Objective

To enhance understanding and interest in science through activities including information collection, research and analysis. The competition is also aimed at strengthening students' scientific thinking, critical reasoning and communication skills. The questions for this competition would not be directly from the existing texts; instead would be specially designed to relate with application of science in daily life, and would challenge students to think on their own, based on scientific principles they have learned or are learning.

Target Students

Students studying in Class VIII; IX-X in two separate groups.

Target Schools

Private and Government schools in Bastar and Bhilai regions in CG.

Action-Plan

The proposed action-plan consists of two aspects, as follows…

• Student Competition in three-stages… September-December 2009

Science Competition in Three Stages:

Tests for both Std VIII, IX-X will be conducted in 3 stages:

Stage – I: Written examination …

In this round, the knowledge of Science and Mathematics up to class – VIII and IX-X levels respectively, would be tested. The tentative-details are as under:

Test Date : 06 December (Sunday)

Duration of test : 90 minutes

Subjects : Science, Mathematics

The questions will be of multiple-choice with negative marking.

Stage–II: Activity-based Semi Final Competitions…

After Stage-I, selected students will be provided with guidelines to prepare for the semifinals. The semifinals would be consisting of scientific activity based testing.

Stage –III: Activity-based Final Quiz Competitions…

To be conducted by Dr. V. G. Gambhir (Former Sr. Faculty, HBCSE, TIFR, Mumbai).

Public program with invitation.

Benefits to Faculties and Students Community

• Opportunity for faculties for exposure and interactions with experts from HBCSE, TIFR, Mumbai
• Faculty capacity-building for applications-based teaching of scientific principles
• Create Environment to Ignite Minds of Youth: theme-based competitions in science subjects, demanding independent thinking and clear understanding of concepts among students at school-level.
• Encourage students for innovative thinking and application of mind
• Continuing ongoing activities in future times to benefit the youth in pursuit of innovative knowledge

Organizing Committee

Dr. V. G. Gambhir, Former Sr. Faculty, HBCSE-TIFR; Director-Creative Science Academics, Mumbai

Mr. Tulsi Tawari, Chief Executive, Alternate Approaches, Mumbai

Mr. Prakash Shriwastava (Project Coordinator - Bastar)

Mr. Ajay Kumar, (Project Coordinator - Bhilai)

Dr. K. K. Jha, Advisor (Bastar)

Mr. Pradeep Sharma (Bilaspur)

Mr. Nilesh Sahu, (Project Coordinator-Raipur)