Venue: Ramanujan Lecture Hall (ICTS), Bangalore
| The format for the sessions will be panel followed by discussions | |
| Saturday, 2nd December 2017 (9:30am - 5:30pm) | |
| 9:30 am | Tea/Coffee and Registration |
| 9:45 am | Welcome remarks by Prof. Spenta R. Wadia and overview of ICTS by Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar |
| 10:00 am | Opening remarks by Dr. K. Kasturirangan |
| Session 1 | |
| 10:05 am | Improving learning outcomes with a focus on early childhood education and teachers |
| 11:15 am | Tea/Coffee |
| Session 2 | |
| 11:45 am | Educational content – Language, Culture, Values, Indian Knowledge traditions, Science education, Vocational education |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| Session 3 | |
| 2:00 pm | Inclusive Education - including RTE related issues |
| 3:00 pm | Tea/Coffee |
| Session 4 | |
| 3:30 pm | Governance in Education – School and Higher Education |
| Session 5 | |
| 4:30 pm | Higher Education and Research |
| 5:00 pm | K. VijayRaghavan (Skype Talk) |