Dates
16–17 December 2024
Venue
Kurukshetra University
Theme
Indian Education System for Global Development
Year
2024
Report · 2024
Introduction
Shiksha Mahakumbh 4.0 emerged as a transformative milestone in Bharat's educational landscape — a dynamic platform exploring the role of the Indian education system in driving global welfare and innovation, with parallel conclaves across academia, industry, media, science, and student leadership.
- Organised by
- Department of Holistic EducationKurukshetra UniversityCollaborating institutions across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi & Chandigarh
Campaign & outreach
15,000
Email invitations
300
Hand-delivered invitations
10
States represented
40+
Media outlets
Key highlights
2,400+
Physical attendees
200+
National delegates
35
VCs & Directors
92
Teachers in conclave
300
Student leaders
91
Research papers
21
Conclaves & sessions
30
Exhibitions
15
ATL projects
18
Co-organising institutions
150
Organisers & volunteers
60+
Media professionals
Outcomes & impact
- VC/Directors' Conclave on industry-academia-society integration; Principals' Conclave on NEP 2020 best practices.
- Entrepreneurs' and Bureaucrats' conclaves on employment creation and government scheme implementation.
- Scientists' Conclave on lab-to-land research; Media & Social Media Influencers' conclaves on global education platforms.
- Paper presentations in 6 seminar rooms at UIET across sustainable education, digital innovation, and inclusivity.
- Keynote addresses by Shri Sunil Deodhar (My Home India), Gyananand Ji Maharaj, Shri Satish Kumar (SJM), Shri Avnish Bhatnagar (Vidya Bharati), and others.
- Valedictory reflections by Shri Rakesh Sinha (Ex MP, Rajya Sabha), Shri K G Suresh (Ex DG, IIMC), and future roadmap by Dr. Thakur SKR (ISRO & Director, DHE).
- Outstanding teachers, students, and startups felicitated; Shiksha Mahakumbh 2.0 Proceedings released.
- Chief guests included Prof. Rakesh Sinha, Shri K G Suresh, and Shri Sunil Deodhar.