1st International Conference on

Challenges in
HIGHER EDUCATION
for underprivileged
- A Global Perspective
12 - 14th, April, 2023
Vivekananda Auditorium, CEG Campus, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
(Hybrid Mode)
 Welcome Message

Dear Colleagues and Friends...

I am privileged to extend a warm welcome to the 1st International
Conference on Challenges in Higher Education for Underprivileged - A
Global Perspective scheduled during 12-14th April, 2023 at the Anna
University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The purpose of this conference is to
examine the educational and research conditions and concerns of
students and researchers from under privileged communities. The
organizers have assembled terrific slate of speakers to engage with various
thematic sessions on the cultural, political, economic, and historical
questions concerning diverse marginalized Indians. It is particularly
exciting time to be involved in this international conference to deliberate
various issues, to establish a resourceful network, and to make necessary
recommendations to the government and national commissions to ensure
educational and research opportunities.

Dr. O. Uma Maheswari

&
Team
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 Organizing Committee
Coordinators
Chief Patron
Dr. P. Selvamani
Prof. Dr. R. Velraj Professor & Deputy Nodal Officer,
Vice Chancellor, Anna University
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology,
BIT Campus, AURC, Tiruchirappalli
Patron
Prof. Dr. G. Ravikumar Dr. V. C. Sathish Gandhi
Registrar (i /c), Anna University Assistant Professor & Deputy Nodal Officer,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
UCE, Nagercoil
Organising Secretary
Dr. O. Uma Maheswari Treasurer
Professor and Nodal Officer,
SC/ST Cell, Anna University, Chennai Dr. G. Rajesh
Assistant Professor,
Department of IT, MIT campus, Chennai

Dr. V. Jawahar Senthil Kumar
Professor,
Department of ECE,
CEG Campus, Chennai
Members
Dr. S. Latha
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
BIT Campus, AURC, Tiruchirappalli
Dr. O. Ganesh Babu
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering
AURC, Tirunelveli

Dr. K. Gokulakrishnan Dr. P. Anitha

Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor,
Department of ECE, Department of EEE,
AURC, Tirunelveli VOC Campus, Tuticorin 3
 Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. M. Karmegam,
Former Director, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. A. Ramachandran,
Emeritus Professor, Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Anna University, Chennai
Mr. K. Nandakumar,
IRS, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai
Prof. Dr. S. Kaliappan,
Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli
Prof. Dr. S. Rajendra Boopathy,
Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. L. Suganthi,
Dean CEG campus, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. V. K. Stalin,
Division of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. G. Arumaikkannu,
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. A. Elayaperumal,
Director, Centre for Affiliations of Institutions, Anna University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. E. Murugan,
Head, Department of Physical Chemistry, Madras University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. M. Srinivasan,
Professor and Head, Department of Criminology, Madras University, Chennai
Prof. Dr. Velu Rajeshkannan,
Head, Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Prof. Dr. Punniyamoorthy,
Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Dr. S. Murugan,
Scientist SF, LPSC, Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. M. Selva Balan,
Scientist E Joint Director, Central Water and Power Research Station, Ministry of Jal Sakthi, Pune
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 Importance
Despite the existence of several constitutional safeguards, the socio-economic
conditions scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are still poor. They are socially
discriminated and also suffer from illiteracy, poverty and low income. This event
shall be conducted biennially to review global challenges, analyse the progress
and to update the socio-economic status of the under privileged in the domains of
higher education and research.

Objectives
• Connect successful persons from underprivileged Indians worldwide who have
contributed towards academic, research, publication, and job recruitment.
• Sharing knowledge of their experiences, challenges and successful stories
across the world.
• Preparing yellow page to connect all under privileged communities, leaders,
and NGOs globally.
• Submitting recommendations based on the outcome of the conference to the
concerned authorities who are involved in decision making.

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 Outcomes
• Real-time data on the present status of SC/ST population on various criteria and
reporting with reference to higher education arena.
• Identification of issues and proposal of solutions.
• Volunteering to assist underprivileged communities.
• Recommendations to policy makers for reforms.
• Database of professional academic experts from SC/ST communities.
• Creation of endowment awards for recognising achievers.
• Network and corpus generation to assist graduate students, research scholars
and faculty members.

Target Audience
Nodal officers, Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, National Administrators,
Bureaucrats, Commission Members, Judges, Advocates, Entrepreneurs, Social
Welfare Activists, Interested Professionals and Public Persons.

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 Major Focus Areas
• Challenges in higher education for underprivileged communities.
• Educational opportunities and underprivileged communities.
• Socio-economic status and challenges of deprived communities in
universities.
• State, socio-economic transformation, and the underprivileged.
• Underprivileged women and university education.
• Technological education and marginalized communities.
• Caste, equality, and university education.
• Entrepreneurship, business development and networking.
• Contributions of anticaste and feminist leaders to education.
• Education, research, and underprivileged communities in India and
abroad.
• Opportunities and challenges for education and networking.

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 Speakers
Dr. Christudas Gandhi, I.A.S.,
Additional Chief Secretary (Retd), Government of Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Jawahar Nesan,
Convener, State Education Policy High Level Committee, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Sonajharia Minz,
Professor & Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University Dumka, Jharkhand.
Dr. Swati Kamble,
Post-Doctoral Research, Vrije University, Belgium.
Dr. Sanghamitra S. Acharya,
Professor, Centre for Social Medicine and Common Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Dr. Abdul Matin,
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, West Bengal.
Dr. Sayali,
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Magdeburg University, Germany.
Dr. Manju Edachira,
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Humanities and Social Science, IIT New Delhi.
Mr. Rajesh Chavda,
Attorney, Corporate Lawyer, UK.
Dr. Narayana Sukumar,
Professor, Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Mr. Karthikeyan Shanmugam,
Independent Consultant, and Executive Member, Ambedkar King Study Circle, California, US.
Dr. Shailaja Paik,
Professor, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, US.
Dr. K. Kalyani,
Assistant Professor, School of Arts and Science , Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.
Dr. Tanoj Meshram,
Associate Professor, Management and Society, S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.
Dr. Gajendran Ayyathurai,
Teaching and Research Fellow, Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Göttingen University, Germany.
Dr. Dag Erik Berg,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Molde University College, Norway.
Dr. Deepak Malghan,
Associate Professor, Public Policy, IIM Bangalore.
Dr. Hari Bapuji,
Professor in Management, The University of Belbourne, Australia.
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Conference Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities
This international conference CHEUP-GP 2023 offers the opportunity to build relationships with intellectuals from
various universities, research institutes, companies and experts across the nation and from all around the world by
becoming a sponsor / exhibitor in this event.

Main Sponsors Category

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TITLE AMOUNT(Rs.)
PLATINUM SPONSOR 5,00,000
GOLD SPONSOR 3,00,000
SILVER SPONSOR 2,00,000
BRONZE SPONSOR 1,00,000

Category
Other Sponsors II

TITLE AMOUNT(Rs.)
DAY SPONSOR 75,000
FOOD SPONSOR / KIT SPONSOR /
50,000
REFRESHMENT SPONSOR
SESSION SPONSOR 30,000

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 SPONSORSHIP TYPES
Category I : Main Sponsors

Platinum Sponsorship includes

• Thirty minutes’ workshop with the CHEUP-GP2023 participants
• A table in the registration area to promote your company and products
• A display sign that is shown in each of the CHEUP-GP2023 backdrop
• The logo of your company looping on the CHEUP-GP2023 websites, with a link
to your company’s webpage
• The logo of your company printed on the back of the CHEUP-GP2023
invitations and program schedule
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each CHEUP-GP2023
bag
• 5 free passes to the CHEUP-GP2023
• A mention in the opening speech for your contribution
• A Certificate of Appreciation for your contribution towards the CHEUP-GP2023
• Stall of size 20 x 10 feet will be provided

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 SPONSORSHIP TYPES
Category I : Main Sponsors

Gold Sponsorship includes

• A table in the registration area to promote your company and products
• The logo of your company looping on the CHEUP-GP2023 websites, with a link
to your company’s page
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each CHEUP-GP2023
registration kit bag
• 3 free passes to the CHEUP-GP2023
• A mention in the opening speech for your contribution
• A Certificate of Appreciation for your contribution towards the CHEUP-GP2023
• Stall of size 10 x 10 feet will be provided.

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 SPONSORSHIP TYPES
Category I : Main Sponsors

Silver Sponsorship includes

• The logo of your company looping on the CHEUP-GP2023 website, with a link to
your company’s page
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each CHEUP-GP2023
registration kit bag
• 2 free pass to the CHEUP-GP2023
• A mention in the opening speech for your contribution
• A Certificate of Appreciation for your contribution towards the CHEUP-GP2023
• Stall of size 5 x 5 feet will be provided.

Bronze Sponsorship includes

• The logo of your company looping on the CHEUP-GP2023 website, with a link to
your company’s page
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each CHEUP-GP2023
registration kit bag
• 1 free pass to the CHEUP-GP2023
• A mention in the opening speech for your contribution
• A Certificate of Appreciation for your contribution towards the CHEUP-GP2023
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 SPONSORSHIP TYPES
Category II : Other Sponsors

Day Sponsor
• Whenever an event of the day is advertised, it will be mentioned as <Day
Sponsor> and <Event Sponsor> jointly present <Event Name>.
• The day sponsor logo and name will be featured on the CHEUP-GP2023
website and on the banner.
• Benefits include a half page colour advertisement in the souvenir.

Food Sponsor
• Logo will be included on banners set up at venues.
• Benefits include a full-page advertisement in the souvenir and appropriate
mention on the website.
• Promotions will be done on Instagram and Facebook handles.

Kit Sponsor
• Company’s logo will feature on the delegate kits.
• Benefits include banners and half page advertisements in souvenir.
• Promotions will be done on Instagram and Facebook handles.
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 SPONSORSHIP TYPES
Category II : Other Sponsors

Refreshment Sponsor
• Logos on posters, banners, and a half-page advertisement in the souvenir and
appropriate mention on the website.
• The company name and logo will feature on posters and banners placed in front of
the department and auditorium.
• Promotions will be done on the Instagram and Facebook handles

Session Sponsor
• When the event is advertised, <Company name> presents <Event/ Workshop name>.
• Benefits include a half-page advertisement in the souvenir, appropriate mention on
the website.

Company’s Logo & Flyer includes

• The logo of your company looping on the ICCHE-2023 websites, with a link to
your company’s page.
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each ICCHE-2023.
Flyer includes
• A flyer or a gadget to advertise your company, placed in each ICCHE-2023
registration kit bag.
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 Conference Account Details
Name of the Account: CHEUP-GP2023
Account No: 41605639321
Name of the Bank: State Bank of India
IFSC code: SBIN0006463
MICR code: 600002039
Swift code: SBININBB291
Branch code: 006463
Branch: Anna University
Address: Anna University College campus, Sardar Patel

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 Contact
Dr. O. Uma Maheswari
Professor and Nodal Officer, SC/ST Cell
Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
PIN – 600025 India
E-mail:
cheup-gp2023@annauniv.edu
Phone:
044 2235 8620, 8624
Mobile:
98424 78785, 94435 43461,
94425 10324, 98945 00097

Please visit the web for recent updates

www.cheup-gp2023.com

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