National Colloquium on Strategies for Youth Empowerment
17-18 September 2009

 

Background of the Colloquium:

          Youth have been in the forefront of progress and social change in India since time immemorial. Thirst for freedom, passion for innovation, impatience for quicker pace of progress, idealism and an intense feeling for creativity have been significant features of youth in the country. India has a significant size of youth population which constitutes the most vibrant and dynamic segment and also the most valuable human resource of the country. Youth form the basis of progress and social mobilisation. Therefore aiming at Youth Empowerment could be one among the most cost-effective strategies for achieving growth and development of our country.

         Though the concept of ‘Empowerment’ is popular, it has no comprehensive and authentic definition. Social scientists and development practitioners have worked out an operational definition. A person is deemed to have attained ‘a state of empowerment’ if she/he: takes decisions without any external hindrance or compulsion; has accessibility to information, resources and services; has the knowledge power; exhibits self-control, self-confidence and self-esteem; is conscious of rights, privileges and duties as citizen of the nation and is assertive in exercising them. Youth empowerment may also be viewed as any attempt made to create, enable and support the youth to equip themselves to take active participation in the development process as ‘subjects’ (informed citizens) rather than as ‘objects’ (mere beneficiaries).

          Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) is a premier national level apex institute set up in 1993 in Tamil Nadu. RGNIYD functions as a vital resource centre and umbrella organisation for all youth development activities, viz., Training, Orientation, Research, Extension and Outreach initiatives for State, Central Governments and national level youth organisations. RGNIYD has been conferred the Deemed University status under ‘de-novo’ category in 2008 and five unique, innovative and futuristic Post-Graduate programmes have been initiated in the areas of Youth Empowerment, Career Counselling, Gender Studies, Local Governance and Life Skills Education.

          This National Colloquium aims at developing a knowledge base on Youth Empowerment. The deliberations and discussions on various dimensions, practices and strategies will enable Youth Empowerment to emerge as a discipline. It will enable widening the ambit of Youth Empowerment by drawing necessary inputs from policy makers, academicians, practitioners and research scholars from multi-disciplinary background and building a data base.
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Major Theme : Strategies for Youth Empowerment
          

Sub Themes :

Call for Papers:

             In tune with the major objectives of the National Colloquium of generating and sharing of knowledge, stimulating research activities focusing on youth development, strengthening youth empowerment as an academic discipline, and to develop a data base on youth empowerment across the country and abroad. Papers are invited from scholars, researchers, practitioners, activists and policy makers..

Submission of Abstract:

              Those who are interested in presenting papers during the National Colloquium are requested to submit their abstract in the themes designated. The abstract should be submitted to the Organising Secretary in electronic format followed by a hard copy by post.

                The last date for the submission of abstracts: 16th July 2009
 

The abstract should contain following components:

                        • Title: Block Letters
                   • Name of the Author with designation, postal address and email address
                   • Key Concepts

                       
Text Format:

                       • Font size-12 for Text, 14 for Title
                  • Font Type- Times New Roman
                  • Line spacing 1.5
                       • Word Limit 500

Submission of full length Paper:

          Acceptance of the abstract for paper presentation at the Colloquium will be communicated by 30 July 2009. On receipt of acceptance of the abstract, presenters are requested to submit the full length paper in the format given below.

                  The last date of submission of papers in 17th August 2009

Text Format:

                       • Font size-12 for Text, 14 for Title
                  • Font Type- Times New Roman
                  • Line spacing 1.5
                       • Word Limit 5000

                    
Publishing of Papers

                      Selected papers will be published.

Registration Fee:

                    Academicians, Professionals & Practitioners : Rs.300/-
                Students                                              : Rs.200/-
               
                 Registration fee should be paid in the form of a crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of 'The Director Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development' payable at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, PIN Code - 602 105. Kindly mention your name, place and contact number on the reverse of the demand draft.

Travel Support:

                  Travel Support will be extended to all the paper presenters and who submit full length paper. II A/C or III A/C train fare will be provided according to their eligibility.
 

Local Hospitality:
 
                 Local hospitality (boarding and lodging) to all the selected participants during the Colloquium will be taken care of by the Organisers.

Websites:

            For details regarding the National Colloquium, visit the following website www.rgniyd.gov.in. Please look for periodic updations. Abstract/Paper may be forwarded to our e-mail: rgniydseminar@gmail.com

Registration Form

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School of Youth Studies and Extension

               One of the important mandates of RGNIYD is to function as an Institute of advanced study in the field of youth and to develop such professional excellence. Towards strengthening the activities of RGNIYD, the National Youth Commission (NYC) set up by the Government of India has made several recommendations. One of the major recommendations of the NYC was to initiate academic programmes at RGNIYD, and the same was accepted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.

            Based on the recommendations of NYC and deliberations at different levels, Academic Council of RGNIYD decided to start regular academic programmes at Post-Graduate level in five disciplines, viz., Youth Empowerment, Career Counselling, Gender Studies, Local Governance and Life Skills Education. Towards operationalising the academic programmes, the Department of Youth Empowerment was established in July 2008 at RGNIYD. It is a premier Department of RGNIYD which is coordinating the academic programmes of all five disciplines. Towards widening its ambit and operations, the Department of Youth Empowerment was restructured as the School of Youth Studies and Extension with specializations for teaching, research and extension. The School has the following objectives:

              To develop a cadre of professionals in the area to strengthen youth work and youth development

                  programmes in the country
              To offer PG programmes through regular mode with a view to strengthening Youth Development /

                  Empowerment programmes
              To develop Diploma programmes and PG programmes through Distance mode for the empowerment of

                  Youth in the country
              To develop and organise a strong research base in the area by organising M.Phil, Ph.D. and Research

                  Projects and Programmes in collaboration with National and International agencies
              To support policy formulation related to youth
              To organise and strengthen extension programmes with a view to enhancing the knowledge base and

                  skills for the community and learn from the community
              To support Government Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations and other organisations in the

                  field of youth development by offering Training, Extension and Research Programmes.
 

For communication, please contact:

        Director of the Colloquium                                                Organising Secretaries
        Dr. V Reghu,                                                                      1. Dr. P Sivakumar
        Head,                                                                                  Training Officer-cum-Lecturer
        School of Youth Studies and Extension,                                      Mob: 09444581080   
        RGNIYD University,                                                              
        Sriperumbudur,                                                                   2. Dr. K Gireesan
        Tamil Nadu – 602 105                                                              Reader
        Tele:044-27163872 (O)                                                           Mob: 09445400855, 09446513910