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The Undergraduate Program at FLAME presents students with unique co-curricular opportunities
for intellectual stimulation and professional development. The NGO Immersion Program, the
Discover India Project and the Internship Program provide our students with an insight into
India’s socio-economic challenges, our cultural heritage as well as the world of work. The NGO
Immersion and DIP activities are group-based activities that enable students to learn how to be
good team players and effective leaders.
Year 1: NGO Immersion Program
- Reality, check. |
Year 2: Discover India Project
- The singular land of the plural |
Year 3: Internship Program
- A Walk on the Other Side |
| The NGO Immersion Program exposes
students to various socio-cultural issues
that we face in India. For a week during
their first year, students spend time at
different NGOs in the city. The emphasis
during this program is not just
inculcating a spirit of social service, but
rather training students to understand the
causes of these issues and also help them
understand how NGOs are formed and
how they function. |
The Discover India Project is a
kaleidoscope to India. It gives students
an opportunity to discover often-ignored
aspects of India’s cultural heritage,
critically analyze these aspects through a
multi-dimensional lens and generate
original insights. This is a competitive
project worth 6 academic credits.
Students form groups and undertake
preliminary research under the guidance
of their Faculty Mentors, following
which they undertake a 7 – 10 day
fieldtrip to gather primary data. Upon
returning from their fieldtrip students
prepare a detailed analytical report of
their findings and present them to an
external jury comprising eminent
personalities and academicians. Through
this project, students gain an
opportunity to apply the
cross-disciplinary training they have
received during their Foundation Years
to produce original research. Some of the
projects undertaken by our students
include: Siropa – Turbans of Bikaner;
Jaisalmer: Art, Culture and Livelihood;
Bhadrachalam – Ancient Entrepreneurs
of Andhra Pradesh; and Hampi –
Dreams of Stone.
The winners of the competition are
presented with the B.V. Doshi
International DIP Award Prize (Rs. 5
Lacs), to discover our Indian heritage
abroad.
The outstanding analytical report is
published in the Heritage India magazine.
The first publication was “Stories in Stone
– Chittorgarh”, Vol.3 Issue 3, August –
October 2010, pp. 38 – 46. |
During the summer vacation after their
third year, students undertake
internship projects in the corporate and
non-corporate sectors. Their internship
experience is meant to help them
identify where their professional
interests lie and also to understand
professional decorum. Students are
required to submit a report on their
internship experience, which is worth 3
academic credits.
Our students have interned with a
diverse range of entities, spanning financial companies like Anvil and
Standard Chartered to local and
international NGOs. |
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The Program 
