Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat IIT Indore

What Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat IIT Indore does

EBSB @ IIT Indore is a government-mandated social outreach program housed within the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, operating under the Ministry of Human Resource Development's Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative and bundling four coordinated sub-programs: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (rural development across 5 adopted villages — Bai Gram, Indra Aawas, Jagjivan Gram, Mirzapur, Nayagoan), RuTAG (rural technology development coordinated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India), Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (science/math/technology education for government school children, including the 142+ episode विज्ञान पर चर्चा YouTube series and teacher training workshops), and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (sanitation and waste management in partnership with M.P. Pollution Control Board and three municipal corporations). Delivery relies on AVANA Club and Students' Gymkhana as student volunteer engines. The program's primary beneficiaries are rural communities in adopted Madhya Pradesh villages, government school students (notably 30+ schools in Indore district, including the long-tenured Simrol Government School), and school teachers receiving certificate training — all served free of charge.

The portfolio includes one launched mobile application, the Ground Water Management App (released 11 November 2021 by RuTAG @ IIT Indore students Anjali Gupta, Deepali Sukhija, and Deepika Sukhija, under Dr. Aruna Tiwari, in partnership with RuTAG IIT Delhi via its i-TTO), and one in-development application, CropDoctor — a disease and insect identification app for soybean plants being built by students Niyati Totala, Pranjal Gadge, and Parul Mogre. Other programs operate as offline events (Yuva Sangam youth exchanges, e.g., the March 2023 hosting of ~35 Manipur delegates), in-person workshops (three teacher training cycles in 2022), and MoU-driven municipal advisory work. No commercial software product is sold; technology output is provisional, grant-funded, and tied to government program priorities.

The business model is non-commercial: the entity has no revenue line, no pricing model, and all activities are offered free to participants. Funding arrives as ad-hoc government grants — Rs. 54,000 in student honoraria from RuTAG IIT Delhi in 2021 plus unspecified grants from Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal under RAA in 2020 and 2021. Strategic direction is set centrally by the Government of India (EBSB paired-state mandates, MoHRD schemes) and operationally coordinated by faculty Convener Dr. Niraj Kumar Shukla with a leadership team spanning Mathematics, MEMS, CSE, Civil Engineering, and Student Affairs. The "entity" is best understood as a federally-sponsored implementation node within IIT Indore, not an investable commercial business.

Name

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat IIT Indore

Legal name

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Website

https://ebsb.iiti.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EBSB @ IIT Indore is a Ministry of HRD-mandated social outreach program bundling Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, RuTAG, Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to deliver rural development, rural-technology apps, K-12 science education, and sanitation support — free of charge — to Madhya Pradesh villages, government schools, and teachers via IIT Indore faculty and student volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Outreach Programs

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate, Environment & Natural Resource Management Aid Programs (BPADABAI), Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Enterprise/School-District Virtual Tutoring Providers (B2B2C) (EDANAGAF)

Keywords

• Rural development program
• Social outreach education
• Government educational initiative
• Rural technology development
• Cultural exchange program

Headquarters

HQ city

Simrol, Indore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) @ IIT Indore is a composite social outreach programme operating multiple linked clubs under the Government of India's Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative, coordinating Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA, science education for school children), Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA, rural development), Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA, sanitation), and RuTAG (Rural Technology Action Group, rural technology development including mobile apps like Ground Water Management App and CropDoctor). The programme delivers teacher training workshops, online science sessions, cultural exchange (Yuva Sangam), and field-level rural development activities across Madhya Pradesh, all offered free of charge under government funding.

Product overview

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) @ IIT Indore is a composite social outreach programme operating multiple linked clubs under the Government of India's cultural integration initiative. The portfolio comprises the core EBSB programme (cultural ties across Indian states), Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (rural development via organic farming, water management, renewable energy, and artisan support), RuTAG (rural technology development and mobile applications including Ground Water Management App and CropDoctor), Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (science/math/technology education for school children including the विज्ञान पर चर्चा series and Pathsala online platform), and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (sanitation and waste management). These are supported by student bodies AVANA Club (rural welfare, educational content creation) and Students' Gymkhana (student representation and event execution). Together they form a loosely integrated suite of community-engagement and technology-dissemination initiatives rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA) @ IIT Indore: A flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to enrich rural India by leveraging knowledge base and resources of premier institutions to bring transformational change in rural development.
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) @ IIT Indore
• RuTAG @ IIT Indore
• Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) @ IIT Indore

Products and services

• Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) @ IIT Indore The primary social outreach initiative under IIT Indore, aligned with the Government of India's Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat program, aimed at strengthening cultural connections among diverse parts of India through academic, cultural, and economic engagements across paired states and union territories.
• Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA) @ IIT Indore A flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development that leverages the knowledge base and resources of IIT Indore to bring transformational change in rural development processes, focusing on areas such as organic farming, water management, renewable energy, artisan support, and village amenities. IIT Indore has adopted five villages: Bai Gram, Indra Aawas, Jagjivan Gram, Mirzapur, and Nayagoan.
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) @ IIT Indore IIT Indore's chapter of the national Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission), focused on eliminating open defecation, improving solid waste management, eradicating manual scavenging, and generating awareness on sanitation practices in adopted villages.
• RuTAG (Rural Technology Action Group) @ IIT Indore A government initiative coordinated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) focused on the development and dissemination of technologies for rural development, including agricultural machinery, sustainable energy, water management, waste management, and rural artisan support. RuTAG @ IIT Indore develops mobile applications for rural use.
• Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) @ IIT Indore A Ministry of Human Resource Development initiative aimed at inculcating a spirit of inquiry, creativity, and love for Science and Mathematics in school children through workshops, online sessions, and school outreach activities. IIT Indore was nominated by the Government of India as a mentor institute under RAA.
• Ground Water Management Mobile App A mobile application developed by RuTAG @ IIT Indore for ground water management, intended for rural users and stakeholders managing groundwater resources.
• CropDoctor — Disease & Insect Identification Mobile App for Soybean Plants A mobile application under development by RuTAG @ IIT Indore for identifying diseases and insects in soybean plants, intended for rural farmers in Madhya Pradesh.
• Yuva Sangam — EBSB Youth Exchange Programme A cultural exchange programme under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat where youth delegates from paired states visit each other's region; IIT Indore hosted around 35 youth delegates from Manipur from 20–26 March 2023 and organized the reciprocal journey of Madhya Pradesh youth to Manipur from 28 March to 2 April 2023.
• Science Discussion Series (विज्ञान पर चर्चा-कार्यक्रम) A series of over 142 online science and mathematics discussion sessions conducted in Hindi for school children of Madhya Pradesh, streamed via YouTube. Sessions cover topics including chemistry, physics, mathematics, environment, space science, and technology.
• Teacher Training Workshops on Ganit, Vigyan aur Praudyogiki (Mathematics, Science and Technology) Certificate cum training workshops for school teachers of Madhya Pradesh on mathematics, science, and technology, conducted in association with Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ students from 30 schools visited campus in a single event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal, M.P. Govt.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2021Funding grant received under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan to promote online academic activities for school children and conduct teacher training workshops on 'गणित, विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी'.
• RuTAG IIT DelhicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2021MoU signed between RuTAG IIT Delhi (via Innovation Technology Transfer Office i-TTO) and RuTAG, EBSB IIT Indore for ground water management app development. Students received Rs. 18000 honorarium each from RuTAG IIT Delhi.
• M.P. Pollution Control Board and Municipal Corporations (Ujjain, Dewas, Indore)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021MoUs signed to help Swachh Bharat Abhiyan through technical expertise and support in waste management, pollution control, and sanitation initiatives.
• Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRuTAG at IIT Indore is an initiative coordinated by the Office of PSA, Govt. of India for development and dissemination of technologies for rural development.
• RuTAG IIT BombaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationConnected through the broader RuTAG network coordinated by Office of PSA. Activities shared including workshops and knowledge exchange on rural technology.
• RuTAG IIT KanpursupportingTechnology or IntegrationPart of the RuTAG network for rural technology development and dissemination across Indian Institutes of Technology.
• IIT DelhisupportingTechnology or IntegrationRuTAG IIT Delhi coordinates the ground water management workshop and app development collaboration with IIT Indore.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD): NIRD is the central government apex body for rural development capacity building and policy advisory — the broader incumbent that IIT Indore's UBA/RuTAG work feeds into and competes with for grant allocations.
• MANAGE (National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management): MANAGE runs national-scale agricultural extension and capacity-building programs that overlap with IIT Indore's organic-farming and CropDoctor-style crop advisory work, but at much larger scale as an autonomous body.

Emerging players

• PRAYAS (IIT-aligned rural-tech student groups): Student-run rural-tech and outreach groups at peer IITs (e.g., IIT Bombay's AVANA-equivalent clubs and PRAYAS) operate at similar scale and structure to IIT Indore's AVANA Club, competing for the same student-volunteer pool and CSR visibility.

Direct peers

• IIT Kharagpur UBA: IIT Kharagpur runs a large UBA chapter adopting West Bengal villages for rural innovation and teacher training, providing a comparable model of premier-institute rural-development execution.
• IIT Madras UBA: IIT Madras's Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan chapter adopts Tamil Nadu villages for technology transfer, organic farming, and water management — a direct UBA peer with substantially larger scale and longer track record.
• IIT Roorkee UBA / RuTAG: IIT Roorkee hosts one of the oldest RuTAG centres and a mature UBA program adopting Uttarakhand villages; it shares the same scheme architecture, MoU-driven municipal partnerships, and rural-app development pipeline as IIT Indore.
• IIT Bombay UBA / RuTAG: IIT Bombay runs parallel Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan and RuTAG chapters with comparable activities in adopted Maharashtra villages, mobile-app rural tech development, and government MoUs — the most direct structural peer to EBSB @ IIT Indore.
• IIT Delhi RuTAG / UBA: IIT Delhi coordinates the national RuTAG network that funds and accredits IIT Indore's ground-water app work; it runs its own UBA cluster in Delhi/Haryana villages with near-identical rural-technology and outreach scope.
• IIT Kanpur RuTAG / UBA: IIT Kanpur operates a RuTAG centre and UBA-adopted villages in UP under the same Office of PSA and MHRD frameworks as IIT Indore, making it a close functional equivalent for rural-tech development and STEM outreach to government schools.

Others

• Unnat Bharat Abhiyan National Portal: The official UBA portal coordinates all participating institutions and is the ecosystem in which IIT Indore's village-adoption work sits; comparable as the umbrella enabling platform rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ebsb_IITIndore
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=IUUFtlt_pRk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ek-bharat-shreshtha-bharat-iit-indore

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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