Hundreds of meritorious students of Class X will get the opportunity of undergoing training in an upcoming ‘13th Inspire Internship’ camp like their seniors at the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University from December 21-25.
The camp is basically one of the components of ‘Scheme for Early Attraction of Talent for Science’ (SEAT) and held twice a year in summer and winter seasons.
As many as 200 students including Government and private schools from various districts have been selected for the programme based on their outstanding marks in class 10th.
Around 12 experts from the fields of science like National Council of Science Museums, Director General GD Rautela and University of Delhi, Department of Plant Molecular Biology Head Professor JK Khurana have been invited to groom the young minds.
Highlighting about the purpose of the camp, the University’s Inspire Coordinator cum School of Studies in Chemistry Professor Kallol K Ghosh said, “New students are chosen for the internship in every camp on the basis of their marks. The experts enhance their innovative skills particularly in the field of science.”
According to the guidelines of organizing such Science camps, the eligibility of the candidates is to pursue Science in standard eleventh.
He or she must be studying in the same State where the camp is hosted. Also, the student should not have participated in any such camp earlier.
The selection depends on the top one per cent ranking of the student in the 10th Board examination. Among the 30 states, the one percentage cut off marks for Chhattisgarh class 10th pass students is 85.1 percent out of the full marks.
Ghosh said the university has uploaded the names of the chosen students on its website. “The interested students are directed to send their consent by November 30 since the food and accommodation for the five days is managed within the university,” he added.
Meanwhile, guardians of some of the students willing to send their children seem curious. “My daughter has never participated in a workshop or camp. I hope the Inspire Internship will benefit her as she wants to make a career in Science,” said Sohanlal Banjare, father of Getanjali Banjare, a student of Government Higher Secondary School, Durg.
Similarly, Raipur’s Krishna Public School student Aakar’s sister said her studious brother is excited to attend the camp. Notably, the summer camp was held here in July this year.