Festival of Science

Society for Promotion of Science & Technology in India (SPSTI) with support from National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST, Govt. of India, is going to organize three days’ ‘Festival of Science‘ at Khalsa College, Amritsar on November  18-20, 2024.

The ‘Festival of Science’ at Amritsar is being organized in collaboration with Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST) and District Administration Amritsar.

Exhibits and Stalls

1. Mobile Science Laboratory – Circus of Science (SPSTI)
2. Mobile Lab – Science on Wheels, S. Jaswinder Singh
3. Geometry on Hands by S. Gurmeet Singh (National Awardee)
4. Schools Science Projects
5. College Science/ Tech. Projects
6. Posters
7. Puppet Show
8. Robotics by GNDU Amritsar
9. Climate Change by PSCST
10. Grassroots Innovators by PSCST
11. 3D Printing by SPSTI
12. Popular Science Books Exhibition
13. Astronomy – Sky Watch
14. Science Stage Show

Competitive Activities

1. Multidisciplinary Science & Technology Quiz for School and College Students
2. Poster Making Activities
3. Open Science Quiz on Periodic Table

Popular Science Lectures

1. ‘20th Century Scientists from Punjab’ Prof. Arun K. Grover, Former VC, Panjab University, Chandigarh
2. Creation of the Universe – Investigated by the Large Hadron Collider by Prof. Suman Bala Beri, Prof. Emeritus, Panjab University, Chandigarh
3. Meet the Women in Science: (mainly for college students) Prof. Suman Beri, Phy, PU Chd.; Dr. Neha Sardana, Mat. Sc., IIT Ropar; Prof. Vasudha, GNDU Amrisar

Workshops

1. Rocket Making workshop
2. Rocket launch, supervised by Sh. Akash Ekka, Ex ISRO Scientist
3. Sky-watch (For Students & General Audience) subject to cloud-free skies; Guided by Sh. Darshan Lal Baweja.