HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Jan 17: Bharti Airtel Foundation on Saturday hosted CONVOKE 2025, its flagship national research symposium for teachers, at the Constitution Club of India, highlighting the role of classroom-based research and innovation in improving learning outcomes in line with the National Education Policy 2020.
The symposium brought together teachers, trainee teachers, policymakers, education experts and partners from across the country to showcase how teacher-led action research can strengthen classroom practices.
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Launched in 2016, CONVOKE focuses on placing teachers at the centre of educational change while promoting continuous learning and innovation in schools.
This year’s edition featured teacher-led research studies and recognised four national CONVOKE winners selected from 151 research papers submitted by teachers and trainee teachers from 16 states and Union Territories.
The winning projects demonstrated measurable improvements in teaching practices and student learning.
The event also included the TLM League Awards on TheTeacherApp, Bharti Airtel Foundation’s digital platform that provides free, lifelong access to high-quality teaching resources and tools.
The TLM League received 1,728 entries from 26 states this year, with 14 teaching-learning materials selected as winners after a multi-stage evaluation process.
Delivering the valedictory address, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and Co-Chairman of Bharti Airtel Foundation, said empowering teachers is critical to building a Viksit Bharat by 2047, with education forming the foundation of national progress.
He said initiatives such as CONVOKE and the TLM League recognise teachers as innovators driving transformative change in classrooms.
The symposium also featured addresses by CBSE Director (Training) Manoj Kumar Srivastava, NITI Aayog OSD (Education and Skill Development) Lt Col Jitendra Verma, and Arun Kapur, Director of Pallavan Learning Systems, who underlined the importance of evidence-based, teacher-led initiatives in strengthening school education.
Through CONVOKE and TheTeacherApp, Bharti Airtel Foundation reiterated its commitment to enhancing teaching quality, fostering action research and supporting the professional development of educators, contributing to the broader goals of education reform envisioned under NEP 2020.
