(The Winner is nominated to participate in National Science Seminar)

The objective of the Science Seminar is to inculcate a spirit of scientific enquiry and analytical thinking in the minds of young students. Every year in the month of August SCERT, Solan (H.P.) organizes State Level Science Seminar  for  High School Students from class VIII to Class X on a theme given by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). The winner student from the State  is invited along with an escort teacher to take part in the National Science Seminar.

National Science Seminar for school students is the most impactful and popular nationwide annual event organized by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, ever since 1982. The seminar involves the nation’s High School Students from class VIII to Class X in critically examining current Science & Technology issues of importance for the society and sharing their own views on these issues with the students and scientific communities of the country. The exercise encourages critical & independent thinking and leads to generation of original ideas on various aspects of the topic of the seminar.

Every year a new theme is selected for National Science Seminar  by a distinguished panel of scientists based on its topical interest and relevance. It is then circulated among the schools of the country along with details of the seminar’s format, procedure for participation, rules & regulations etc. through NCSM’s nationwide network of science centres and the education departments of States and Union Territories.

This competitive event is held in a 4-tier format: Block Level, District Level, State Level and finally the National Level. The winner student from each State and Union Territory is invited along with an escort teacher to take part in the National Science Seminar.

Two winners from each District participate in State/UT level contest and only one winner from each State is eligible for National level Competition, which is held at one of the National Science Centres of the country in the month of October. The details of rules, regulations, guidelines and date of the Seminar are circulated to the schools of state through Deputy Director Offices of  Higher Education in each district of  the State by SCERT, Solan (H.P.)

 Coordinator and Asstt. Coordinators team: