India as a nation has made impressive strides in elementary education there are still 1,30,00,000 children who drop out or never go to school. Enrollment and educational outcomes remain particularly weak among children belonging to socially disadvantaged and marginalized group. Quality of education imparted in Government schools is very poor in spite of many efforts at National and State level. Challenges in rural area are far greater. Transportation, condition of roads and distance to remote rural area is a problem.

Under education project different educational activities have been carried out to provide acceleration to whole educational system in rural area of Kachchh. These activities are not only limited to students but teachers are also involved in activities related to them. Seminars, workshops and lectures are arranged on different subjects involving different stakeholders from the education sector.

With an aim to develop a model school, two primary schools are supported by VRTI at Mandvi and Naliya campus of the institute. Different experiments and model educational activities are carried out at these schools.

Following are major objectives of educational programmes conducted by VRTI in different locations of Kachchh:

• Expose student to variety of creative activities like music, drawings, computers etc.
• Different experiments are done to improve education
• Objective oriented cultural activities
• Organizing training, lectures and seminars for teachers
• Special coaching in English, Science and Math
• Promoting ‘Learning Delight’, an e-education platform for primary students
• Providing support teachers in school under CSR programme with corporate partners
• Drinking water and sanitation facilities in school with support from WASMO and also under CSR work
• Organizing book fairs with special focus for enriching school libraries

One of the multifarious activities of VRTI, Vivekgram - a monthly bulletin is published keeping in mind over all development of rural areas and creating community awareness.  Under the same department every year books of interest are published. 

VRTI has also worked with the UNICEF for reducing school dropout ratio and mainstreaming dropout students.