SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

The centre provides a wide range of support to students as well as outsiders to help them cope with their regular work and to maximize their potential. These include:

1. Student Development:

The Project Officer through individual counseling and interaction with students helps them to continuously identify new areas of personal growth and to work towards achieving these. These range from personality issues that need attention to new skills that the student may need to develop. This is an on-going need- based activity.

2. Volunteer Co-ordination:

Writers, readers and typists are made available to students as well as outsiders on demand.

3. Alternative Format Production:

We provide Braille print-outs, audio outputs as well as other alternative format materials on demand.

4. Daisy Production:

The XRCVC is a primary member of the DAISY (Digitally Accessible Information System) forum of India and we also produce DAISY books- special accessible format for the visually challenged.

5. Extra-Curricular Activities:

The centre has a range of extra-curricular activities from a Debating Circle to Guest Lectures to help students expand their horizons. The centre also conducts annual sporting events – an inter-college cricket championship amongst the visually challenged as well as an intra-college chess championship. The sporting events give the visually challenged students a platform to participate. They also help to spread awareness amongst other sighted students and to break common misconceptions.

6. Computer Loans:

Having recognized the advantage of computers to provide a window of opportunity to the visually challenged, the XRCVC has initiated a computer loan scheme to its students and members for their personal use at home on a need basis. Till date loaned more than 40 old working laptops to various needy students and members.

7. XRCVC - Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship:

The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship is a financial support for the deserving visually challenged students pursuing higher education who meet the eligibility criteria of the scholarship.

The scholarship programme in the year 2009-2010 has supported 10 candidates and in the year 2008-2009 the scholarship was awarded to 5 candidates pursuing a range of master's programmes.

The XRCVC and the Tech Mahindra Foundation are happy to announce the Scholarships for the year 2010 -2011. The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship is a financial support for the visually challenged students pursuing higher education who meet the eligibility criteria of the scholarship. Last date for application is 23rd August 2010.

XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Deserving Student Scholarship Announcement
Scholarship Application Form
Scholarship Income Certificate Format