What is Procademia?
Procademia aspires to bring yet another dimension to the social networking by providing an online platform to integrate professional community, illuminate aspiring student / fresher communities and inspire at a national level.
Do I have to pay to join Procademia?
No, Procademia is free for Professionals and Academicians.
What is EduMeet?
Academic interaction activities such as guest lectures, seminars, workshops and training programs will enable better industry - academia collaboration benefiting the student’s community at large. In Procademia we collectively call all the academic interaction activities as "EduMeet". Note: This feature is available only for academicians and professionals who have more than 5 years and above of work experience.
What is mentoring?
Mentoring is a mutually-beneficial relationship between a learner (mentee) and an expert (mentor). Through a mentor's guidance, the learner will be able to find his/her right career, improve his/her employability skills and be transformed into a responsible professional. Note: This feature is available only for academicians and professionals who have more than 5 years and above of work experience.
Who is a Student?
Anyone who is currently pursuing his degree or diploma in a college, university or any educational institution is a student in Procademia.
Who is a Fresher?
Any individual who has completed his degree or diploma and is searching for his first job is a fresher in Procademia.
Who is a Professional?
Individuals who are working in a company (public or private sector), entrepreneurs and freelancers are professionals in Procademia.
Who is an Academician?
Faculty employed in universities, colleges, Polytechnic colleges and research institutions are known as academicians in Procademia.
How do I give feedback about Procademia?
Go to Homepage> click on “Feedback” on the footer > fill the form and click on “Submit”.
How do I contact Procademia for any help?
If you have any queries or wish to seek any clarification, write to us at support@procademia.com and we'll contact you at the earliest. Otherwise, go to the homepage> Click on "Reach us", fill the form and click on "Submit". Our team will get in touch with you shortly
Will Procademia pay me for joining the portal?
No, Procademia does not pay its members for joining the portal.
What is Mentor Counter?
Mentor Counter is the live status of number of Mentors joined in Procademia. They can be Professionals or Academicians who opted for Mentoring.
Can I degrade my profile back to the initial state?
No, you cannot.
How do I sign up as an academician?
In the Home page, under “Signup as an Academician” click “Register Now”, the academician signup form will appear. Complete the registration form and click “Register now” to receive an activation email. Activate your profile and become a member.
What is mentor counter?
This section will display the number of active mentoring relationships in the portal. For e.g.: If a professional / academician accept a mentor request from a mentee then the number of mentoring relationships is equal to one.
What are recent members?
The Recent Members list will display the list of members who have registered in Procademia as professionals, academicians and students / fresher’s in the last one week.
What is a success story?
A success story is the account of the benefits gained by a mentee (student/fresher) from his mentor through this portal. It can be about how they accomplished their goals, mentoring programs, research projects, etc. It will be displayed on the homepage.
What is a testimonial?
Views shared by eminent personalities from corporate, educationalists and academicians from leading institutions will be displayed in the home page.
What is view splash?
We call the flash presentation that briefs on the portal theme as “view splash”.
How do I register as an academician?
You can register as an academician by selecting “Academician” from home page (www.procademia.com) and enter your details in the registration form.
Can I use my office email for registration?
Yes, you can register from any valid email id
I am working as a non-teaching staff. Can I register as an academician?
A non-teaching staff member is a professional and not an academician as he is not involved in teaching. You can register as a professional and become a part of Procademia.
I am working as a lecturer and studying PhD. Can I register as an academician?
Yes, you can register as an academician as you are also a lecturer.
I am working in a university abroad? Can I register as an academician?
You can register as an academician / teaching faculty no matter which part of the world you are in. You can also mentor students from any part of the world.
I haven't received an activation mail. What do I do?
Check spam folder in your account or if you still haven't gotten one, login again and click “resend activation link” to get a new activation link to your registered email id. Still not received email, there might be a technical snag. Please contact us at support@procademia.com .
What is Type of Institution?
In Procademia the type of institution generally refers to the major academic courses the institution is offering to students. For e.g. if a college has more focus on engineering courses (B.E, M.E, etc.) then it is classified as an engineering college (similarly Arts & Science, Medical, Law, Architecture, Business School, Dental etc. are some examples) A college/institution can have more than one institution types.
Why should I Add a Qualification?
More information will help you to connect with your alumni, connect with academicians all over the world and expand your network easily. Procademia will suggest list of related member according to the details entered by you such as college name, course, year etc.
Which qualification do I enter first?
You are required to enter your highest qualification first. (For e.g. your P.G and then you can enter another qualification as your U.G).
My university/college is not suggested in the form. What do I do?
Try typing the official name of your college/university, if still not listed please type the name of your college and fill the rest of the form. Your college will be added in our database by admin.
What is Total Years of Experience?
Add your work/career experiences till now and enter in the form.
I have worked in both corporate and colleges, can I add all my years of experience and enter it in Total years of Experience?
You can enter all your experience irrespective of the place of work i.e. corporate, colleges etc.
Can I edit my Total years of Experience?
If you are creating your profile (which is after activation of your account), then you can go to previous stages and update your total years of experience. You cannot update your total years of experience once you are done with creating your profile.
Can I enter two current work experiences?
Yes, you can add two current work experiences.
Which career experience do I have to enter first?
The current college or the last college you worked for is the one you need to enter first.
Can I enter my part-time experience here?
Yes, you can enter your part-time experience.
Can I hide my work experience from public view?
No, you cannot hide your work experience.
What is the experience needed to mentor a student/fresher?
In Procademia, we believe that it takes at least five years for an academician to understand the intricacies of his/her functional area. So if you have five years of experience, you can mentor a student / fresher.
What is the experience needed to participate in Edumeet activities?
To invite professionals / academicians you don't require any experience but in order to participate in other college/institution activities and get invited by other academicians you need to have a minimum of five years of experience and while creating your profile you should have opted for participate in Edumeet.
My skills are not available in the form? What to do?
We have listed most common skills for selection, however if your skill(s) is not present, click “click here to add a new skill”, enter the skill one by one in the text box and click “Add” to save the skills in the form.
My state and city are not in your list. What do I do?
Please enter the state and city name and it will be added in our database by admin.
How to view the profile from the list of suggested connections?
On the right navigation of all the pages, there is a list "Suggested Connections"; click on "View All" and see the profiles and add them as "Add Connections".
How do I edit my profile?
After logging in, you can go to Settings (down arrow icon) >Edit Profile option; where you can edit the necessary fields. Alternatively, you can click on your name on the dashboard page and that will land in the edit profile page.
How do I search for people?
You can use keywords like profile name, college name, company name, to get effective results. The advanced search in Procademia has extensive criteria to find your friends or acquaintances.
What is advanced search link?
The advanced search link in Procademia portal helps you find your friends or acquaintances through its extensive criteria for each profile type.
How to get search results?
Go to Advanced Search, under search criteria select user type and other criteria to get search results. No results will be displayed if you select only user type.
How do I search verified profiles?
Go to Advanced Search; under search criteria enter the name and select the check box “Show only verified profiles” and click on apply to get search results
How do I search for a professional?
Go to Advanced Search; under search criteria select user type “Professional” and other criteria details Professional Career, Work Experience, Education and Location to get desired results.
How do I search for a student?
Go to Advanced Search, under search criteria select user type “Student” and other criteria details Education and Location to get desired results.
How do I search for a fresher?
Go to Advanced Search, under search criteria select user type “Fresher” and other criteria details Education and Location to get desired results.
How do I search for an academician?
Go to Advanced Search, under search criteria select user type “Academician” and other criteria details Academician Career, Work Experience, Education and Location to get desired results.
How do I search for an Edumeet participants?
Go to Advanced Search, under search criteria select user type “Professional” and other criteria details Edumeet Areas, Edumeet Skills, Professional Career, Academician Career, Work Experience and Education to get desired results.
What is Get Verified?
It is a feature to verify professionals and academicians in order to build a quality mentoring platform for students and freshers. As a verified professional / academician your profile will be highlighted more than a non-verified user in Procademia. To get verified you need to provide your phone number, after which we will get in touch with you.
What is Verification Pending?
After you have given your phone number for verification, the admin will get in touch with you and verify your details. The verification will be done within 24 hours and till then the status of your request will be “Verification Pending”.
What is public URL?
If you want to share your profile with anyone, you can send this link and they will be able to view all the details you have shared.
How do I change my public URL?
"Click on the arrow mark near the profile name in the dashboard-> select Manage account->click on Public URL- >Type your name on the text box-> Click Save. Your public URL will be changed successfully.
How do I change my email id?
"Click on the arrow mark near the profile name in the dashboard-> select Manage account->Email->Click on edit option in the primary email address, a form opens up with two text boxes “enter the new mail id and current password and a save button”.
Can I change my password?
Go to Settings (wheel icon)> Manage Account > Privacy Settings > Change Password> the change password accordion will open and the user can change the password.
Will my address be visible to the public?
Your address will not be visible to the public. By default, your Procademia profile address is visible only to you. You can modify by clicking on Settings (wheel icon)> Manage Account > Privacy Settings.
How to remove a user from my connections list?
Go to the connection's profile and click on “Disconnect"
How do I see connections in my list?
From home page, click on connections icon and select “My Connections” tab to view the complete list of connections in your profile.
How do I connect with student/professional?
To connect with student/professional, you can use the "Suggested Connections" feature or use the search option to find the connection and click on "Add Connections".
How can I add people in my connection?
You look for people from suggested connections in your dashboard. If you don't find the connection you are searching for, you can use keywords like profile name, college name, company name, to search your colleagues, friends and alumni.
What is Add Connection?
It is a feature that enables you to add a colleague, friend or an acquaintance.
What is a Suggested Connection?
Procademia helps you build your network by identifying people who have something in common with you like your college, college of work and so on.
What is mentoring?
Mentoring is a mutually-beneficial relationship between a student / fresher (mentee) and an expert (mentor). Through a mentor's guidance, the student will be able to find the right direction to his/her career, improve his/her employability skills and be transformed into a socially responsible professional.
Can I add mentors in my list?
No, you cannot add mentors. As an academician you can only become a mentor for a student / fresher.
How do I accept a request from a mentee?
When a mentee sends you a request for mentoring, you will receive a notification. You can view the request in My Mentees > Received Requests tab. When you click on the “Accept” link, the mentee will automatically be added to your “List of Mentees”.
How do I recommend a mentor?
When a mentee sends you a request for mentoring and you don't have the time to mentor him / her, then you can view the request in My Mentees > Received Requests tab. Click on “Recommend” link , fill the form to suggest another mentor to the mentee and click on "Submit".
Where can I see my mentee’s goals?
Go to Mentee Goals > Click on All Goals. You can see all the goals your mentee has aligned to you.
How do I send documents to my mentee?
Go to goal / task sheet > select the active goal > you can see the browse button > Click on it and choose a file > click on upload button. Your file has been uploaded and your mentee can see it in his goal / task sheet.
Can I share my contact number with my mentee?
Yes, by sharing your contact number you can help the mentee in various ways. You can discuss his / her problems, goals and other ideas with your mentee.
Can I terminate a mentee?
Termination of mentoring can be done if your mentee is not responding to you properly or if the mentee has not completed the assigned task.
What are goals?
Goals aim to widen and improve career opportunities of your mentee. In other words, a goal is a mission that your mentee has to accomplish successfully with your help.
Can I accept multiple goals from the same mentee?
Yes, if you have time then you can accept any number of goals from the same mentee.
How many mentees can I accept?
You can mentor any number of mentees but we advise you to consider your time before you accept them.
Can I stop receiving mentoring requests?
You can decline mentoring requests but you cannot stop receiving them.
What is a task?
A task is a sub-division of a goal, created by a mentor and assigned to a mentee. The tasks will help the mentee to complete the goal systematically. The mentor will review each task and communicate it to mentee using the “Communication Box” in the goal sheet.
How would I know if my mentee has completed the task?
When your mentee completes the task you will receive a mail in your registered email id. You can also find the status of the task by going to the goal / task sheet.
What is a goal/task sheet?
A goal sheet is a record to keep track of your mentees goals, tasks and progress. It will be created only after you accept the mentees’ goal.
Where can I attach the file for a goal?
Go to the goal / task sheet > select the active goal > upload the file by clicking on browse > click on upload.
How do I participate in EduMeet?
• The (the academician who sends the invitation) can send the invitation to professionals / academicians. • The participants can reply by clicking on “Interested”, “Interested But” if they want to attend and if they don’t want to they can click on “Not Interested”. • They can also recommend others. Interested participants need to provide their contact number while replying for the EduMeet invite. • Academician (invitee) will view the list of interested participants along with their contact details. He will finalize the participant and click on “Confirm” to verify their participation (they can confirm more than one person depending on their needs). • The confirmed participant will receive a notification and an email. The event will be saved in their respective Procademia calendar. The confirmed participant will share their experience through recommendations after the completion of the EduMeet event.
Can I cancel EduMeet invitations?
As a host, you can cancel your EduMeet event before the event dates expire. On the portal, go to the EduMeet section > click on the event name > click on Cancel EduMeet. The cancellation should have reason and that information will be sent to all those who had been invited for the event.
What is Invite for Edumeet?
If you want to invite a professional / academician for an EduMeet activity such as training, workshops, seminars, guest lectures, research and more in your college or university, then you can do that by using this feature in the portal.
What is Edumeet?
Edumeet is a platform that provides a facility for academicians to interact with professionals from industries and academicians from other institutions. EduMeet activities involve guest lectures, seminars, workshops, research, training sessions and more. Academicians from different colleges/institutions will invite professionals who are interested in participating in these academic events.
I have not received any invitation. What do I do?
You can view an academician’s profile who shares your interests and express your interest by clicking on “Show Interest”. This will enable him to include you in the invitee list when he conducts an EduMeet.
What are modified invitations?
If an academician sends an EduMeet invite to professional or academician users and if the participants request for some modification with regard to the event details, then those events will be given a “Modified” status.
What are recommended invitations?
An academician sends an EduMeet invite to professional or academician users. If they opt to choose as “Not Interested” and recommend some other professional or academician, then those events will be given a “Recommended” status.
What are cancelled invitations?
If an academician sends an EduMeet invite to professional or academician users and if he cancels the event due to some unavoidable circumstances, then those events will be given a “Cancelled” status.
What are declined invitations?
If an academician sends an EduMeet invite to an Academician/Senior Professor user and if the participants decline the invite, then those events will be given a “Declined” status.
Can I invite my friends to Procademia?
Yes, you can invite your friends to Procademia by filling the "Invite Friends" form while creating your profile or by clicking on the "Invite Friends" tab on the left navigation of the dashboard.
What are the service providers for an email to invite my friends?
Currently, Gmail is the only service providers to invite friends in Procademia.
Does Procademia store my email Id / password if I invite my friends?
Procademia does not store any email id / password if you use the "Invite my Friends" feature.
What are notifications?
Notifications are messages Procademia sends you to let you know that some activity has happened. You will get notifications when you get a connection request, mentoring request and so on.
Can I write recommendations?
You can write a recommendation by clicking on the “Recommendations” link in an individual’s connected profile.
Can I amend a recommendation received?
If you don’t like a certain aspect of the recommendation you can ask your connection to change it by clicking on the “Amend Request” link.
Who is an Academic partner?
A college / university or an academic institution can join Procademia as an academic partner.
Who is a Corporate Partner?
Private companies, multinational corporations, public limited companies or any organization can join with Procademia as corporate partners.
Can I become a Partner?
Individuals can’t become partners in Procademia. You can approach your educational institution, college, university, private company, Multinational Corporation, public limited company or any organization, and ask them to partner with Procademia.
How to apply for Partnership?
To join Procademia as a partner go the homepage> Partners and click on the “Apply for Partnership” and enter details. We will contact you in the next 24 hours with more information on our partner benefits and opportunities with us.
What is a Knowledge Library?
It is a feature where all users can upload useful information that can be benefited by all people.
Do I have an option to sort and view the files in the Knowledge Library?
Yes, there are two sorting options: (1) You can view all the files that have been uploaded. (2) You can view only the files that have been uploaded by you.
Can I upload files in knowledge library?
All members of Procademia can upload files in Knowledge Library. Click on Knowledge Library > click on the Upload text link > fill the form and attach the file> click on upload.
Can I delete my uploaded file in knowledge library?
Go the "Files Uploaded by me" > Click on the delete (X) button near the file name.
Can I like the files uploaded by others in knowledge library?
Go the "View All" > Click on thumbs up button besides each file name. You can also see the number of like increase.
Can I write a success story?
No, success stories can be written only by freshers / students.
What are success stories?
The student / fresher will describe how they accomplished their goals, program or a research project by writing it as their success story. It will be displayed on the homepage for both the registered and non- registered users. In other words, it can also be described as an account of the benefits gained by a student / fresher from his mentor through this portal.
How do I add comment for posting in forum?
Go to the topic posting click on “Quick Reply” add your comments and click “Submit” for the topic to get posted.
How do create a new topic in forum?
Go to forum dashboard and click on any posting, in the posting page, click on “New topic” tab to create a new topic.
Where do I view the forum for Procademia?
On the left navigation, you can find a menu tab "Forum". You can click on it and join the discussion board.
What is a forum?
It is message board or an online discussion board, where users can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
What are academic partner’s Placement brochures?
This page will have the placement brochures updated by all academic partners of Procademia.
What are academic partner’s latest updates?
This page will have the latest news stories updated by all academic partners of Procademia.
What are academic Grants?
Academic Grants are streams of funding, offered by government or various organizations and institutions to college, university or any educational institutions. Procademia provides information on these grants in the portal.
What is advisory board?
Advisory panel will promote Procademia and advises on various matters. It shall seek to bridge the gap between the industry and academia through this portal. The advisory panel of Procademia has members from educational field as well as from the industry.
What are corporate partner jobs?
This page will have the list of all current job openings posted by corporate partners in Procademia.
What are corporate partners Internship & Projects?
This page will have the list of all Internship & projects information posted by corporate partners of Procademia.
What is corporate partner’s News?
This page will have the latest news stories updated by all corporate partners of Procademia.
What is corporate partner’s Events?
This page will have the latest events updated by all corporate partners of Procademia.
What are academic partner Jobs?
This page will have the list of all current job openings posted by academic partners of Procademia.
Can I be a part of Advisory Panel?
Procademia is open for renowned professionals and academicians joining with us in our advisory board. Please write to us (raju@procademia.com) with a brief description about you.
What are academic partner’s College Events/Competition?
This page will have the latest events about competition, conference, cultural fest, management fest, seminar, symposium, workshops and other events updated by all academic partners of Procademia.
What is Educational News?
This page is a one stop for all news related to education. This collection of latest educational news in a single place is a unique feature in Procademia.
What is editorial blog?
News articles from Procademia team will be published in editorial blog. You can post your comments and suggestions on the articles, features, etc.
What are the recommended web browsers to view Procademia?
The site is best viewed in Firefox ver. 4 and above I.E: ver. 8 and above Chrome: Ver. 10 and above. It also works in Safari: ver. 5 and above opera 10.5 and above. The screen resolution should be 1024x768 and above.
Can I report abuse on my mentee?
Yes, you can report abuse by clicking on the link available in the individuals profile if you find the language offensive, harmful and dangerous. Make sure you report for the following. • Hate against a group • Adult or pornographic images • Promotion of dangerous and illegal activity
Is Procademia part of a government initiative?
Procademia is the brainchild of Quadruple Education Private Limited. It is purely a private initiative but involving all stakeholders in Indian Education System at large to build India 2020.
Will Procademia pay me for joining the portal?
No, Procademia does not pay its members for joining the portal.
Where can I find help videos?
We have uploaded the help videos in Youtube and you can access it by clicking the link below: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMzDjwlCyHTTfK4VxGi5_uleEqh0QC-EB&feature=addto
What is Mentor Counter?
Mentor Counter is the live status of number of Mentors joined in Procademia. They can be Professionals or Academicians who opted for Mentoring.
What is profile upgrade?
It is upgrading your user type to the next level. For example if you have registered in procademia as a Student, after completing your studies you will become a fresher, but the system will not know unless you update your details. However the system will prompt you to upgrade your profile once the academic year is over.
I am an academician user, how do I upgrade my profile?
1. If you have total work experience less than 5 years: System will send a profile upgrade email after you complete 5 years of experience. Also, when you login to procademia, an alert message will be displayed to upgrade your profile. 2. If you have total work experience more than 5 years: After you login to procademia, “Upgrade Profile” menu tab will be available in the left menu of your dashboard page.
As a junior academician when can I upgrade my profile?
Once you complete 5 years of experience you can upgrade your profile.
As a senior academician user can I upgrade my profile to senior professional?
No, you cannot upgrade.
What is the benefit of upgrading my profile?
Procademia is a platform that caters to the user type students, freshers, professionals and academicians. Having an appropriate profile will ensure more realization of benefits and access to profile specific features.
Is there any change in my dashboard?
Profile upgrade will not impact any of your current activities, it will add additional features entitled for the user type. You can continue the mentoring / edumeet activities without any hassle.
What will happen to mentoring?
Profile upgrade will not affect your mentoring activities; if you are a mentee and receive mentoring in Procademia you can continue your activities without any hassle.
Can I degrade my profile back to the initial state?
No, you cannot.
I am an academician why I need an upgrade?
If you have more than 5 years of experience the profile upgrade will entitle you to offer mentoring and participate in other college EduMeet Invitations. (Guest lecture, seminar, etc.)