Bhopal

MPSTC to hold MP Youth Science Congress today

Staff Reporter

Madhya Pradesh Science and Technology Council Bhopal would organise a two-day MP Youth Science Congress under its second science festival on February 28 and 29. The 31st edition of MP Youth Science Congress would have 216 selected participants from the State.

The Youth Science Congress organised every year since 1986 is aimed to encourage youth scientific talents of the State for research work. The two-day Congress would have participants from colleges, universities and scientists sand faculty members serving in other scientific institutions.

The MP Youth Science Congress would be inaugurated on Sunday February 28 at 10.30 am at National Science Day Council’s Nehru Nagar located Science Bhawan’s auditorium. The chief guest on the occasion would be Chief Secretary of the State Antony de Sa while the programme would be presided by Council’s director general Professor Pramod K Verma.

After the inauguration session research papers on seventeen subjects would be read in parallel technical session.

The concluding session would be held on Monday February 29 in that selected youth scientists would be rewarded. The science festival organised by the Madhya Pradesh Science and Technology Council is going on in the city since February 19. During the ten day long program four workshops and advanced courses on different subjects were organised for the youth scientists. During this period, three-day Bhopal Science fair was organised from February 19 to 22 and on February 24 round table forum on the subject ‘Make In India’ for senior citizens was also organised.