IIT Delhi Invites Applications from School Students for Free Seminars and Laboratory Demos, Participants to Get Certificates

IIT Delhi has launched a new initiative called  Sci-Tech Spins for school students as part of which IIT Delhi professors engaged in cutting edge research in science, technology and allied fields will deliver lectures and conduct laboratory demonstrations every month starting September 2021 in virtual mode. The first lecture titled ‘Design Thinking - A Powerful Tool for Problem Solving’ accompanied by the laboratory demonstration will be delivered by Prof PV Madhusudan Rao, Head, Department of Design, IIT Delhi on 11 September 2021.

IIT Delhi says that this initiative has been launched as the institute has received multiple requests from schools for campus tours, workshops and mentorship programs for their students. “IIT Delhi wanted to take a more proactive stance on academic outreach for schools, and this was the genesis of the idea behind Sci-Tech Spins,” said Prof Pritha Chandra, associate dean, academic outreach and new initiatives.

What School Students will Learn from IIT Delhi Free Seminars and Laboratory Demos

Are human babies born with languages in their brains? Can you do Mathematics without formulae? Can you design anything under the sun? How big is the smallest entity of the universe? These and many more questions will be addressed during the weekend lectures and laboratory demos. Sci-Tech Spin lectures will take students on short, but riveting spins into the fascinating world that surrounds us, and that still holds innumerable mysteries for us to resolve. They will be organized in informal, dialogical settings, with the hope that students will be excited enough to pursue them in the future, said a press release from the institute.

While launching the Sci-Tech Spins initiative, Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, director, IIT Delhi said, “IIT Delhi has taken up the Institute Social Responsibility on a major level. We not only want to provide education to students who come to IIT Delhi but also want to connect with thousands of other students who are outside the IIT system and inspire and help them in all possible ways. The goal of Sci-Tech Spins is to connect with every school in the country. On education part, IIT-Professor Assisted Learning (PAL) is one thing that IIT Delhi has championed with participation from other IITs. On the research side also, several exciting things are happening on the campus. Showcasing these research works to the school students so that they get inspired is also one of the aims of this initiative.”

How to Enroll for IIT Delhi Free Seminars and Laboratory Demos, and Obtain Certificates

Interested schools may reach out to the Associate Dean, Academic Outreach and New Initiatives, IIT Delhi at the email adoni@iitd.ac.in or acadoutreach@iitd.ac.in. School students currently enrolled in clases 9 and above can be nominated for Sci-Tech Spins by their respective schools, and each school may nominate up to four students. All registered students attending the lectures will be given e-certificates of participation at the end of each weekend session. They will also be invited to IIT Delhi’s annual event Open House, an intellectual fest that provides an ideal platform for school students to connect with some of the leading researchers in the fields of Science and Technology.

The lecture and the laboratory demonstration sessions will also be live-streamed on YouTube to allow access to students from across the country.