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27^th NATIONAL CHILDREN’S SCIENCE CONGRESS

27 – 31 December 2019

The 27th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) was inaugurated by Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala and presided by Dr. Sasi Tharoor, Hon’ble Member of Parliament on 27 December 2019. After the Inaugural Program, the presentations, workshops and exhibitions were held at MAR BASELIOS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (MBCET). This included Technical sessions which were held at 12 parallel halls in B-block, Teacher’s Workshop in 2 parallel halls in G-block, Scientific Activity Corner in F-block, Scientific Exhibition which was open to the public across three days, from 27 to 29 December 2019. The National Children’s Science Congress is the single largest action research congress for children across the nation. Children belonging to the age group 10-17 years have participated in the Congress. In this edition of NCSC, about 49 % of the children were from rural areas of India and 59.8 % of the children participating were girls.

Procession

The procession of children from different states of the country was flagged off by Shri. M. C. Dathan, Scientific Advisor to CM of Kerala. The children of each state wore their traditional attire which was a visual treat to all those who gathered at the venue.

Technical Sessions

Technical Session featured 15 to 16 young scientists who grabbed the opportunity to unfold their creativity and stimulate their scientific temperament. Young Scientists not only from across the States but also from the Middle East stretched their imagination over a wide gamut of areas. The young scientists came up with very innovative and creative ideas which were indeed inspiring. The young audience of child scientists participated enthusiastically in the sessions and made it a grand success.

Teacher’s Workshop

Teacher’s Workshop was held in 2 parallel halls of Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology. These sessions were held across three days, from 27 to 29 December 2019.

The workshop had talks by resource persons from various technical universities and other organisations which enlightened the teachers and delegates. The last session of the workshop was conducted by Dr. Rojalin Sahu, Associate Professor, KIIT University, Bhuvaneswar. In her session, she discussed about teaching aids in Chemistry. The session was made interactive by performing simple experiments on making science easy and fascinating for the students. The whole workshop was done in an enthusiastic way filled with new ideas and knowledge.

Activity Corner and Poster Exhibition

Activity Corner and Poster Exhibition was held from 27 to 29 December 2019. It is a galore of innovations at the exhibition which provided the students a platform to showcase their solutions to the real world problems faced by the human population.

Meet the Scientists

Meet the Scientists session was held from 27 to 29 December 2019. The following eminent personalities delivered sessions on their specific areas:

1. Dr. Unnikrishnan Nair, Human Space Flight Centre, ISRO
2. Dr. Tessy Thomas, DRDO
3. Dr. Suresh Das, IISER Trivandrum
4. Shri. M. C. Dathan, Scientific Advisor to CM of Kerala
5. Dr. P. S. Easa, KFRI

Address by Hon’ble Vice President of India

The Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu gave the valedictory address to the Child Scientists at the 27th National Children’s Science Congress on 30 December 2019. It was also presided by the Hon’ble Governor of Kerala, Shri. Arif Mohammad Khan. Hon’ble Vice President of India also interacted with the children and gave a message to lead a life that would contribute to a Clean, Green and Healthy Nation.

Cultural Evening

The 27th National Children’s Science Congress 2019 witnessed a cultural extravaganza in the evenings on all days from 27 to 30 December 2019. The delegates from different parts of the country watched in awe, a fusion drama showcasing the cultural diversity of the state of Kerala. The programme was a beautiful blend of the scientific temper and ethnic riches of the country. It was followed by performances of students from the participating states.

Valedictory Function

The valedictory function of the 27th National Children’s Science Congress was held on 31 December 2019. The Chief Guest for the session was Shri. M. C. Dathan, Scientific Advisor to the Chief Minister of Kerala. The Felicitation speech was delivered by Dr. T. M. George, Principal, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology. A memento was presented to Prof. K. P. Sudheer, Principal Secretary, KSCSTE by Rev. Fr. John Vilayil, Bursar, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology.

The focal theme for the next year was announced by Shri. Sujit Banerjee, Director, Department of Science and Technology (DST). The medals and mementos were also distributed to the various participating states.

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Fariq Noushad of 2011-2015 batch of Computer Science and Engineering became the Second Runner-up in TATA Social Enterprise Challenge held at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta on 4 January 2020. He also received a cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000/-.

TATA Social Enterprise Challenge, is a national level challenge to find India’s most promising social enterprises. It is a joint initiative by the TATA group and IIM Calcutta.

Our Basketball Team “Titans” bagged the Winners Trophy at RAGAM – The National Level Techno-Cultural Festival of National Insitute of Technology (NIT), Calicut on 12 January 2020.

Sravan Krishnakumar of S5 CS1 emerged as the Winner in Western Instrumental (Violin) Solo at the 35th Inter-University South Zone Youth Festival at Alagappa University, Madurai from 18 to 22 December 2019.

Sreerag S. of S7 ME2 bagged the 2nd place in Classical Instrumental (Flute) Solo at the 35th Inter-University South Zone Youth Festival held at Alagappa University, Madurai from 18 to 22 December 2019.

ISTE MBCET Faculty Chapter received the award for the Maximum Number of Variety Programs during the academic year 2018-2019 at the 30th Annual State Faculty Convention and National Seminar at JDT Islam Polytechnic College, Kozhikode on 7 December 2019.

Shamil Shamsudeen of S7 EC2 has been selected as the Captain of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Basketball Team for the 64th South India Inter-University Basketball Tournament at Hindustan University, Chennai.

27^th NATIONAL CHILDREN’S SCIENCE CONGRESS

27 – 31 December 2019

National Children’s Science Congress is a flagship programme of National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. It is an inclusive programme open to children of the age group from 10-17 years covering all background either school going or out of school system, belonging to geographic, language and cultural regimes across the country and open to all children including children with disabilities. The prestigious national academic event is held every year during 27th to 31st December. It is a platform for children to carry out small research activities at micro-level. The NCSC encourages a sense of discovery and/or innovativeness in addition to learning application of methods of science. It emboldens the children to question many aspects of progress and development around and can also express their findings in their own choice of language. It encourages the children to think critically and rationally to draw logical conclusions.

27th National Children’s Science Congress is hosted by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Government of Kerala during 27th to 31st December 2019 at Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala in association with Mar Ivanios College and Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology. The focal theme for 27th National Children’s Science Congress is “Science, Technology and Innovation for a Clean, Green and Healthy Nation”.

The logo release of the 27th National Children’s Science Congress was held at the Cliff House on 21 November 2019, by Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala.