Two-day long district-level science exhibition-cum-competition concluded on Thursday at St Robert Boys inter School, Hazaribagh.
As many as 683 young scientists from all the 14 blocks of the district participated in the competition to take the challenge of inspired award scheme sponsored by Science and Technology Ministry of the Government of India. Fifty-one participants were selected to represent the district in the State level exhibition.
Chief Guest DC Mukesh Kumar inaugurated the science exhibition. Addressing the gathering DC said that science is not only making new machines or instruments or tools, new ideas beneficial for the future generation and to learn something new is also science.
Stressing upon the need of originality in the works at initial level, Kumar said that it will give you opportunities in future also. Copying others work is not going to help you in future.
"Today we are talking to conquer moon and mars but it will remain a dream until we will not change our mentality. We will have to come forward collectively above the caste and religion line to make the future more beautiful morally and scientifically" added Kumar.
In this science exhibition cum competition organized to select young scientists to represent the district at the State and national levels students of both government and private schools participated.
All were given a stall in which the students were present with their models and science teachers. DC and other guests not only visited almost all the stalls but also encouraged the innovative ideas and models of some students.
On day one the judges called from Vinoba Bhave University and BIT Mesra, Ranchi selected 141 and today finally selected 51 to represent Hazaribagh.
Though the program was successful on the basis of number of participants but it was clearly visible that most of the participants were not able to tell anything about their presentation. Some accepted that they have purchased this model from market.
Sanjay Tiwari and Vandana Srivastava anchored the inaugural and prize distribution ceremony programs. Officials of district education department, head masters of different schools, teachers and some distinguished guests were present in both programs.