a brief profile of mkcl

A Brief Profile of MKCL

ByVivek Sawant

Managing DirectorMaharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL)

Introduction

• MKCL is a Public Limited Company established in August 20, 2001 by the

Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra and 11 Universities in Maharashtra

• Business Operations commenced on April 01, 2002

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Introduction

• Seven years of – self-sustaining, – wealth-creating and – ever growing operations

• Became a well-known brand in India for innovations in eLearning and its deployment for millions of students

• Demonstrated replicability elsewhere in India and abroad

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MKCL’s Vision

• To develop learning, governance and empowerment systems which are– world-class and– value-basedand which are responsive to the

– individual and – socialdevelopment needs of the people.

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Mission

• To offer life-long learning, governance and empowerment services through appropriate partnerships

• to a very large and diverse population - Bigger • with high quality - Better• at affordable cost - Cheaper• at fast pace - Faster• with widest accessibility - Wider• with mass personalization - Deeper

as they are critical for survival, development and empowerment of individuals, communities and nations.

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MKCL’s Unique Identity

• It has a transformative agenda with focus on eLearning, eGovernance and eEmpowerment

• It is a fast-track IT-Enabler for Educational Institutions, Governments and Communities

• It is a blended learning, governance and empowerment initiative leveraging High-tech with High-touch

• It helps millions of people in bridging the Digital Divide and resultant Knowledge Divide

• It catalyses participation of masses in emerging knowledge society through promotion of life-long learning.

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MKCL Offices in India

• Registered Office in Mumbai• Development and Operations Center in Pune• Central Stores at Tathawade, Pune

• Center for Educational Programs at New Mumbai• Center for Educational eGovernance in Pune• Center for eGovernance Business Development at CST, Mumbai• Center for eGovernance Technology Development at Bandra, Mumbai• Center for Community Development & eEmpowerment in Pune • State Lead Center Offices at New Delhi, Dehradun, Lucknow, Patna,

Ranchi, Bhopal, Raipur, Hyderabad and Bangalore

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MKCL Subsidiary and Joint Ventures

Subsidiaries• MKCL International FZE, UAE – 100%

Joint Ventures Abroad• Knowledge Grid LLC, Oman – 50%• MKCL Arabia LLC, Saudi Arabia- 50%

Joint Ventures in India• Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited, Jaipur-

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Board of Directors: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

• Hon’ble Shri. Rajesh TopeNominee Director of Govt. of Maharashtra

• Hon’ble Shri. Suresh ShettyNominee Director of Govt. of Maharashtra

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Board of Directors: Members

1. Padmashree Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar, Chairman, ETH Research Labs

2. Professor Ram Takwale, Ex-Vice Chancellor, • Indira Gandhi National Open University,• Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University,• University of Pune and Ex-Chairman National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC)

3. Professor Ashok Kolaskar, Ex-Vice Chancellor, University of Pune

4. Mr. Avinash Patil, Member- Governing Board Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)

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Board of Directors: Members

5. Mr. J.S. Saharia, Nominee Director of Govt. of Maharashtra

6. Dr. K. G. Patil, Vice-Chancellor, North Maharashtra University

7. Mr. Vivek Sawant, Managing Director

8. Mr. Umesh Nagda, Director Finance

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Equity Profile

• Authorized Capital: Rs. 20.00 Crores• Subscribed Capital: Rs. 08.08 Crores• Shareholders:

• Govt. of Maharashtra : Rs. 3.00 Crores, 37.13%• Universities : Rs. 2.74 Crores, 33.91%• Educational Institutions: Rs. 0.02 Crores, 0.26%• Others: Rs. 2.32 Crores, 28.70%

– Industries and organizations– Teachers and Students – Directors and Employees

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Financials

• Turnover in 2002-03: Rs. 20 Cr

• Turnover in 2003-04: Rs. 42 Cr

• Turnover in 2004-05: Rs. 50 Cr

• Turnover in 2005-06: Rs. 100 Cr

• Turnover in 2006-07: Rs. 155 Cr

• Turnover in 2007-08: Rs. 187 Cr

• Turnover in 2008-09: Rs. 220 Cr 13

Dividends, Bonus and Rights

• Dividend Yield in first year of operation: 15%• 1:1 Bonus Shares declared in second year• Dividend Yield in second year of operation on post-

bonus equity: 15%• Dividend Yield in third year of operation: 20% • 4:1 Bonus Shares declared in third year• Rights Allotment in fourth year of operation @10:6 • Dividend Yield in fourth year of operation: 20%• Dividend Yield in fifth year of operation: 40%• Dividend Yield in sixth year of operation: 20%

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MKCL’s Main Programs

1. Enabling Programs

2. Educational Programs

3. Educational eGovernance Programs

4. eGovernance Programs

5. Community Development & eEmpowerment

Programs

6. International Business Development Programs

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1. MKCL’s Enabling Programs

1.1 Corporate Management Program

1.2 Infrastructure Development Program

1.3 IT Infrastructure Development Program

1.4 Software Technology Development Program

1.5 eLearning and eContent Development Program

1.6 Channel Partner Network Management Program

1.7 Business Development Program

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2. MKCL’s Educational Programs

2.1 IT Literacy and Functionality Program

2.2 MKCL Finishing Schools Development

Program2.3 World-Class Academy for Vocational

Excellence (WAVE)

2.4 Edutainment and Infotainment Program

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3. MKCL’s Educational eGovernance Programs

3.1 Digital Frameworks for Educational Institutions

- Digital University™

- Digital College™

- Digital Directorate, Digital Parent Body

- Employment Assistance Services to Youth (EASY)

3.2 OASIS- Online Application Solutions & Integrated Services

- Online Admissions

- Online Recruitments

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4. MKCL’s eGovernance Programs

4.1 General e-Governance Program

- Generalized Governmental Workflow

Framework

- eTendering Framework;

- eJudiciary Framework

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5. MKCL’s Community Development & eEmpowerment Programs

5.1 Talent Nurturance Program-

Digital Schools, Nurturance of Excellence and Talent (NET),

Prayog Parivar Kendra (PPK), Open Education Resources (OER) …

5.2 Life Long Learning (L3) Communities Program

Bachelor of eEducation, Nirman …

5.3 Watershed Development Program

5.4 Rurban (Rural + Urban) Eco-friendly

Knowledge-based Habitat Development Program20

6. MKCL’s International Business Development Programs

6.1 Preparatory Year IT Skills Program for

King Saud University, Riyadh, and

Tabuk University in the Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia

6.2 eLearning, Educational eGovernance and

eGovernance Frameworks and Services Expansion in

other countries

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MKCL’s Human Resources

• 200 Member Team for • Leadership and Management • Software Development, Testing, Quality

Assurance• IT Enabled Services Deployment• Content Development and Delivery • Networking• Business Development and Operations• Business Promotion and Brand Building •

MKCL’s Statewide Network

• 5000+ Authorized Learning Centers (ALCs) with balanced statewide coverage in 35 districts of Maharashtra in – Metropolitan – Urban– Semi-urban – Rural– Tribal and Hillyareas of the state

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MKCL’s Statewide Network

• 10 Regional Lead Centers (RLCs)

• 42 District Level Local Lead Centers (LLCs)

• 350 Tehsil Level Lead Centers (TLCs)

• 1000+ Supervised On-line Examination Centers

• 5000+ Authorized Learning Centers (ALCs)

• 15,000+ Certified Teachers, Counselors, Coordinators and

Systems Administrators ….

• 4.5 Million+ Registered Learners in last 7 years

• 2 Million+ Beneficiaries of Online Services24

MKCL’s Statewide IT Infrastructure

• 25,000+ Internet and Multimedia ready PIV Personal

Computers with windows Vista and Office 2007 and

other application software and LAN based LMS

supported content with rich voice over

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MKCL’s Statewide eBusiness Platform

• 5000+ LANs at all ALCs equipped with

– SOLAR: Web-based Framework for business coordination of the

Network of Channel Partners

– ERA: Learning and Content Management System

– Online Evaluation & Instant eCertification System

– Content Distribution Framework

– Distributed Classrooms Framework

– WORM: IT Infra Asset Monitoring Framework

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Special Features of MKCL’s Network

• It is a meta-network of networks of resources viz. infrastructural, human, intellectual and developmental.

• It is a Techno-social Interventure of several small commercial and social IT driven ventures.

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Special Features of MKCL’s Network

• It is a large-scale networked Laboratory and Collaboratory for the community for testing and deploying innovative ICT systems, services, tools and technologies.

• It is a single largest Private-Public-Community Partnership (PPCP) network of the small and medium IT entrepreneurs and enterprises in India

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Thank you!For further information and assistance please contactmd@mkcl.org+91 98220 52914

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