About 2,500 students from Mumbai, Pune, Panchgani, Solapur and Srirampur are expected to converge at the campus on June 2 and 3.
IIT-Bombay at Powai will host the final rounds of ScientificA, a science and technology championship. About 2,500 students from Mumbai, Pune, Panchgani, Solapur and Srirampur are expected to converge at the campus on June 2 and 3.
These students have graduated from the first round of the competition, which was held in March this year. Competition was stiff as over 10,000 students from five cities across the state had participated then.
Aakar Knowledge Solutions, a Mumbai-based educational research consultancy firm launched ScientificA 2007, in March this year. Braingym, the first phase of the competition was conducted in multiple auditoriums over a period of two months. The second level of the competition, Technomaze, will be held on June 2. Here students will be taken through a series of basic and applied science experiments and will be evaluated on the level of their understanding of the surroundings and their ability to adapt to the use of tools and resources around them.
The final level of ScientificA, Junkreate, will be held on June 3, where students will have to create practical gadgets out of waste materials. This will test their creativity and levels of innovation.
However, the main aim of Junkreate is to generate environmental awareness among students to reinforce the importance of waste recycling and also provide creative opportunities to them. Out of the 2,500 students, about 200 students are expected to reach the final round to vie for the four educational scholarships, worth Rs1.25 lakh in each of the four categories.
Students progressing to the second round (Technomaze) will receive a certificate of merit, an exploratorium kit (book with a collection of fascinating experiments which will come in handy for preparation for the competition) and a silver medal.
Those who will progress to the third round (Junkreate) will receive a certificate of excellence, a gold medal and prizes worth Rs 2,000.
The final four winners will receive a certificate of excellence, winning trophies and an educational scholarship of Rs1.25 lakh.
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