, preparing users to face real-life projects with confidence and ease.
Courses will be taught by Mr. Sadagopan Rajesh, Mathematics Educator and founder-director of Aryabhatta Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
He has been teaching Mathematics for the past 30 years among a various range of students, both school and college, from age 10 years, motivating them with a variety of creative and designed courses.
He has also been conducting nurture programs from primary to high school students, inculcating in them a love for problem-solving, thus leading to Mathematical and other Olympiads.
Mr. Sadagopan Rajesh said, “If we approach mathematics with discipline and passion not necessarily in a formal way but realize the subject with more logical and analytical reasoning, we can broaden our thinking”.
“The important output is the development of skills which are essential to fit and effectively contribute in a rapidly changing technological world”, he added.
Mr. Sadagopan Rajesh has been a resource person for several Mathematical Olympiad exposure camps at regional, national, and international levels, apart from conducting several teacher orientations and enrichment programs.
