FUEL Introduction

Personalised education information helpline for students class 10 & class 12

We help students with timely updates & guidance on entrance exams & application procedures

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Engineering

IITSocial

Science

Science

Commerce

Diploma

Pharmacy

NIT

Class 11

Arts

Architecture

Pharmacy

Animation

BITS

Aviation

Management

Bioinformatics

Design

Civil

MHCET

AIEEE

Students Opportunities

FUEL aims to connect students to opportunities

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Case StudyName: Ketan Deshpande

Suffered because: Rejection of AIEEE application form

Result: Denied admission based on AIEEE

Impact: Formed FUEL NGO to create awareness of such exams and system formalities, so that no student is denied admission due to complicated formalities.

“No one should be denied admission into a college because of technical glitches"

Ketan Deshpande, Founder, FUEL 

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Our Inspiration

“Fuel should work to reduce the wide gap between urban and rural students to make them the flag-bearers of VISION 2020”

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**Source :Directorate of Technical Education and Medical Research (DTE & DMER),Mumbai,Maharashtra www.dte.org.in as per 2009 CET Brochure

MH-CET: 2 lakh aspirants, AIEEE: 1 lakh aspirants, entrance tests for engineering

2 lakh engineering aspirants do not fill 88,000 odd engineering seats

Colleges start courses, but do not get adequate students

Shattered dreams of students, Suicides

Loss of valuable talent

Problems

Rejection of applications

Complicated procedures

Lack of awareness

Various entrance exams

FUEL’S USP One-point help source for students

Updated information on entrance exams & formalities.

Personalised guidance for students

Identify qualified students for scholarships.

Training locals to spread education awareness

Work at grassroots

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Programs

MH-CET exam declared. Forms available from 1

Jan to 31 Jan 2010. Call Fuel helpline

for detailed guidance on how

to apply.

9271213241 / 42

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Impact Increase in applications for entrance exams, by 30-50%. Change in policy decision of Domicile Rule in Maharashtra. Helpline centre sponsored to FUEL. Rejections of applications reduced by 28%

*Source: FUEL Feedback data analysis ;AIEEE www.aieee.nic.in ;www.dte.org.in

EVALUATION FROM COLLEGE

PRINCIPALS FOR ALL WORKSHOPS

Strongly Agree

Agree Disagree

1 Session was informative 76% 22% 2%

2 This information is needed 80% 20% 0%

3 Questions were solved 55 31.66% 13.33%

4 Presentation delivery good

58.33% 35.66% 6.66%

Number of students

at our workshop2008

42986

2009

59518Applicants for MH-CET 39560 54847

Applicants for AIEEE 15225 30019

Applicants for IIT-JEE 09552 14090

Applicants for Other Exams 05009 20011

Source: FUEL feedback forms and feedback from institutes

Conclusion: FUEL has led to 30-50% increase in number of students applying for entrance exams.

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Our achievementsOne of Asia’s 100 most inspiring ventures as recognised

by FYSE, Beijing.BVB’s Deshpande Centre for Social Entrepreneurship,

founded by Mr Gururaj Deshpande, invited to replicate FUEL model

Appreciated by Mrs Sudha Murty and Dr Kalam.Awarded Youth Action Project by CYDA, sponsored by

National Foundation of India.Semi-finalist at Dell Social Innovation competition. Published six editions of Student’s Fuel career guide.

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Appreciated by Media

THE TIMES OF INDIA

BUSINESS STANDARD

THE ECONOMIC TIMES

India TodayAspiring India Special Report