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holistic                                                                                                                                               MIET has consistently endeavored to innovate in introducing                             25
                                                                                                                                                               novel academic initiatives for holistic development of students.

                                                                                                                                                               The “I-Survive” adventure camp setup at Patnitop offering camping facilities and specialized
                                                                                                                                                               training, is a perfect example of the out-of-the-box thinking of MIET. The idea was to take students
                                                                                                                                                               out of their comfort zones and instill in them new attitudes, fresh ideas and motivate them to
                                                                                                                                                               overcome their limitations. It took one year to transform this dream into reality. MIET has  created a
                                                                                                                                                               specialized training program built around adventure activities, specialized exercises and elaborate
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                                                                                                                                                               debriefing exercises to drive home the learning from these activities.  ach student undergoes four
                                                                                                                                                               different levels of training varying in intensity and learning objectives.              holistic development


























                                                                                                                                                               The I-Survive camps presented a huge          communication, team work, trust and
                                                                                                                                                               logistics challenge with 1600+                leadership. The students gave expression
                                                                                                                                                               participants in the camps spread over 2       to their creative energies by presenting
                                                                                                                                                               months one class at a time. The students      songs and skits over bon-fire in the
                                                                                                                                                               spent the night in comfortable tented         evening, while the next day started early
                                                                                                                                                               accommodation and spent two days              with yoga, exercises and a jungle trek of
                                                                                                                                                               participating in activities ranging from      over 4 kilometers. A specially designed
                                                                                                                                                               commando crawl, burma-bridge, rope-           dining tent served hot wholesome meals
              It was exciting to spend a night in a tent with my                                                                                               climb, hop-skotch, monkey crawl, cross-       and snacks to the students throughout
              classmates. The camp was certainly one of the                                                                                                    wire and specially designed game called       the camp. The camp-site at Patnitop was
                                                                                                                                                               the I-Survive challenge. Professional         equipped with all the basic amenities
              most unique and memorable experiences of my                                                                                                      trainers ensured all safety aspects with      including permanent toilets, kitchen and
              life. I learnt a lot as the trainers were great. Can’t                                                                                           top-notch safety equipment in place           catering facilities, electricity and water
              wait for the next camp.                                                                                                                          during activities. In addition, students      besides providing pristine natural
                                                                                                                                                               participated in team building exercises       surroundings-perfect for incubating new
              Abhishek Baru
                                                                                                                                                               which brought home the important              thoughts and ideas at an altitude of 7500
              MIET Student                                                                                                                                     messages of unambiguous                       feet above sea level.

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