Science Department

Introduction:

Science wing performs the following operations and coordinates/supervises the following schemes throughout the academic session. The wing is doing the following tasks since past many years along with addition of new initiatives every year. The brief about the introduction of such schemes along with roles/responsibilities of the Science Wing at SCERT is given below –

1. SPARK – Wing has started a new initiative titled SPARK (Science Promotion through Activities, Research & Knowledge) for popularizing Science. The program will involve on-site visits and academic intervention by the team of DIET experts in selected schools from each district.
2. Science Lecture Series (SLS 1.O & SLS 2.O) – The science department delivers online lectures on various scientific domains and live demonstrations of Science Experiments every month by inviting in-house and external speakers.
3. Exhibition Under INSPIRE Award MANAK – Coordination for nominations under the scheme, supervision of District Level Exhibition (DLEPC), and organization of State Level Exhibition (SLEPC) under the umbrella of DST, Govt. of India.
4. Rajya Stariya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshni RSBVP – (Previously, Jawaharlal Lal Nehru National Level Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition JNNSMEE) – Supervision of Block, District level by the districts & organization of State Level RSBVP under the aegis of NCERT Delhi.
5. Webinar Series 1.O. – Wing has initiated Webinar Series 1. O in which various lectures on selected domains (as highlighted by NEP 2020) are streamed live. The lectures on topics e.g. Basics of intellectual rights, counseling session for X / XII Class students, AI, Robotics, cyber safety, Data Science, and Mental Health are delivered online on the official YouTube channel of SCERT
6. Haryana Science Talent Search Scheme (HScTSS) – Supervision of Disbursement of Scholarships under the Haryana Science Talent Search Scheme to all the beneficiaries at the district level and compilation of data for the entire state.
7. Science Lab Inspection – To enhance the functionality of Science Labs of the Govt. In schools, the lab visits are performed by the Science Wing Members. The instructions for the lab visit are also issued to DSS and then the visit reports as submitted by all are compiled and closely monitored for the desired output.
8. State Level Science Seminar for Students – Organization of the Block, District Level event of Science Seminar is supervised and the State Level Event is organized by SCERT.
9. State-Level Science Seminar for Teachers – The Science Wing supervises the District Level event of the Science Seminar and organizes the State Level Event for the same.
10. State Level Science Drama Contest – The Block and District Level event of the Science Drama contest is supervised by SCERT. Afterwards, the State Level Science Drama Contest is organized by SCERT.
11. Coordination with other Wings of the Council – The Science wing coordinates with other wings for the various training programs (Induction, Capacity Building, Subject Specific), content development, and Monthly Distribution of Syllabus for Science, Physics, Chemistry & Biology, Designing and moderation of question papers for various scholarship schemes & SAT.

Objectives:

• To foster a deep interest in science among students through various programs.
• To promote scientific thinking amongst the stakeholders.
• To spread awareness about various science schemes/initiatives of the State/Central Government.
• To improve understanding of science through experiential learning.
• To provide academic support for board classes.
• To create awareness of various scientific issues.
• To understand the evolution of scientific knowledge
• To Popularize Science through various programs.

On-going Programs (2024-25):

1. Science Lecture Series 2. O
2. Webinar Series 1. O
3. SPARK
4. Proofreading of Textbooks (Subject Specific)
5. Review of E-Content ( Subject Specific)
6. State-Level Science Seminar of Teachers for Popularization of Science
7. Development of Science Nano kit
8. State-Level Science Seminar for Students
9. Inspection of Science Labs
10. Organization of SLEPC, coordination for mentoring workshop and participative representation at NLEPC
11. Publication of Research Papers on various educational and scientific domains
12. Organization of RSBVP and participative representation at RBVP
13. Development of Souvenir for RSBVP
14. Organization of State Level Science Drama and participative representation at the Northern Science Drama Contest
15. Monthly meeting for DIET Faculties
16. Monthly meeting for DSS
17. State Level Science Seminar for teachers.

Key Achievements:

1. National level 2nd position at NLEPC- Haryana student Daksh Kalia participated in 10th NLEPC 9^th -11^th Oct 2023 at New Delhi and stood Nationally 2^nd
2. Selection of 7 students for RBVP 2023 – Seven State Winners were selected by NCERT for participation at the National Level Event of JNNSMEE. The Event was organized at Pune, Maharashtra from 26 Dec to 30 Dec 2023
3. Selection of 7 Students for 10^th NLEPC – The Seven SLEPC winners from Haryana State participated and represented the state at the NLEPC held from 9^th -11^th Oct at New Delhi.
4. Release of Souvenir for RBVP– A souvenir consisting of scientific contributions and other relevant information, was successfully released on the occasion of RSBVP
5. Visit to Japan – Two students Gaurav Singh & Preeyam Das along with Science wing faculty-Dr. Sanjay Prakash Kaushik visited Tokyo Japan from 5th to 11th Nov 2023 under Sakura Science High School Program
6. Research Papers Publication – One research paper entitled “Study of Structural Properties of Solar Energy Material CH₃NH₃PbX₃ (X = I, Br and Cl) Perovskites and its Mixed Halides using Density Functional Theory” and one review paper entitled “Structural Dependence of Stability of Semiconducting Nanowires”  authored by Dr. Sanjay Prakash Kaushik,(Science Wing Faculty) were published in NJST (2024) & Shod Sankalp Journal respectively. The third paper, “Electronic Properties of Semiconducting Nanowires: A Comparative Study” has been accepted for publication by the International Journal and will be published in the latter half of 2024.

Activities for 2022-23:

Activities 2023-24:

Activities 2024-25:

CONTACT DETAILS:

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