Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 3: At least 11 students from various government and private schools from all the 10 districts of the Kashmir Division have been chosen for the national-level INSPIRE awards exhibition for the academic year 2021-2022.
The event, described as the State Level Exhibition and Project Competition (SLEPC), was held here at the State Council of Educational Research and Training auditorium (SCERT) at Bemina.
The students, who are in the age group of 10-15 years, competed in a district-wise exhibition and project competition conducted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in conjunction with the National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF).
Giving details of the exhibition, Senior Academic Officer, SCERT, Dr Sajad Ahmad, who is the nodal officer of the INSPIRE-NIF, said a total of 95 students showcased their original ideas/innovations which were scrutinized by a jury of four experts.
Head of the Physics Department, Central University Kashmir, Dr Khalid Sultan, Senior Scientist, Quality Control Laboratory, Dr Malik Sajad, Senior Assistant Professor and Head of the Physics Department, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Dr Farooq Hussain Bhat and Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sri Pratap College, Ms Ruheema Tabasum acted as judges for the event.
“Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, Adil Rashid Baba, Adfar Jan, Aksa Manzoor, Faisal Ahmad Kumar, Faisal Ahmad Dar, Sajaf Thoker, Talib Hussain Bhat, Rashid Ahmad Wagay and Saniya Saleema,” the judges announced the names of the winning students.
The selected student, Dr Sajad said, would further be mentored by a team of experts from NIT and other institutions to have their ideas/innovations improved upon.
“The NIF will provide mentoring support to students for prototype development in collaboration with reputable academic and technological institutions in the country,” he said.
Alok Kumar, Special Secretary to the Government, Department of School Education, expressed his happiness at the students’ selection for the national exhibition and offered his congratulations.
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