Meanwhile, the National Knowledge Commission has requested the government to maintain the " status-quo " on the issue; 6 out of 8 of its members felt that alternative avenues have been insufficiently explored.
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She was a member of the National Knowledge Commission from 2007 to 2009 . She is at present a member of the Prime Minister s Scientific Advisory Council from 2009 onwards and also a member of the National Innovation Council.
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Pitroda served as chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ( 2005 2009 ), a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India, to give policy recommendations for improving knowledge related institutions and infrastructure in the country.
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This endeavour of KIIT School of Law, a leading law school in the country set up on the pattern of National Law Schools by KIIT University, was an attempt towards internationalization of legal education as envisaged by the National Knowledge Commission, Govt . of India.
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The NRI Institute has a nearly 30-year history of recognizing Pravasi ( non-resident ) such as Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission, Lord Swaraj Paul, British parliamentarian and founder of Caparo Group, and Baron Karan Bilimoria of Cobra Beer.
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:Dr . Pratab Bhanu Mehta, member-convener of the National Knowledge Commission resigns from his post in protest against the policy of reservations [ Dr . Mehta's open letter of resignation-http : / / www . indianexpress . com / story / 4916 . html ].
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:Dr . Sam Pitroda, Chairperson of the National Knowledge Commission [ an advisory body instituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ] came out in opposition to the proposed scheme to extend caste-based reservations to OBCs in institutes of Higher Education ( http : / / www . indiadaily . org / entry / sam-pitroda-review-quota-policy /)
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Ramji is also a member of the Central Advisory Board of Education, Government of India, Karnataka State Innovation Council, a board member of Vigyan Prasar, Government of India, board member of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, executive committee member of the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum and has served as a member of the Working Group on Attracting Children to Science and Math of the Prime Minister s National Knowledge Commission.
