PRAYOG is a new initiative of IIT Bombay that brings solution seekers and solution providers together to address development challenges in the country.

Currently, the PRAYOG is a project at the Dean Alumni and Corporate Relations (ACR) Office of IIT Bombay, headed by the Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Bakul Rao and Co-principal Investigator (Co-PI) Prof. Parameshwar Udmale from CTARA with a core team of 6 members.

PRAYOG collaborates with several government agencies, nonprofit organizations, corporates, and experts from academic institutions and helps to find solutions to development issues.

PRAYOG helps CSR Organisations to develop their CSR policies and design CSR programs. It also helps them by providing project proposals that can be funded in compliance with Schedule 7 of the Companies Act, conducting Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), and Impact Assessment of their CSR programs/projects.

Step 1: PRAYOG provides a platform where anyone can report a developmental problem.
Step 2: After getting a problem, the PRAYOG team shortlists the problem by analyzing genuinity and severity of the problem, the interest/seriousness of the problem reporting agency, and availability of funds with reporting agency/feasibility of raising funds.
Step 3: Once the PRAYOG team shortlists the problem, it defines a problem in a structural way and approaches an academic expert from IIT Bombay in that field who can help to solve the problem.
Step 4: PRAYOG jointly coordinates with the problem reporting entity, funding agency, and academic expert to start with the project.
Step 5: PRAYOG also provides project monitoring support throughout the project implementation and impact assessment services after the project completion.

No, PRAYOG itself do not provide funds. But PRAYOG can help in building proposals to raise the funds by defining a problem in a structural way.

Any entity in the country right from specific individuals, community representatives, politicians, Civil Society organizations, Non-governmental Organisations, and government officials, to corporates, can report a developmental problem that needs social/technological solutions.

Please visit the Contact us page on PRAYOG website and report your problem.

PRAYOG currently works in 16 thematic areas complying with Schedule 7 activities of the Companies Act namely - Education, Health & Nutrition, Agriculture, Water Resources, Energy, Rural Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Women Empowerment, Skill Development & Livelihood, Impact Assessment for CSR, Environment & Ecology, Slum Area Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Natural Resources Conservation, R & D for Sustainable Development Goals, Socio-Economic Development of the underprivileged group. Note: PRAYOG does not restrict itself to the above-mentioned areas but tries to address the problems in any field for the development of the country.

PRAYOG also provides the following services -
i) CSR Program design and policy making
ii) Helping CSR companies to identify genuine problems, experienced implementing agencies
iii) Providing CSR companies with project proposals to solve on-ground problems through funding in compliance with Schedule 7 of the Companies Act
iv) Needs assessment, program design, and impact assessment services
v) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Project Management services for NGOs, Governments, and CSR Organisations
vi) Training, capacity building, and skill development programs
vii) Technical support/handholding in project implementation
viii) Exposure visit of students to IIT Bombay
ix) Development of analyzed data products

PRAYOG currently has 50+ ongoing projects in more than 11 states, directly benefitting more than 15,000 beneficiaries with the help of 45+ academic experts across 22+ departments/centres in IIT Bombay

PRAYOG provides internship opportunities to students pursuing diplomas, graduation, and post-graduation in different fields. Interested candidates can send their resumes to the following email - prayog.ctara@iitb.ac.in