Hyderabad, November 1, 2025: The two-day Capacity Building Workshop on Innovation, Design & Entrepreneurship (IDE) for education officers concluded at Vardhaman College of Engineering on Friday evening — turning 91 Telangana educators into innovation champions.

Chalk and talk gave way to sticky notes, brainstorming, and prototypes as school leaders, DIET faculty, and district officers rediscovered learning through design thinking — exploring how creativity can transform classrooms into innovation hubs.

Organised under the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) in collaboration with AICTE, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), NCERT, School Innovation Council (SIC), PM SHRI Schools, and the Wadhwani Foundation, the workshop marked Telangana’s regional chapter in a national movement to embed innovation and entrepreneurship in school education.

Facilitators Dr. Rajesh Kandula and Mr. Shaik Waseem (Wadhwani Foundation) turned complex frameworks into hands-on learning, helping teachers view problem-solving as a way of teaching. “This isn’t just pedagogy,” shared one participant. “It’s a mindset shift — from teaching answers to nurturing curiosity.”

Dr. Indrani Bhaduri, Head of PARAKH (NCERT), connected assessment with innovation, demonstrating how the PARAKH Dashboard empowers educators to align creativity with measurable learning outcomes.

Mr. Aditya Ravi Shankar from T-Works, Telangana’s world-class prototyping hub, invited educators to collaborate: “T-Works is where ideas meet the tools to become reality.”

Young innovators from Vardhaman College, including GetFund, InsirraForge, and Team Nivaran — IC 2025 Hackathon winners — shared how mentoring and ecosystems can turn student ideas into impact. Participants also toured the VCE Centre for Research and Innovation Foundation (VCECRIF), exploring prototypes such as a sensor-based walking stick for the visually impaired, a solar-powered RO system, and an automatic waste segregator.

“Innovation is not a skill — it’s a mindset,” said Prof. Ravindra, Principal, VCE. “Through IDE, we’re enabling teachers to nurture students who won’t just adapt to the future but shape it.”

The Hyderabad IDE Bootcamp reflects India’s education reforms in action — transforming policy into practice by training teachers as innovation catalysts and linking them with ecosystems like T-Works, VCECRIF, and PARAKH. Together, they are paving the way for every school to become a micro-lab of creativity, entrepreneurship, and national progress.