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Inaugurated · 11 November 2026

Think Beyond. Learn by Doing. Build the Future!

Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit · MMS Centre of Excellence

Mathakondapalli Model School inaugurated its Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit on 11 November 2026, giving students a laboratory of their own where they assemble, configure, test and maintain computer systems themselves.

Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. R. Dhanasekaran, Dean, Industry Relations, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur.

Guest of Honour: Mr. Baskar Susai, Consultant, IBM, Bengaluru.

Fifteen students from Classes VI to XI, organised into three teams, are taking active ownership of this unit, from planning and assembling to installing and maintaining the systems.

Poster: Think Beyond. Learn by Doing. Build the Future. Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit, MMS Centre of Excellence, with photographs from the inauguration. Phone +91 8459 200 300, website www.ricemms.com

What will our students experience?

Hands-on assembly

Hands-on computer assembly and hardware exploration.

System configuration

System configuration and operating system installation.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting, servicing and maintenance.

Critical thinking

Critical thinking and real-world problem-solving.

Teamwork

Teamwork, collaboration and technical responsibility.

A warm welcome

The programme began with a welcome, a prayer song and a traditional dance.

Student representatives and staff welcome the Campus Mother with a traditional lamp tray and flowers at the entrance
Welcoming the Campus Mother, Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma)
Guests, staff and students standing in respect during the prayer song
Everyone stands in respect during the prayer song
A young dancer in traditional costume performing the welcome dance Varugave in front of the project screen
Selvi Rakshathra performs the welcome dance, Varugave
Two student anchors in school blazers holding microphones and notes to host the inauguration
Student anchors Roopasri and Jelin host the programme
Students and guests seated facing the lectern and the project screen outside the Electrical and Electronics Lab
The gathering takes its seats as the programme begins

Words that inspire

Secretary Mr. Meru M speaking at the lectern in front of the project screen and the Electrical and Electronics Lab
Secretary Mr. Meru M inspires the young thinkers to think
A student at the lectern briefing the gathering on the Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit
Jelin gives the project brief to the gathering
A guest speaking at the lectern to students seated in front of the project screen
A guest addresses the students and the gathering

Honouring our guests

Chief Guest Prof. Dr. R. Dhanasekaran being honoured with a shawl by Secretary Mr. Meru M in front of the Electrical and Electronics Lab
Chief Guest Prof. Dr. R. Dhanasekaran is honoured by Secretary Mr. Meru M
Guest of Honour Mr. Baskar Susai being honoured with a shawl by Principal Mr. Joseph Jayaraj M
Guest of Honour Mr. Baskar Susai is honoured by Principal Mr. Joseph Jayaraj M
ATL Mentor for Change Mr. Srikanth being honoured with a shawl by Mr. Vincent, a Governing Body member
ATL Mentor for Change Mr. Srikanth is honoured by Mr. Vincent, Governing Body member
Governing Body member Mrs. Harshalatha honouring Dr. Santhi, Head of the Department of ECE, with a shawl beside a lamp
Mrs. Harshalatha, Governing Body member, honours Dr. Santhi, Head of the Department of ECE
Governing Body member Mrs. Harshalatha honouring the Head of the Department of EEE of Adhiyamaan College of Engineering with a shawl beside a lamp
Mrs. Harshalatha honours the Head of the Department of EEE, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering

Lighting the lamp

Student representatives stood beside the guests as the unit was inaugurated.

The Chief Guest lighting the smart lamp with a laser light while two student representatives and other guests look on
The Chief Guest lights the smart lamp with a laser light, with student representatives beside him
Guests and student representatives gathered around the ceremonial lamp in front of the project screen
Guests and students together at the ceremonial lamp
A student and a guest lighting the ceremonial lamp while the Chief Guest and others watch
A student and a guest light the lamp together
Guests seated on the dais with the lamp in the foreground and students from Classes 6 to 12 seated behind
Guests on the dais with students from Classes 6 to 12

Students at work

After the ceremony the guests walked into the lab and watched student teams assemble computers.

Guests including the Chief Guest and the Campus Mother entering the Electrical and Electronics Lab
Guests walk into the lab to see the assembly unit
Students in school uniform and blazers assembling a computer with a motherboard, cabinet and screwdrivers on the table
Students assemble a system at an Assembling Zone
A student in a blazer holding a motherboard with RAM and cables fitted
A student holds up a motherboard with RAM and cables fitted
A guest leaning in to talk with students fitting components on a motherboard while a teacher watches
A guest interacts with students as they work on a motherboard
Chief Guest and other guests watching student teams assemble a computer
Guests watch the student teams at work
Four students working together at Assembling Zone II with a cabinet and screwdrivers on the table
Teamwork at Assembling Zone II
Guests and teachers gathered around a table observing students assembling a computer
Guests observe the students with curiosity

Together for the Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit

Guests, teachers and students posing together inside the lab beside two Assembling Zone tables
Guests, teachers and students together in the lab

Our gratitude

Heartfelt gratitude to the Management, Secretary Mr. Meru, the school leadership, the IT Department, all the Teachers, and the Administration, Maintenance and Finance Teams, whose support made this day possible.

The inauguration marks the beginning. The real learning journey continues!

From Knowledge to Skills. From Skills to Possibilities.

Mathakondapalli Model School, Liberating Creativity and Joyful Learning

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Student-Led Project · Inaugurated 11 November 2026

Students Who Build Their Own Laboratory

The Student-Led Computer Lab Project at Mathakondapalli Model School

Fifteen MMS students, from middle school to senior secondary (Classes 6 to 11), working in three interdisciplinary teams, are planning, procuring, assembling, installing, testing and maintaining the school’s own computer laboratory. When their work is complete, they will hand the systems to the management with a three-year student-backed warranty.

Inaugurated on 11 November 2026: the Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit was inaugurated at the Electrical & Electronics Lab by Chief Guest Prof. Dr. R. Dhanasekaran, Dean, Industry Relations, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, with Mr. Baskar Susai, Consultant, IBM, Bengaluru, as Guest of Honour. See the inauguration and photographs.

Project-based learning Hands-on NEP 2020 NCF-SE 2023 Kaushal Bodh
Poster: Think Beyond. Learn by Doing. Build the Future. Student-Led Computer Assembly Unit, MMS Centre of Excellence
A Message from the Founder Secretary

Children learn best when they are trusted with real work

Dear Members of the Governing Council, valued Partners, Parents and Well-wishers,

For more than two decades, Mathakondapalli Model School has held one conviction above all others: children learn best when they are trusted with real work. It gives me great pride to share a project that shows this conviction in action.

Our students are not waiting for a computer laboratory to be built for them. They are building it themselves. Fifteen students from Classes 6 to 11, from middle school to senior secondary, have studied what the laboratory needs, compared vendor quotations, recommended purchases to the management, and are now assembling, installing and testing every system with their own hands. Once the laboratory is complete, they will maintain it, document it, and train the juniors who will follow them.

Most remarkably, the students will give the school management a three-year warranty on the systems they have built. Few things express ownership and confidence more clearly than a promise to stand behind one’s own work.

This is learning that no textbook alone can provide. It is the spirit of the National Education Policy 2020 made real on our campus, and I invite you to read on and to join us in celebrating it.

M. Meru Founder Secretary, Mathakondapalli Model School, Rural Institute for Community Education (RICE)
The Project at a Glance

Fifteen students, three teams, thirty computers

ProjectStudent-Led Computer Lab Project, run by the MMS Digital Club and the Electrical & Electronics Lab (Centre of Excellence)
LeadMr. Prabakaran M., Coordinator, STEAM Unit
HomeElectrical & Electronics Lab, Centre of Excellence, MMS
Students15 students from Classes 6 to 11 (middle school to senior secondary), in three interdisciplinary teams of five
Systems30 desktop computers for the school's computer laboratory
TeamsICT & Hardware; Commerce Procurement & Documentation; Computer Science Installation & Maintenance
Student commitmentA three-year warranty on the assembled systems, given to the school management
Inauguration of assemblyInaugurated on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, Electrical & Electronics Lab
Project periodAcademic Year 2026–27, closing end of November 2026
Planning methodObjectives-Oriented Project Planning (OOPP/ZOPP) with measurable indicators
Why This Project Matters

India’s education reforms in everyday practice

NEP 2020

Experiential and vocational learning

NEP 2020 calls for experiential learning and hands-on exposure to vocational work, so that students connect what they learn with the world of work.

NCF-SE 2023

The project-centred approach

NCF-SE 2023 names the project-centred approach as a core pedagogy and asks for more time on practical application as students move to the Secondary Stage.

Kaushal Bodh

Learning through projects

Kaushal Bodh, NCERT’s vocational education framework for Grades 6 to 8, organises learning around projects in three forms of work. The middle school students’ work falls under Work with Machines and Materials.

CBSE assessment

Competency-focused questions

CBSE assessment now gives half the marks in Class XI to XII board papers to competency-focused questions. Students who have solved real problems are far better prepared to answer them.

At MMS, project-based learning is not an extra activity. It is how we prepare children for examinations, for work and for life.

Three Teams, One Laboratory

Each team brings a different discipline

The laboratory works only because all three teams work together.

5 students

ICT & Hardware

Analyse how the laboratory will be used across classes and subjects, translate that into hardware specifications, and take part in assembly.

5 students

Procurement & Documentation (Commerce)

Collect and compare vendor quotations on cost, warranty, delivery and after-sales service; recommend the purchase to management; keep procurement and asset registers.

5 students

Installation & Maintenance (Computer Science)

Assemble the systems, install and configure the operating system and software, and test every system before handover.

The learning pathway. Every student follows the full professional cycle, the same one a technology company would follow:

1. Requirement analysis2. Configuration3. Procurement4. Assembly5. Operating system installation6. Application installation7. Testing8. Deployment9. Maintenance10. Documentation

Along the way, students use real workplace documents: quotations, purchase orders, delivery challans, testing sign-offs and handover records.

What We Have Committed to Achieve

Results that can be verified, not merely claimed

The project is planned with the same Objectives-Oriented Project Planning (OOPP/ZOPP) method used by international development agencies. Every objective has measurable indicators and evidence.

Overall goal: MMS students have practical competence in computer hardware, software and technology management, and take responsibility for maintaining the school’s ICT infrastructure.

Project purpose: A fully functional 30-system computer laboratory is assembled, configured, tested and deployed by 15 students in three teams, with a documented student-led maintenance system in operation.

1. Requirement analysis and assembly

Students applied ICT knowledge to analyse needs and assemble systems.

Key target: Each student explains at least 10 hardware components (80% or more in a practical viva) and assembles at least 6 systems.

Evidence: Analysis report, viva rubric, assembly log

2. Transparent procurement

Commerce students ran a complete procurement process.

Key target: At least 3 vendor quotations compared; final cost within 5% of the approved budget; complete asset register.

Evidence: Comparative statement, purchase order, registers

3. Installation and testing

Computer Science students installed and tested all systems.

Key target: All 30 systems pass a pre-deployment checklist; each student scores 80% or more on a practical rubric.

Evidence: Installation log, signed checklists

4. Preventive maintenance

A student-led maintenance system runs the laboratory.

Key target: Approved maintenance procedure; at least 90% of scheduled checks completed and logged.

Evidence: Maintenance logbook, fault register

5. Workplace skills

Students showed teamwork, communication, documentation and problem-solving.

Key target: At least 80% rated proficient on a teamwork and communication rubric; a final showcase held.

Evidence: Meeting minutes, problem log, portfolio

6. Ownership and continuity

Students own the laboratory and prepare their successors.

Key target: Lab care code adopted; a handover manual completed by March 2027; junior students trained through shadowing.

Evidence: Adopted rules, handover manual, successor list

Over the longer term, the target is for at least 98% of the 30 systems to be working on any school day, maintained by students, and for a new Digital Club batch to carry the model forward in 2027–28.

An Invitation to Our Partners and Well-wishers

Join us as this project grows

We would be honoured to have your involvement. Partners, parents and well-wishers can help in several ways.

Visit

See the students at work

Visit the laboratory and see the students at work, or attend the final project showcase.

Share

Talk or workshop

Share your expertise through a talk or workshop on hardware, networks, technology careers or responsible use of technology.

Mentor

Guide a team

Mentor a team by reviewing its requirement analysis, procurement report or maintenance procedure.

Open a door

Industry exposure

Open a door to an industry visit, internship or exposure programme for the students involved.

Spread the model

Help other schools

Help the model spread by suggesting how other schools could adopt student-led technology management.

To take part, please write to ertd@ricemms.com or call 8459 200 300.

Gallery

Pictures from the Electrical & Electronics Lab

Students designing an EVM machine
Students designing an EVM machine
Students examining a disassembled desktop computer with their teacher
Students exploring computer hardware components under teacher guidance
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Reduce · Reuse · Recycle · Innovate

From school e-waste to lab components

Retired desktops, printers and monitors from the school's own IT stock don't go to waste: Electrical & Electronics Lab students segregate and salvage them, recovering motherboards, power supplies, wiring, connectors, fans and heat sinks to stock the lab's component bank for prototyping and student projects. It's hands-on experiential learning in electronics built directly on the school's principles of environmental responsibility, aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure).

Students sorting salvaged motherboards from retired desktops
Motherboard & PCB Recovery

Sorting circuit boards from retired desktops

Students segregate motherboards, RAM, processors and other circuit boards pulled from the school's decommissioned computers, sorting them for reuse in lab demonstrations and prototyping.

Students and staff disassembling computer power supply units to salvage wiring and components
Power Supply & Wiring Salvage

Disassembling power supply units

Under staff supervision, students take apart scrapped SMPS units to recover wiring, connectors, transformers and cooling fans, components that go straight back into the lab's project stock.

Student dismantling an old printer to recover reusable parts
Printers & Peripherals Teardown

Recovering parts from old printers

Old dot-matrix and laser printers are stripped down to recover motors, gears, sensors and other mechanical and electronic parts for reuse in student builds.

Salvaged cooling fans and heat sinks sorted and stocked for prototyping
Component Stocking

Sorting fans, heat sinks and hardware for prototyping

Salvaged cooling fans, heat sinks and small hardware are cleaned, sorted and stocked, ready to be reused in future prototypes and lab projects.

Students and staff working through a pile of scrapped power supply units
Working through the school's scrapped power supply units
Students salvaging components from computer power supplies
Salvaging wiring and hardware from computer power supplies
Students and a staff member disassembling power supply units together
Students and staff disassembling power supply units together
Close-up of students disassembling a power supply unit
Close-up of the power supply salvage process
Staff and students sorting through a large pile of power supply units
Staff and students sorting through the salvaged power supply pile
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Tr. Shiva Subramaniyan, In-charge of the Electrical & Electronics Lab
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