We aim to Grow STEAM Education Across the Globe says Founders of OMOTEC
Shekhar Jain & Reetu Jain are the founders of On My Own Technology (OMOTEC). They offer a Wide Range Of Stimulating, Educational, STEAM & Robotics Programs Integrating Mechanical/ Electronics/ Programming / Design & Construction/ Research & Innovation Including Product Design & Development For Young Minds Ranging From Pre-Primary To 12th Grade (K-12) And To The Students From Graduate Schools And Engineering Colleges. Ritu and Shekhar were in conversation with Susparsha Gaikwad, Assistant Editor at incubees.com.
INCUBEES: Tell Us About Your Product Or Services?
Shekhar & Reetu: We Offer A Wide Range Of Stimulating, Educational, STEAM & Robotics Programs Integrating Mechanical/ Electronics/ Programming / Design & Construction/ Research & Innovation Including Product Design & Development For Young Minds Ranging From Pre-Primary To 12th Grade (K-12) And To The Students From Graduate Schools And Engineering Colleges.
Our curriculum is based on the idea of seamlessly integrating science, technology, engineering, art, and maths into learning based on real-world applications. our classes are a mix of fun and education designed to spark creativity and prepare children for a technology-driven future. we employ a range of tutors and mentors from renowned engineering colleges and universities. All our tutors and mentors are specialists in their subjects. we offer quarterly and yearly programs with a wide range of steam projects mapped to the curriculum through open-source platforms, LEGO robotics, AR – VR education, drone making, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, programming languages like java, python, IoT, artificial intelligence & machine learning which enables students to participate in international competitions like iris, Robo soccer, making & gaming, Robo RACE, Formula 1 (F1) Training, The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), FIRST LEGO League (FLL), World Robot Olympiad™ (WRO) And Many More.
OMOTEC® has been recognized with 2 patents and a couple of published research papers which are the backbone of path-breaking innovation work being done with students for creating products that shall solve problems of today and tomorrow. With 6 innovation labs, training 5000 students on a monthly basis, OMOTEC has the requisite skill sets, educational tools, structured curriculum, and intellectual capital to deliver the learning objectives which are at par with global benchmarks.
INCUBEES: What Makes Your Product/Services Unique And What Competition Do You See In India And Globally?
Shekhar & Reetu: OMOTEC’s Unique Proposition :
- OMOTEC’s learning is practical, hands-on, and research-oriented which build temperament and attitude towards problem-solving, analytical, reasoning, communication, and teamwork skills
B. We aim to change the mindsets of the young generation from adopting readymade technology to creating self-made technology
OMOTEC is unique in its own league and has no direct competition in India as all the other major robotics & coding institute are focused only to training kids for a particular subject or courses and has not long term career-oriented and life-skill development approach. Hence OMOTEC stands out with the patent curriculum and a dedicated team that delivers excellence every hour spent with the parent and child.
INCUBEES: What Are The Challenges You See In The Market At This Point?
Shekhar & Reetu: Awareness among the parents and proper guidance to students in understanding and learning robotics.
some well-funded institutes have heavily misguided, marketed, and polluted the robotics stream due to which other genuine coaching institutions have suffered and found it little difficult to justify the scope of robotics in India and how globally it has been a hit for creating the new age leaders & innovators of the tech world.
Educating and letting people know about STEAM education is the need of the hour & how OMOTEC has been leading from the front and be the ultimate solution for STEAM education in India.
INCUBEES: Tell Us About Your Team And What Inspires Them?
Shekhar & Reetu: Our Team Members Are Core Mentors, Professors From IIT’s, Technology Institutes. We also call some Industry giants And senior people from the IIT’s as visiting faculty.
OMOTEC has a team of full-time dedicated 8 engineers who have extensive exposure to gaming, technology & robotic competitions, passion to go after new ideas & concepts – all coming from rich engineering backgrounds of electrical, mechanical, computers & mechatronics.
Our management has over 20+ years of experience and their passion for STEAM education and innovation has led OMOTEC to be India’s premier robotics, coding & innovation hub for all age groups.
INCUBEES: Where Do You See Your Product/Service Reaching In The Next Five Years?
Shekhar & Reetu: Integrating Disciplines Of Engineering In Curriculum: Since robotics is an interdisciplinary skill covering
Mechanical, electrical, electronics, and programming, there is no one way of approaching it. Students at OMOTEC are given the option of learning programming languages like python applying them to solve problems, do analysis or create games. They also integrate this software with hardware and experience making of futuristic technologies like IoT, image processing, and data analysis.
By mapping concepts of mathematics and science in an applied manner, OMOTEC imbibes STREAM in its curriculum. The teachers are engineers who challenge and drive interest in students making it technically immersive and explorative. OMOTEC students have conceptualized & created real prototypes as solutions to problems dictated at a global level.
We want to increase the reach of our teachings and want to connect with many fellow educators to grow STEAM education across the globe.
INCUBEES: Do You Have Plans To Raise Funding To Grow Your Business Or Allow Your Business To Organically Grow?
Shekhar & Reetu: Yes! We indeed are looking for people/firms who understand our ideology and have the same synergies to take OMOTEC ahead and power it up with not just funding but bring in a lot more expertise and grow as one unit to cater to the global markets.
INCUBEES: What Are The Challenges You Face As A Start-Up?
Shekhar & Reetu: Due to Covid19, the last 1.5 years have been a little step back and while we look forward with a positive attitude and high hopes, we are ready to take our programs online and offline. Our system needs upgrades and we need more manpower to cater to a huge demand in STEAM education. While we do all this at the back end we need to be powered with funds and associates that help us to grow through these tough times.
OMOTEC faces challenges in having the right opportunities in the school sections as there are many institutions that have not been able to deliver the appropriate programs in school due to which it has become difficult to gain trust and make schools understand how unique our training is and how we do not just scale up the learning for their children but also enhance the academics that schools offer.
