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It’s an exciting week for tribal students
Either it is learning about basics of science or complexity of rocket science, it’s an exciting week of learning for nearly 100 students drawn from more than 70 government schools across the State.
Warangal: Either it is learning about basics of science or complexity of rocket science, it’s an exciting week of learning for nearly 100 students drawn from more than 70 government schools across the State.
The intensive training programme for tribal students on science and technology that began on August 18 and concluded on Wednesday has left the participating students marvelled at the trivia of science they are told by the experts.
The programme took place at Warangal Regional Science Centre (RSC) of Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCOST) in association with Vignan Prasar of union ministry of science and technology as part of popularisation of science.
The students of eighth to tenth standards were trained on a gamut of topics covering nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, space science, physical, chemical science and mathematics. Motivational lectures on dreams and goal setting are also part of the training.
The resource persons drafted for the training include Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) general manager TS Raghuram, professors from NIT Warangal N Ramchendraiah and P Ravi Kumar and eminent scientist from union department of science and technology TV Venkateswararan.
The students were also taken on exposure visits to NIT Warangal and Kakatiya Medical College. ‘The exposure visits are meant to create understanding among the students on various branches of medical sciences and engineering streams and their importance for nation building,’ said the RSC project officer Sirpa Srinivas. It helps them to select their course of study after tenth standard, he added.
“Our main objective is to give the students the taste of science. It helps them to choose science as a subject when reach the stage of higher education. Besides engineering and medicine there is lot of scope for science graduates,” explained Irfana Begum, the Vignan Prasar project officer, New Delhi.
Speaking to The Hans India, she noted that there is a lot of demand for science communicators. Vignan Prasar has planned to organise training programmes to tribal students at 150 places in the country of them 15 are in Telangana.
“The training classes are really informative and benefitted us a lot to learn basics to some advanced aspects of science,” said a student Madavi Isru from Government Ashram School in Asifabad district.
“We have not only acquired knowledge of science but are able to learn its importance. The training enabled us to make a choice about our future studies,” averred another student R Pavan of PA Palley in Nalgonda district.
The tribal students are innovative and have quick grasping. With a proper training and monitoring they can be made to excel in their studies as well as in their job career, felt K Ramgopal Reddy, the resource person at the RSC.
