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Partner Institution and Group Registration

Partner Institution: A college/school/institute/university (institution) from which at least 30 students or 10 teachers register together for the course
                        Practical English: Learning and Teaching
through a group registration and which takes responsibility for collating the registration details of its registrants and conducting their final evaluation in its campus.

A letter from the Institution Head in the format ( DOC / PDF ), authorising the Partner Institution Representative (PIR), initiates the process.

Group Registration: Registration of at least 30 students or 10 teachers from a college/school/institute/university, now onwards qualifying as a Partner Institution, through the
                        electronic form.
Once a partner institution is defined through such a group registration, further addition to the group can be made in small numbers as well.

Advantages of Partner Institution and Group Registration:

1. Contribution amount for every registrant decreases by one-third. For an individual student/teacher, the contribution amount is Rs.1500/-. With group registration, it reduces to Rs.1000/- per person - at par with an IIT Kanpur student, our most privileged focus.
2. The partner institution becomes a venue for the final evaluation, so its students/teachers (course participants) save the time and effort of travel.
3. The partner institution comes in the information loop and can use the information for holistic long-term planning.
4. An individual student/teacher who wishes (for whatever reason) to register individually may still do so, rather than going along with the pool of his/her institution.

1. Get nominated/authorised by your Institution Head as the Institution Representative for EPP, for a period of 14 months or at least 8 months. [The initiative for this can be either from the Institution Head or from the PIR himself/herself. That is, Institution Head nominates, PIR operates; or PIR proposes, Institution Head approves.] Get this letter scanned and keep the PDF file.
2. Complete the
                           Partner Institution Representative (PIR) Registration Form
   by giving details of identity, contacts etc and the nomination/authorisation letter.
3. Receive the communication from EPP (IITK) and go through it carefully to ensure that you understand your role and the logistic requirements of the task. We are sure that they are modest and you will find them feasible enough. But, you need to be sure and confirm it.
4. Next, publicise your role in your institution, enlist participants, and collect their individual registration forms in the format ( DOC / PDF ) till the requisite number is reached (30 for students, 10 for teachers).
   You may include other students/teachers from the neighbouring area also, at your discretion, to reach the number.
5. Next, execute the group registration through the
                           group registration form
   and this sets your role as the operational partner for EPP in your institution and locality. [Whether the contribution is made by the registrants themselves or whether your institution funds it is something that we leave completely to you and your institution.]
6. If and when more interested participants turn up, you may add them to the group in small bunches. If needed, you may also constitute a small team of volunteers to help you in the logistics, though you may need very little assistance in that direction.
7. For the rest of the operation, during the course and particularly near the end, you keep on operating as will be outlined to you in the meanwhile. (See item 3 above.)
8. You will be in close touch with the EPP team at IITK throughout and any difficulty/confusion, that may arise on the way, will be set right through mutual consultation.
9. Towards the end of your tenure as PIR, we will together explore the possibility of a renewal or a smooth transfer of charge to a colleague of yours.

1. EPP of IIT Kanpur will share the logistic details and closely interact with the PIR (Partner Institution Representative) to facilitate the conduct of the final evaluation.
2. The PIR may also get interim reports of the progress of the registrants belonging to his/her institution.
3. The PIR, at his/her discretion, may include in the 'group', students/teachers from the neighbouring regions in the spirit of group registration.
4. Once a Partner Institution has been identified, option will be given to other registrants as well to choose it as their final evaluation 'centre'. Their details will be shared with the PIR to accommodate them in the final evaluation. This will be in greater public good, as registrants can appear in the test at nearby centres.
5. It will be left completely to the discretion of the Partner Institution whether the Institution makes the contribution for its students/teachers or the registrants themselves pool it up.
6. The minor expenses (invigilators' honoraria, tea etc) that may be incurred in the conduct of the final evaluation is to be arranged by the Partner Institution. [In fact, the margin of the contribution amount is more than enough to meet such expenses.]

- Bhaskar Dasgupta