Jamshedpur : A group of 66 students of Std. IXand X from Hindustan Mitra Mandal High School,Golmuri accompanied by four teachers, Kumari Laxmi, Anju Chelak, N P Singh and S M Singh visited CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur and interacted with the scientists and research fellows this morning under the aegis of CSIR-HRG Programme on Faculty Training and Motivation and Adoption of School and Colleges by CSIR Labs. The students and teachers were thrilled to visit the laboratory and interact with the working scientists.
“I came to know about many new aspects of science and technology which I barely knew earlier”, said Juhi Sinha, a student of Std. IX after the laboratory visit.
The students expressed their excitement and happiness over the laboratory visit as well as interaction with the scientists and research scholars. In fact, they were thrilled while visiting the labs and looking at the practical set ups.
Pikki Kumar said, “I came to know about new things here like India�s first Super computer PARAM designed by CSIR in 1986, Swaraj Tractor used in farming based on CSIR technology, the importance of patent and its impact. It was a wonderful experience rejuvenating my thought process”.
Annu Kumari, a student of Std. IX said, “The visit to the laboratory helped me to know in depth about about different ores, metals and how they are extracted and used”.
The students were delighted to know about the NML�s eco-friendly Cupola Technology that aims to improve the quality of environment around the Taj Trapezium and prevent degradation of the Taj Mahal.
Another Std. IX student, Amit Kumer said, “We are thrilled to know about CSIR lab’s contribution in the introduction of DNA Fingerprinting in India. We hardly knew that the technology developed by the CSIR scientists in the preparation of molecular database for Basmati”.
The programme was scheduled for four hours which comprised of an overview of Indian Science and Technology, Documentary film show on CSIR and NML, visit to NML Museum/ Archive / selective units of the laboratory to have an exposure of modern laboratory research environment.
In the beginning, Dr. N G Goswami, Chief Scientist and Co-ordinator briefed about the programme and gave an overview of CSIR contribution in different branches of Science & Technology.
Most of the students said that the interaction was very informative and brought about lot of ideas. Teachers and many students requested for their next visit to the laboratory.
