KOLLAM: The 18th State-level National Children's Science Congress organised by the National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) Network, New Delhi, will be held at the Jawahar Bal Bhavan here on November 29 and 30. The focal theme for this year is “Land Resources: use for prosperity, save for posterity.”
The programme will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran.
At a special session on the first day, V.P. Balagangadharan, scientist attached to the Vikram Sarabai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, will give a talk on Intellectual Property Rights. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, Director of Public Instruction, will deliver the valedictory address on November 30.
State coordinator of the programme K. Thankappan said that the event was supported by the Union government's Science and Technology Department, the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) and the General Education Department of the State.
Prizes, marks
Students in the age group of 14 to 17 can present project papers on the focal theme. Those selected at the district level will participate in the State-level event.
Projects selected for the national-level science congress will be given cash prizes by the KSCSTE. Students who prepare these projects will also be eligible for grace marks for the SSLC and Plus Two exams.
The best two projects at the State level will be presented at the Indian Science Congress to be held at the SRM University campus near Chennai in January. The projects selected for the national-level congress also become eligible to be presented at the Kerala Science Congress to be held at Thiruvananthapuram on January 30.
Source: The Hindu, 26-11-2010
The programme will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran.
At a special session on the first day, V.P. Balagangadharan, scientist attached to the Vikram Sarabai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, will give a talk on Intellectual Property Rights. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, Director of Public Instruction, will deliver the valedictory address on November 30.
State coordinator of the programme K. Thankappan said that the event was supported by the Union government's Science and Technology Department, the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) and the General Education Department of the State.
Prizes, marks
Students in the age group of 14 to 17 can present project papers on the focal theme. Those selected at the district level will participate in the State-level event.
Projects selected for the national-level science congress will be given cash prizes by the KSCSTE. Students who prepare these projects will also be eligible for grace marks for the SSLC and Plus Two exams.
The best two projects at the State level will be presented at the Indian Science Congress to be held at the SRM University campus near Chennai in January. The projects selected for the national-level congress also become eligible to be presented at the Kerala Science Congress to be held at Thiruvananthapuram on January 30.
Source: The Hindu, 26-11-2010
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