National Scheme of Innovation in Educational

Administration

Guidelines for Preparing the Write-up on Innovation in Educational

Administration

The National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, in
collaboration with Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS), Hyderabad, has launched
a National Scheme of Innovation in Educational Administration.
The basic objective of the scheme is to recognise innovations in the field of educational
administration and management for efficient delivery of educational services and up-
scaling educational attainments. The main target group of the scheme is the Block and
District level educational administrators.
The Scheme consists of three important components; recognition of innovation through
awards; documentation of innovations; and dissemination of innovations though
publication and electronic media.
In order to identify innovations and the best innovative practices in educational
administration, the short listed applicants are required to submit a detailed write-up in
the form of descriptive account of innovations covering various aspects of the process of
conceptualising, and implementing them, and making change at their level. In other
words, the descriptive account of innovation should include the context of conceiving
the idea of innovation and its implementation as well as its outcome. While preparing an
elaborate write-up about the innovation, the participants are requested to follow the
indicative outline given below.
Length of the write-up: Length of the write-up about the innovation should be normally
between 2500-3000 words (Approximately 15 typed pages).
Language of write-up: The write-up may be submitted in English or Hindi or any
official language of the concerned state, i.e, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati etc.

Indicative Format/outline of the write-up on innovation

The detailed write-up should address the various aspects of innovation with adequate
explanation and description in order to help in capturing the thrust of innovation. The
suggested format for preparing the write-up covering various aspects of innovation
should be followed. The suggestive format of innovation is indicated below:
I. Title of the Innovation ( The area of innovation)
II. Descriptive/ narrative account of innovation (What is innovation all about?)
III. What were the factors/ circumstances/ conditions/ situation that made you to
think about the present innovation? ( This should cover the aspects relating
to the context and process of conceiving the idea of innovation)
 IV. Whether idea and the process of conceiving the idea of innovation was just
an individual initiative or initiative of a group. (In either case provide the
details of the process of conceiving the idea ?
V. Objectives of innovation (What was intended to be achieved through the
present innovation?)
VI. How the idea of innovation was given shape for translating it into action?
VII. What was the strategy and the method adopted for implementing
innovation? ( This should provide a detailed descriptive account of the
strategy and methodology adopted for implementing the idea of innovation)
VIII. When the innovation was started? ( month and year of starting of
innovation)
IX. Where was this innovation implemented? (This should include both place of
implementation and level of implementation such as district, block, cluster/
institution levels or covering all the levels)
X. What kinds of resources were required for implementing innovation and
how were the required resources mobilised?
XI. What was the scale of innovation( No. of school/ cluster/ block/ district etc)
XII. How long the innovation is in operation?
XIII. What kinds of support were extended by the state government/ education
department/ colleagues/ subordinates and community at large?
XIV. What was the impact of innovation?
XV. Have the intended objective of innovations been achieved?
XVI. How far the innovation done in your case be implemented in other areas?
XVII. How far your innovation is sustainable? ( Will it continue even after your
transfer from the place? How have you ensured its continuity beyond your
presence?))
XVIII. What kinds of problems were faced in giving shape and implementing
innovation? ( Detailed account of the problems faced from various quarters
in implementing innovation)

The detailed write- up on innovation may be sent to

The Director,
Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS)
College Park Campus of Administrative Staff College of India
Road No. 3, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad-500034
The same may also be sent through email:
director-cips@nic.in;
parkavi@cips.org.in;
innovationscheme@nuepa.org

The last date for receiving the detailed write-up about the innovation is 15 June
2014.The participants are requested to send the write-up well before time in order
to ensure its inclusion for second round of evaluation for the award and
documentation.