Tatanagar SER High School students on study tour at CSIR-NML

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, Jan 10: A group of thirty-five South Eastern Railway High School, Tatanagar accompanied by teachers Vivekanand Singh, Kalyani Rani Rath, A N Kumar, Shibasis Das, S K Singh, and Mukesh Kumar visited the CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory on a study tour on Tuesday, January 10 under the ‘CSIR Jigyasa’ programme. The students interacted with scientists and research scholars.

‘The CSIR Jigyasa’ programme has been devised to provide exposure to research environment and simultaneously motivate students in science studies and subsequently pursue careers in the science streams. The students were thrilled to visit the laboratory and interact with departmental personnel. The aim of organizing this laboratory visit was to create an interest in scientific innovation and encourage the participation of students in developing innovative scientific content on a virtual platform for the ‘Jigyasa Virtual Laboratory project.’

Dr Mita Tarafder, Chief Scientist & Head, KRIT Division, CSIR-NML, and Leader of the CSIR Jigyasa Virtual Laboratory Project delivered the welcome address. In her address, she briefly talked about CSIR and the R&D and support facilities at CSIR-NML, gave an insight into ‘knowing and learning by doing,’ and encouraged students to think from a practical point of view.

Dr Aniket Dutt, Project Scientist from the KRIT Division team, gave a short presentation on the CSIR-Jigyasa portal. The team helped the students and teachers who showed interest in subscribing to the YouTube channel of the CSIR-NML Jigyasa program. The day-long program included a visit to some research laboratories, workshops, KRIT Division and the CSIR-NML museum and library. The students and teachers expressed their satisfaction with the overall experience.