The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released an important notice on the CSIR Innovation Award for School Children 2022. The competition aims to provide an opportunity for school children to exhibit their creative skills and also develop their scientific knowledge.
As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav, the Amrit Mahotsav Science Showcase: Roadmap to 2047 celebration is being conducted by the Ministry of Science & Technology.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under the Ministry of S&T is organising a National Level Scientific Creativity Competition Jigyasa Vigyan Mahotsav 2022.
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Eligibility: School going students of class I to XII (Below 18 years of age on 1st January 2022)
Areas of the competition: Energy, Health, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Water Conservation, Disaster Mitigation, Agrotechnology
In this competition, school students can highlight their creativity in the above mentioned areas by:
-Identifying issues/ knowledge gaps
-Challenges faced
-Create awareness
-Identify solutions
-Futuristic visions
“The students are encouraged to exhibit their creativity in any of the topics in the themes and choose any one of the format of Comics/ Videos/ Infographics/ Science Fiction/ Apps/ Animation to convey their ideas/ solutions,” CBSE notice read.
Parameters for Evaluation The children will be evaluated for their creativity, innovative ideas, storytelling ability, message conveyed, overall aesthetics, out of box thinking; usability or applicability in case of apps/ videos/ animations.
No. of Prizes and Cash award prizes
Students have the opportunity to compete at National level and win Prizes. The top content developed would also be showcased on CSIR Jigyasa Virtual Lab platform for global outreach. There are in all 15 prizes. Besides a certificate, the cash awards are:
First Prize (1 Nos.) Rs 1,00,000
Second Prize (2 Nos.) Rs 50,000 each
Third Prize (3 Nos.) Rs 30,000 each
Fourth Prize (4 Nos.) Rs 20,000 each
Fifth Prize (5. Nos.) Rs 10,000 each
Last Date for Submission: April 30, 2022
Registration Link: https://jigyasa-csir.in/vigyan-mahotsav/info/