Report on 62nd Foundation Day of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and the organization of the 52nd National Children’s Science Exhibition at the regional level in Kendriya Vidyalaya NIT Silchar
On the occasion of the 62nd Foundation Day of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, the 52nd Division Level National Children’s Science Exhibition and Foundation Day Celebration was organized with full enthusiasm, zeal and grandeur in Kendriya Vidyalaya NIT Silchar on 12th December and 13th December 2024. In which the seminar was organized on 12th December and the exhibition program on 13th December respectively.
First of all, the Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya NIT Silchar, Mr. Suneel Gupta welcomed all the people present for the program including the Director of NIT Silchar and Honorable Chairman of VMC KV NIT Silchar, Professor Dilip Kumar Baidya, who came as the Chief Guest, and Honorable Deputy Commissioner of KVS, Silchar Division, Mr. P.I.T. Raja, who came as the Guest of Honor.
The day’s programme was inaugurated by Chief Guest Prof. Dilip Kumar Vaidya, Director, NIT Silchar and Chairman, VMC, NIT Silchar by lighting the lamp.
After which the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya NIT Silchar presented the welcome song, cultural dance, wonderful presentation of yoga and finally rope skipping etc. which mesmerized everyone.
The theme of this year’s Foundation Day was ‘Respect the past while building the future’. The main theme of the division level 52nd National Children’s Scientific Exhibition and Seminar was “Science and Technology for Sustainable Future” under which 7 sub-themes were discussed, viz. 1. Food, Health and Hygiene, 2. Transport and Communication, 3. Natural Farming, 4. Disaster Management, 5. Mathematical Modelling and Computational Thinking, 6. Waste Management, 7. Resource Management and “Molecular Grains for Sustainable Future and Health” on which more than 100 students and mentor teachers from 29 Kendriya Vidyalayas under Silchar Division participated in the exhibition and seminar with various projects. The jury for which included Dr. Atanu Sahu, Dr. Ashish B. Deoghore, Dr. Asha Rani, Dr. Papri Sutar, Dr. Subhadeep Biswas, Dr. Bipul Das, Dr. B.S. Sil, Dr. Aryaman Sensarma, Dr. Kulkarni Vihangraj, Dr. Dibya Nandan Mishra, Dr. Biswaroop Ganguly, Dr. Ripan Potgiri were present.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Mrs. Bhitika Bhattacharya, retired Principal, KV NIT Silchar, teachers from various Kendriya Vidyalayas under Silchar region and Dr. Mihika Deb, an alumnus of KV NIT Silchar.
The overall in-charge of the two-day seminar and science exhibition programme was Dr. Ravindra Pratap Singh, Principal, KV Assam University Silchar. The two-day inaugural programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Mrs. Manju Rani, Post Graduate Teacher (Chemistry), KV NIT Silchar.
