Zero Investment Innovations for Education Initiatives (ZIIEI)
For the Teachers, By the Teachers
150 million students. 5 million teacher. And just 1 million government schools. Are we ready to face the future? Beyond policies and schemes, systems are built upon people. It is the power of the people that can change the game.
Teachers are the pillars of this nation, and their contribution – if recognised and supported – can bring about a significant improvement in the quality and reach of education. Every year, ZIIEI finds the most effective zero-investment solutions by teachers and scales them up to millions of schools.
Making it Right
Vibha Soni
The girls are encouraged to share their problems by writing and putting them into a dropbox, fostering a safer environment for them.Suneeta Sharma
Puppet stories have become very popular as students learn quicker as compared to reading from books.Virendra Kumar
Puppet stories have become very popular as students learn quicker as compared to reading from books.Anuradha
Tired of regular fights of children over trivial issues, a teacher found a way to put a check on them and encourage students to respect each other.Teacher Innovation Awards (TIA) is a first-of-its-kind format in India to make innovation all-inclusive; to ensure that anyone with path-breaking solutions to transform education is able to see their ideas come alive in the remotest corners where they are needed the most.
On August 17, 2019, the most innovative sixty-two teachers, the winners of first edition of TIA, received the national-level award from Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource and Development Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. The best teaching practices and most effective zero-investment ideas are compiled in the ‘Teacher Innovation Award- Innovations Handbook‘
Appreciation for ZIIEI

Ramnath Kovind
The President of India

Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President of India

Rajnath Singh
Minister of Defence

Ramesh Pokhriyal
Minister, Human Resource Development, Government of India

Prakash Javadekar
Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Banwarilal Purohit
Governor, Tamil Nadu

Draupadi Murmu
Governor , Jharkhand

Anandiben Patel
Governor- Uttar Pradesh

V. P. Singh Badnore
Governor, Punjab & Administrator Union Territory, Chandigarh

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Governor, Karnataka

Satya Pal Malik
Governor, Jammu & Kashmir

E. S. L. Narasimhan
Former Governor, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh

Ganga Prasad
Governor, Sikkim

Mridula Sinha
Governor, Goa

P. Sathasivam
Governor, Kerala

Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
Governor- Mizoram

Kummanam Rajasekharan
Former Governor, Mizoram

O.P Kohli
Former Governor, Gujrat

Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister, Bihar

Raghubar Das
Chief Minister, Jharkhand

Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

Raman Singh
Former Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
ZIIEI promotes and supports the experiential teaching environment through ‘Innovative Pathshaala’. A series of books, ‘Innovative Pathshaala’, inculcates experiential learning in the existing state board curriculum. Every chapter of the state syllabus has been re-written to incorporate the zero-investment ideas by teachers of the state that provides options to teach one single topic through ten different activities.
‘ZIIEI Innovative Pathshaala App’ is a digital leap of Innovative Pathshaala. This free learning (android) App is a one-stop junction for subject-specific teaching tools mapped with all educational boards like C.B.S.E, I.C.S.E, Uttar Pradesh board, MP Board and many more. Teachers have access to innovative and experiential learning concepts, based on the existing school curriculum, applicable to any grade, multi-grade, and inclusive classrooms.
ZIIEI Footprint
- 17.8 Lacs Teachers oriented for innovation in education.
- 10.5 Lacs Government school teachers submitted zero-investment innovations.
- 9.4 Lacs Teachers adopted ZIIEI innovations in their classrooms.
- 26 States Implementing ZIIEI
Data as on 30th Sep 2018
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Innovations

Children's Parliament
adopted by more than 43,800 schools.It develops management ability and leadership skills in students.
adopted by more than 43,800 schools.It develops management ability and leadership skills in students.

Learning Through Games
adopted by more than 1, 40,000 schools. This helps children enjoy their studies and develop a positive attitude towards learning.
adopted by more than 1, 40,000 schools. This helps children enjoy their studies and develop a positive attitude towards learning.

Art and Craft for Holistic Development
adopted by more than 13,500 schools. Makes education more experimental and activity based, develops curiosity in students.
adopted by more than 13,500 schools. Makes education more experimental and activity based, develops curiosity in students.

New Age Teaching Techniques
adopted by more than 28,000 schools. Leads to surge in retention rate of students in schools and makes learning more interesting.
adopted by more than 28,000 schools. Leads to surge in retention rate of students in schools and makes learning more interesting.

Children's Newspaper
adopted by more than 17,800 schools. Enhance creativity in children, their ability to express and awareness about global activities.
adopted by more than 17,800 schools. Enhance creativity in children, their ability to express and awareness about global activities.

Future Envisioning
adopted by more than 12,000 schools. Helps teachers identify the true potential and interests of students.
adopted by more than 12,000 schools. Helps teachers identify the true potential and interests of students.

Learning with Comic Strips
adopted by more than 25,000 schools. This teaching tool has made learning more captivating and easy for students.
adopted by more than 25,000 schools. This teaching tool has made learning more captivating and easy for students.

Simplified English Learning
adopted by more than 22,200 schools. Helps rural students understand and learn the global language with ease.
adopted by more than 22,200 schools. Helps rural students understand and learn the global language with ease.

Community Participation
adopted by more than 22,900 schools. Allows parents and community to participate in school activities, increasing school attendance
adopted by more than 22,900 schools. Allows parents and community to participate in school activities, increasing school attendance

Concept Mapping
adopted by more than 7,900 schools. Difficult topics made interesting with the help of diagrams and graphics.
adopted by more than 7,900 schools. Difficult topics made interesting with the help of diagrams and graphics.

Student Profiling
adopted by more than 7,900 schools. Helps in the overall development of students and identifies their weaknesses.
adopted by more than 7,900 schools. Helps in the overall development of students and identifies their weaknesses.

Human Values
This section on ‘Human Values’ talks about how teachers can motivate their students’ to build strong character, so they grow up as not just good citizens, but also good thinkers and leaders.
This section on ‘Human Values’ talks about how teachers can motivate their students’ to build strong character, so they grow up as not just good citizens, but also good thinkers and leaders.

Healthy Students, Better Learners
Through the activity presented in ‘Healthy Student, Better Learners’, teachers have found an engaging way to foster health and hygiene habits in students.
Through the activity presented in ‘Healthy Student, Better Learners’, teachers have found an engaging way to foster health and hygiene habits in students.

Self Learning
The purpose of the activities is to encourage students to be self-motivated, self-sufficient learners who know how to gain and apply knowledge in any area.
The purpose of the activities is to encourage students to be self-motivated, self-sufficient learners who know how to gain and apply knowledge in any area.