| About Bharti Foundation |
| About Bharti Foundation |
“As a first step towards fulfilling the vision of the Government and the leadership of the country, Bharti has kick-started it’s voluntary and affirmative action in making significant contribution to provide education to the weaker sections of the society, so as to make them employable. We need to ensure that our children and young people have access to quality education. Through Bharti Foundation we are determined to make a substantial impact in this area.” | | Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal,
Chairman & Group CEO,
Bharti Enterprises
| | | | “As a responsible corporate citizen, we have decided to substantially scale up our existing programs in the area of education, in order to support the aspirations of under-privileged in the country.” | | Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal,
Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises
Co-Chairman, Bharti Foundation
| | | Quality education is the most powerful tool for socio-economic transformation of a country. It not only eradicates poverty but also ensures equity among people. Therefore, ensuring access to quality education for all, in particular for underprivileged children from disadvantaged and marginalized communities, is of immense significance for overall development of India.
It was to partake in this journey towards quality education that Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Bharti Group of Companies, was set up in 2000. The Foundation implements and supports quality education programs across primary, elementary, senior secondary and higher education levels.
All educational programs initiated by Bharti Foundation entail close partnerships with the government, policy makers, corporations, local communities and the general public. These programs aim at holistic development of children making them employable citizens with a deep sense of commitment to society. The intent is to develop a scalable and sustainable education model that can be replicated on a large scale by the government, educational institutions and like-minded organizations.
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| | Vision and Mission |
Vision
To help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential
Mission
Committed to creating and supporting programs that bring about sustainable changes through education and use of technology
Goals  | To improve the accessibility and quality of education at school level across rural India | | To provide education and training opportunities to the youth of our country in order to make them employable |
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| | Our Programs |
School-based Programs
| Satya Bharti Primary School Program | | Satya Bharti Elementary School Program | | Satya Bharti Senior Secondary School Program | |
Higher Education Programs
Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management, IIT Delhi
The Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management, in partnership with IIT Delhi, was set up with the vision “to develop telecom leaders through excellence in education and research”. It has emerged as a premier education institute offering specialized courses in telecommunications. The School has also evolved as a focal point for telecom related activities in IIT Delhi.
The programs offered in this School are: M. Tech., MBA, M.S. (Research) and PhD in Telecommunications.
Major Milestones
| Bharti Merit Awards: Instituted in 2002, awarded to the top three students of M. Tech and MBA of Bharti School of Telecom. | | Airtel Lecture Series: Started in August 2007. Senior executives from the Bharti Group of Companies are invited to address students and share experiences of tackling industry situations | | Bharti Lecture Series: Under this series, experts from the field of telecom and management are invited to address students | | Patents: A total of 13 patents have been filed by the institute. | | Research: 56 research papers have been published in the last year. | | Partnership: | | |  | Member of the India-UK Advanced Technology Centre on Next Generation Systems and Services (IU-ATC). | | Member of Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window (EMECW) Exchange Program with European Universities. | | Formal participant in RCUK-DST Indo-UK Virtual Graduate School in Next generation Networks- Three PhD / six MS(R) positions will be available and funded by UK Government | |
Airtel IIT Delhi Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications (AICET)
The Airtel IIT Delhi Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications was set up in a public-private partnership mode by the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Bharti Airtel Ltd in December 2007. Now functioning as an integral part of Bharti School of Telecom, IIT Delhi, the AICET focuses on ‘Telecom Technology and Management’ to build excellence at par with world standards. Various existing and emerging technologies, growth prediction and technology adaptation in Indian context, application development using multiple technologies etc form the broad spectrum of activities of the centre.
Bharti Centre for Communication, IIT Bombay
The Bharti Centre for Communication was inaugurated in January 2009. The Centre promotes research in communication theory and systems and fosters technical collaboration between the research and user groups. Currently, 28 students conduct research at the Centre. The other activities at the Centre include tutorials and seminars by experts from around the world, scholarships for attending international and national conferences, research publications in various international fora and guest lectures.
Highlights 2010-2011
| Expositions: Expositions is a series of tutorials on the frontier areas of research in the general area of communications and systems. The objective of this series is to provide a quick and easy access to some of the leading themes in research as and when they develop. Each of these tutorials is in 2-3 parts, slow paced and it is expected that it will even cater to candidates with minimal background knowledge (typically a first graduate course in the area). | | Recent Results- Seminar Series: In this series, faculty/students present new results that have been either just accepted for publication or have been recently submitted for publication. The first such event was held on 9th August 2010. | | Winter School of Speech and Audio Processing 2010 - The focus of this school is on Audio Content Analysis and Retrieval. Over a span of three days, overseas speakers are invited to deliver lectures discussing theory, applications and practical aspects of audio content analysis and description, as well as building large-scale retrieval systems in depth. The school targets post-graduate students, faculty in educational institutions and scientists/researchers in research labs/industry. |
Bharti Scholarship Scheme
The Bharti Scholarship Scheme provides scholarships to academically bright youth from financially weak families for completing their higher education. The scholar is supported for the entire course-term subject to meeting performance related criteria.
Since FY 2008-09 various Bharti group Companies and Ericsson have taken on the responsibility to support scholars under the Bharti Scholarship Scheme. The Companies provide financial support to the scholars while Bharti Foundation manages administers and implements the program.
Mentorship Program
The initiative also offers a mentorship program, wherein senior executives from Bharti Group of Companies mentor scholars in their career choices, provide them relevant exposure and guide them in shaping their future. The mentoring program has been successful in building communication skills, planning skills, confidence, positive thinking, self-assessment, conflict handling, managing stress, clarity on career choices, leadership skills, etc in the mentee.
Past Programs
| Bharti Center for Entrepreneurial Initiatives (BCEI) | | Bharti Library and Activity Centres | | Bharti Computer Centres | | Bharti CII Women Exemplar Award |
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| | Our Legal Status |
Bharti Foundation is established under the Laws of India with charitable status pursuant to a "Deed of Trust" dated August 7, 2000, registered at New Delhi on August 25, 2000 under the Registration Act 1908.
The corporate office is at Bharti Crescent, 1 Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj- Phase II, New Delhi.
The organization was granted a certificate under section 80(G)(iv) of the Income Tax Act 1961, applicable to charitable non-profit organization, on July 1, 2005.
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