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NATIONAL CHILDREN’S
SCIENCE CONGRESS

A Programme of
National Council for Science & Technology
Communication
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

PROGRAMME GUIDELINES

December 2020

Catalysed & Supported by

National Council for Science & Technology

Communication (NCSTC)
Dept of Science & Technology, Govt of India
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110 016
Tel.: 011-26535564/ 226590251

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National Children’s Science Congress - Programme Guidelines :

Published by National Council for Science and Technology
Communication, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India,
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110016

First Edition : February, 2018

Second Edition : December, 2020

List of Members in Review & Drafting

NAC Members Invited Members

Mr. Raghunath.T.P Dr. Arup Kumar Misra
Dr. Pulin Behari Chakraborty Dr. Jaideep Baruah
Dr. Geetha Swaminathan
Dr. Lalit Sharma
Mr. Jayanta Kumar Sarma
Prof. E. Kunhikrishnan
Er. U.N. Ravikumar
Ms. Dunyak Ado
Mr. Sandeep Bhattacharjee

National Programme Coordinator : Er. Sujit Banerjee

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Foreword

Children's Science Congress (CSC) the flagship program of National Council

for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST, Govt. of India has
been encouraging the children of the country to use their thought process to
address societal problems and find its solution in a scientific manner. This
involves close and keen observation of natural processes, solve pertinent
questions and societal issues, build models and predict solutions to arrive at
solution through field work, experiments, research and innovation. Since its
inception in 1993, the programme, besides motivating our children to "learn
science by doing", has inspired "team work", "leadership" "interaction with
society" and "social responsibility" in them.
Through CSC, NCSTC strives to popularise science and technology among
children by field projects, exhibitions and demonstrations, training resource
persons particularly teachers. It aims to inculcate the scientific spirit in the
children by doing project-based activities involving the use of scientific
principles and methods, experiments, observation and explorations.
This Programme Guideline has been designed by esteemed members of the
National Academic Committee along with invited members with the view that
it would clearly address the key aspects of this mega programme.
I hope this booklet will help the State and District Coordinators, Resource
Persons, Guides and Evaluators to carry out the task with more clarity on
modalities and procedures etc.
I extend my best wishes and warm regards to all the Child Scientists and
all those who are a part of this mega programme.

New Delhi (Dr. Parveen Arora)

Date: 09/12/2020 Scientist-G/ Head (NCSTC)
Department of Science &
Technology, Govt. of India

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About this Booklet

The Children's Science Congress (CSC), initiated in 1993, is a flagship

programme of NCSTC, DST, Govt of India and has since crossed the silver
jubilee year. It is an inclusive programme open to children of the age group of
10-17 years covering all backgrounds either school going or out of school
system, belonging to geographic, language and cultural regimes open to all
children including children with disabilities.
CSC programme has covered the topics like Environment, Nutrition, Clean-up
India, Water Resources, Biodiversity, Land Resources, Energy, Weather and Climate
during its journey of more than two decades of great success and also grow up
with innovative ideas of child scientists through their innovative project work on
a variety of relevant local issues of focal topics.
This Programme Guideline being brought out now has been prepared by a
Sub Committee of the National Academic Committee along with invited
members with the view that it would address clearly the key aspects of this
mega programme in a focussed manner.
We hope that this will help the State and District Coordinators, Resource
Persons, Guides and Evaluators to carry out the activity with a good clarity on
the modalities, steps etc.
My best compliments to all the stakeholders of the programme and we
would try our best to update this as and when required.

New Delhi (Er. Sujit Banerjee)

Date: 05/04/2018 Scientist F,NCSTC, DST, Govt. of India
National Programme Coordinator, NCSC

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Acknowledgement

The pandemic of COVID-19 that reigned all through the year 2020 turned
out to be the most challenging times of the present millennia. However, the
zeal and enthusiasm of the stakeholders including Coordinators, Resource
persons, Evaluators, Mentors, Guide teachers, and even Child scientists turned
the challenges into opportunities.

A new normal being in the air, the virtual mode became the new medium
for communication and education. Taking a cue from this paradigm shift,
even Children's Science Congress had a changeover from what otherwise is
mentioned in this booklet. Application of technology helped in this transition;
from online workshops to online presentation and evaluation at all levels of
this programme.

It was realized that until the dust settles, minor changes can be brought
into the Programme Guidelines without impacting the very spirit of Children's
Science Congress. And it is heartening to note that everyone associated with
this progarmme embraced it readily. National Academic Committee salutes
their sentiments, emotions, and confidence to sail right through the tough
times.

(Dr Lalit Sharma)

Chairman,
National Academic Committee, NCSC

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National Academic Committee, 2020-2023

National Programme Coordinator

Er. Sujit Banerjee

Chairman Co-chair
Dr. Lalit Sharma Prof. Pulin Behari Chakraborty

Members
Mr. T P Raghunath Ms. Megha Saklani Dr. Dinesh Kumar
Mr. Jayanta Kumar Sarma Ms. Kalpana Nagthane Dr. Kumari Nimisha
Prof. E Kunhikrishnan Ms. Banasmita Kar Dr. Sudipto Chatterjee
Er. U N Ravikumar Ms. Seema Hardikar Dr. Balwinder Singh Sooch
Mr. Sandeep Bhattacharjee Dr. Dhritiman Das Dr. Syeda Azeem Unnisa

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Contents
1. The genesis 1
2. An overview 1
3. Objectives 6
4. The Perspective 6
5. Guideline for inclusiveness 7
6. (a) Eligibility Criteria for Participation 8
(b) Mode of participation: 8
7. Nature of CSC Projects 9
8. Criteria of Good Projects 9
10. The Project Report 11
11. Presentation of the Project: 13
12. Information for participation under CWD group 14
13. Different levels of Children's Science Congress 15
14. Screening / selection of Projects 15
15. Tentative Activity Schedule of CSC 15
Project Evaluation
1. Evaluation Criteria 17
2. Evaluators 18
3. Evaluation Sheet 20
4. Steps to be followed by District Academic Committee (DAC) and State
Academic Committee (SAC) for recommending projects for the next level
of CSC. 22
Organisers
1. Role of District Coordinating Committee, District Coordinators and
District Academic Coordinators 24
2. Role of State Coordinating Agency, State Coordinators and State
Academic Coordinators 25
3. The National Academic Committee (NAC) - Roles & Responsibilities 26
Annexure-I 28
Annexure-II 29
Annexure-III 30
Annexure-IV 32

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NATIONAL CHILDREN’S SCIENCE

CONGRESS (NCSC)
1. The genesis
National Children's Science Congress (also referred to as Children's
Science Congress at the district and state levels, is a platform for children to
carry out small research activities at micro-level. The seeds of this programme
were planted in Madhya Pradesh by an NGO called Gwalior Science Centre. It
was later adopted by the National Council for Science and Technology
Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST),
Government of India for extending it to the national level. Initially the programme
was coordinated by the then NCSTC-Network (a network of non-government
and government organisations working in the field of science popularization)
as national organiser. Since 2014, NCSTC, DST has been organising the
Children's Science Congress with the guidance and support of the National
Academic Committee, a core group of experienced academic team constituted
by the NCSTC, DST, Government of India.
It was a time when most of the country’s science communicators were
involved in massive science popularisation movements like Bharat Jana Vigyan
Jatha(1987) and Bharat Jana Gyan Vigyan Jatha(1992). It was then felt that the
large scale activities for developing science awareness among the masses
were to be continued as a regular activity and hence the Children's Science
Congress was launched as a nationwide programme in 1993. The expectation
was that it would enhance scientific temperament, arouse scientific curiosity
and improve the understanding of the method of science among children vis-á-
vis teachers with the aim that in the long run it would benefit the society at large.
So the programme of CSC has been successfully conducted since then.

2. An overview
The Children's Science Congress, a flagship programme of NCSTC, DST
aims at spreading the concept of the method of science among the children
with their project activities adopting the process of learning through doing. The
mandate of participation is that the children will carry out a project on a particular
topic in relation to a Focal theme and several sub-themes decided for a period
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the children where they live or study. It is a group activity on a local specific
problem using simple method of science.
From 2018, two children of same age group will form a team. The study is
carried out under the supervision of a guide. It is noteworthy that CSC
programme is not only for the school going children but also open for children
outside the formal boundary of schools, in the age group of 10 to 17 years. The
children of 10 to 14 years are considered as junior group and 14+ to 17 years
as senior group as on the 31st December of the calendar year of participation.
Further, it is not mandatory that the guide must be a school teacher; rather
any person with a fair knowledge about method of science and have the aptitude
of dealing with children can guide the CSC project, but not any relative or
parents of the Child Scientist.
Such practice of a project based activity, as a thumb rule, encourages the
children to explore, think, wonder and experiment. By doing so, the children
also imbibes the following temperament/quality/skills of the children:
• Observation
• Making measurements
• Making comparison and contrasts
• Classification
• Estimation
• Prediction
• Interpretation
• Critical and creative thinking
• Drawing conclusion
• Cooperative skill
• Documentation
• Communication skill
It is, therefore, expected that any group of children can undertake a project
work with a perspective of continuous effort of questioning and experimentation
as shown in Figure-1. Here, observation incorporates anything the children
observe in their daily lifes and/or their local contexts, in relation to the theme
defined for that year.
The observation should be followed by relevant questions such as “What?
Where? When? Why? How? Who?” In quest of finding out the answer to the
question(s) it is required to review relevant literature concerning the issues in
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Fig.1. CSC: Hands-on Science, Minds-on Experiments

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conducting the study. In the process, one may also discuss with subject experts
to get information and advice. Initiatives for such activities must be encouraged
by the guide. These steps will help to frame a set of assumptions/ hypothesis.
Hypothesis is an assumption of some cause and its impact based on
observation, trends, information collected from different literature and emerged
from discussion with experts. After these phases, and with the understanding
of the issue, the team decides upon a set of objectives of the study. Based on
those objectives and with help from the guide and/or the experts, they should
design a methodology leading to a work plan which are to be decided on the
basis of nature of the project and the time available to carry out the project.
Depending on the objectives and methodology, the study can either be purely
experimental, or a scientifically designed/field survey based or a
combination of both. In case of a survey based project, one should be extremely
careful not to get carried away by simple surveys which are questionnaire
based where the participation of the community is negligible.
Survey based Projects:
A properly framed survey-based project must follow the following mandatory
steps:-
• Identification of respondent
• Location mapping
• Unit of observation
• Sampling technique
• Sample coverage /size (which should be representative of the population
under consideration)
• Design of interview schedule /questionnaire
• Analysis and interpretation of gathered information
• Drawing inference/conclusion
Surveys should, therefore be elaborate, comprehensive and should be aided
with additional techniques like participatory mapping /appraisal techniques, focus
group discussions, etc. Care should be taken that surveys do not get reduced to
mere filling-up of pre-designed questionnaires which are done mechanically
without any cross-checking and/or active participation of the respondents. Such
decisions may vary with the nature of study. So, carrying out a scientifically
designed survey is a process where proper investment of time and effort is
required to design the process and to make it a participatory one.

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Experiment based Projects

In case of experiment based projects the following important steps are
important:-
• Choosing objectives of study
• Design of the experiment
• Defining different parameters
• Identification of proper instruments
• Framing of procedures/ steps and control
• Repetitive observation of the experiments
• Data recording, classification, tabulation and processing
• Analysis and interpretation
• Drawing inference/conclusion
In relation to issues of the study, experiment may be either laboratoryor
field based. Scientifically designed and executed surveys also can be
considered at par experimental based projects; as both of these generate
scientific data which could be scientifically processed to arrive at conclusions/
inference.
As stated earlier an ideal CSC project could have a combination of survey
and experimental based process. Such consideration will strengthen the project
methodology and also will strengthen the skills of the children.
It is expected that in course of time, the children's project will bring in lots of
new information about problems and prospects of their locality along with
innovative ideas to address these issues. Moreover, in the course of project
work, the children may develop innovative approaches of study along with the
development of different instruments for their experiments. Such tools/
instruments may be developed with locally available, affordable materials as
far as possible. Moreover outcome of different studies should be communicated
to the local populace. This will in turn, help in generating scientific temperament
among the community as well. The added benefit is that, the results of the study
are owned by the community paving way for local adaptation.
In a nutshell, the CSC projects are simple, innovative, practical, concerned
with local issues related with day-to-day life and are carried out with very
nominal cost, where the focus is more on logical interpretation and analysis of
issues and finding out pragmatic solutions of generic nature to the possible
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3. Objectives
The primary objective of the CSC is to make a forum for the children of 10-
17 years age group, both from formal school system as well as from out of
school, to show-case their creativity and innovativeness and more particularly
their ability to solve a societal problem experienced locally using the method of
science.
The CSC encourages a sense of discovery and/or innovativeness in addition
to learning application of methods of science. It emboldens the children to
question many aspects of progress and development around and can also
express their findings in their own choice of language. It encourages the children
to think critically and rationally to draw logical conclusions.

4. The Perspective
The basic approach of CSC is the principle of learning through doing on the
issues of children's immediate environment, which significantly carries the spirit
and mandate of education for sustainable development (ESD) of UNESCO,
National Curriculum Framework (NCF, 2005) and Right to Education (RTE,
2009).
The modalities and approaches of CSC cater to the five pillars of learning of
education for Sustainable Development vividly, viz. learning to know, learning
to do, learning to live together and learning to transform oneself and society
(Declaration of ISI in the 57th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
in December 2002, which proclaimed the UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development, 2005- 2014, (www.desd.org and www.unesco.org))
The mandate of CSC which encourages children to observe, explore,
experiment and wonder through a project activity and its associated ways of
participation and evaluation rightly takes care of the guiding principles of the
NCF, 2005. Therefore, example of Children's Science Congress has been
rightly cited in the National Curriculum Framework Document, in Chapter 3:
Curricular Areas, School Stages and Assessment, Section: 3.3.2, Page 50.(http:/
/www.ncert.nic.in/rightside/links/pdf/framework/english/nf2005.pdf: Link as on
14th August 2017).
Similarly CSC activities also helps in materializing the approach of learning
as framed in the Right of Children of Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)Act,
2009 particularly in relation to article 6.1 of section-C (ii, iii, iv, v)].
Moreover, CSC activities, since 1993, has catered to many of the approaches
and priorities of science education visualized in the National Programme of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
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(RMSA) (Ref:http://www.educationfor-allinindia.com/rastriya-madhyamic-
shiksha-mission- RMSM.pdf).

5. Guideline for inclusiveness

Children's Science Congress is a forum to encourage inquiry-based
learning and a platform for sharing thoughts on Science and Technology
for all the children in the age group of 10 to 17 years. It has a Special
emphasis on Accessibility for Persons with Disability (PWD) or Divyangjan
as well.
It is open to children beyond boundaries of geographical regions,
languages, gender; but only limited within specified age group. NCSC gives
due recognition aligning with the principles of Inclusive Education and provides
common platform where all children get equal opportunity to pursue scientific
studies of everyday problems in their neighborhoods. This program also focuses
on issues related to accessibility for persons with disability. This can be achieved
in two ways, viz. projects undertaken (a) by the children with disability, and (b)
for the children / persons with disability. Hence, Children with Disabilities (CWD)-
Divyangjan have been brought into the CSC process enabling their participation
in large scale.
Some of the major categories of CWD which could be considered for
knowledge and skill developments are given in Table-1.

Table-1: Categories of CWD

Sl No. Code Categories Materialize the specific ability
1 VI Visual impairment Strong sense of hearing, sensing
2 LV( VI1) Low vision as aid to be used in project work
3 TB (VI2) Totally Blind
4 MR Mental retardation Need to consult special educators
5 HI Hearing Impairment Strong sense of visual observation,
6 SI Speech Impairment orientation of mobility skill as aid to
project development
7 MD Multiple disability Need to consult special educators
8 LD Learning Disability Need to consult special educators
9 AUT Autism Deep sensitivity as aid to project
10 OI Orthopedically Impaired development
11 CP Cerebral palsy Need to consult special educators

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In relation to focal theme and sub-themes one has to find out the area of
potentialities as listed in Table-1 and involve them accordingly.
Some important aspects related to PWD
1. It is known that one of the main problems faced by CWDs are their limitations
in relation to senses, (vision, hearing,), physical movement (locomotive)
and sometimes mental (MR etc.) impediments. The inclusive education
approach, since, is considered as the important way for imparting
education, the most effective way of having an inclusive programme is to
have mixed groups of children.
2. Children with different disabilities can form one team (Visually impaired,
Speech Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Orthopedically Impaired, Autistic
etc.), so that both the team members can complement each other with
their abilities and the total disability of the team can be nullified.
3. Children with one or more disabilities can make a team with another
normal child (this will enable mutual understanding between normal
children and CWD and also would be the best mainstreaming strategy).
This will help to develop their personality, knowledge and other skills with
mixing up with normal children and vice-versa.
4. It is very much essential to involve Special Educators for guiding projects
of these categories of children.
With the above approach, any disability can be overcome and any of the
sub-themes can be taken up by the teams with no barriers of disabilities.

6. (a)Eligibility Criteria for Participation

It is open for children, other than CWD, in the age group of 10 years to 14
years (lower age group) and from 14+ years to 17 years (upper age group) as
on December 31 of the year they participate.
However, children under CWD group will have no restrictions of age group.
Usually sixth to ninth standard children will come under junior group and tenth
to twelfth standard children under senior group, irrespective of their ages.

(b) Mode of participation:

From the year 2018, a team of only two children will form a group.
A child scientist can participate at the national CSC only once as group
leader in the same age group.
Note: Parents, whose child would participate in the Children's Science
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academic committees or act as an evaluator of the CSC conducted at any level.

Else, the project may be disqualified for presentation in CSC.

7. Nature of CSC Projects

CSC projects are:
 Innovative, simple and practical
 Representing teamwork
 Based on exploration of everyday life-situations
 Involving field based data collection
 Having definite outputs, arrived to draw an inference using simple methods
of science and research methodology
 Related directly to community from which/where the problem has been addressed
 Having follow-up plans and action.

8. Criteria of Good Projects

A project needs to satisfy following criterion to be adjudged as a good CSC
project;
 Originality and innovativeness of the topic
 Understanding the problem and to find the possible solution using methods
of science and its application through experimentation
 Quality and quantity of work, including team work, learning process, methods
of science applied, experimentation and validation
 Relevance of the proposal to the community/school and impact of the study
on the schoolmates and/or community.
The Project should follow the steps of SMART approach
S: Specific: The subject/issues of study must be specific.
M: Measurable: The issues of study must be measurable in quantitative
/qualitative forms so that the component of comparability
is maintained.
A: Appropriateness: Methodology must be appropriate to nature of the issues
considered for the study.
R: Realistic: The issues of the study must be realistic along with the
methodology adopted for the purpose.
T: Time bound: Study must be carried out in a limited time frame. The
project activities should not destabilize normal activity /
schedule of the child.
Points to remember

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• The project work of CSC must be carried out in a systematic way so that it
can rightly reflect the method of science in the works.
• The issue(s) must be studied with designed experiment using simple
methods of science.
• In case of experimental works, design and principle of the experiments are
very important factors which may help to get a better result in a rational way.
Repetition (replication) of the study is important to draw the meaningful
inference/conclusion. In such case parameters of observation and
verification through the experiment and its logical selection must be reflected
vividly along with sets of control and approach of data validation.
• Surveys should be scientifically designed and data collection with sufficient
sample size and data verification/triangulation processes are to be followed.
The scope of the study, criteria of selection, sample coverage, design of
questionnaire or interview schedule are very important along with approach
of data compilation, validation, analysis and interpretation.
• Prototype, functional models or development of instrument or devices are only
encouraged to be used in project presentation if issues and methods of study
demands for such and only in cases where adequate data has been generated
by using the prototypes/models.
• Under no circumstances NCSC projects should make use of live animal
samples and should not have ethical problems. With respect to conducting
experiments or surveys, standard procedures are to be followed. The Guide
should take extra care not to commit any mistakes and should take expert
advice from senior researchers in his/her area in case of any doubts. No child
scientist should be put to any dangerous situations or exposed to hazardous
substances and always it is better to have a supervisory role of a responsible
elderly person while experiments are conducted. Any ethical issues if detected
would amount to the rejection of the project.
Logbook: A diary of proper day-to-day record of field work has to be maintained
while carrying out the project works, which needs to be authenticated by the
guide. The logbook must be submitted with the project report at the time of oral
presentation. All the details, such as project title, name of the group leader,
state etc. should be written clearly on the cover of the logbook either in English
or Hindi.

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10. The Project Report

(a) Structure
The structure of the project report of CSC shall be as follows:
i. Cover page - Must be written in English or Hindi
• Title of the project
• Name and address of group leader and co-worker
• Name and address of guide
• Name of the School/ Organisation with full address
• The top right hand side of the project should have the Project Code
(State Code followed by Number).
• The Language of the Project also should be prominently written
below the Project Code.
ii. Form - A ( Registration Form) (Annexure I)
iii. Abstract: Must be written in English. It is 250 words for lower age
group and 300 words upper age group. Format for writing the Abstract
is given in Annexure II.
iv. Contents: List of chapter with detail heading and sub-heading, list of
table, chart, maps, etc. along with references against page numbers.
v. Introduction: Description on background of the study and its relevance
to the focal theme, rationale and social context.
vi Hypothesis: To be written clearly in one or two sentences
vii Objective(s):To be written clearly point by point, not as running
statement (not more than five)
viii Methodology:
a. Experimentation: Provide list of materials used for the
experimentation, explain the treatments and control, provide neatly
labelled sketch and/ or diagram wherever necessary, document
every step of the study by taking photograph, etc.
b. Survey: Clearly describe survey methodology followed, sampling
procedure, and sample size, provide sample questionnaire used,
document every step of the work by taking photograph etc. Usually
the sample size should be decided depending on population and
should be representative of the targeted population.
c. Case study: This is a specific study carrying out focusing on a particular
area/ community to understand certain issues or its impact. In such
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explain that context of the area/community covered in the case study

along with significant learning outcomes apart from the other processes
of data analysis and interpretation. It could also involve process
documentation which is very important for a scientific understanding.
ix. Observations and data collection: This refers to what has been
observed during the experimentation. Observation can be both
qualitative as well as quantitative, Please note that observing some
phenomenon is different in scientific parlance where specific information
is generated under different set of conditions. The qualitative data
(information) need to be transformed into quantitative form either using
ranking approach or weighted index for numerical analysis.
x Data analysis and interpretation: The data that have been generated
out of experiments/observations/survey need to be tabulated in a
structured manner. Different tools and methods can be used to analyse
the data, to understand the patterns that emerge from it to get results
and finally draw conclusions. (Remember, the raw data that is generated
is not the final result. Raw data is to be analysed using simple statistical
methods/tools and then the interpretation of the result to be made).
xi Results: Results are the output of the study derived from data analysis
and interpretation leading to meaningful outcomes with the help of a
logical framework. Sometimes, it may be needed to redo the
experiments to get consistent results. However, final result is the
analysed data presented in structured table as well as graphical form.
xii Conclusion/Inference: This is the logical end of the project where the
experimenter tries to arrive at specific conclusions from the final result(s).
In a way, the whole objective of the project was to arrive at some
conclusion, either positive or negative which would lead to a better
understanding of the problem.
xiii Solution to the problem: Once the problem is understood using the
above steps, it may lead to one or more possible solutions.
xiv. Future scope of the work (Follow-up): Every research is open-ended. In
other words, in a defined time-period and with given resources, a research
work cannot end-up to draw solution to that particular problem, which
may need further refinement for suitable and wide application and hence,
every research work must have some scope to do the same or similar
study by the same researcher or other as and when necessity arises. In
CSC, one can think of possible scope of work to be considered as future
plan of action for addressing the problem further.

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xv. Acknowledgement: It is duty of a researcher to acknowledge all the

persons who extended help in various forms for accomplishing the
work. A list of such persons to be provided with a generous statement
of gratitude.
xvi. References/Bibliography: This part includes the list of books, journals,
magazine, articles those have been consulted in relation to the project.
If these are referred in the write-up of the project, then it is termed as
reference; else it is bibliography/ literature cited. In CSC, it is in general
bibliography.

(b) Word Limit:

The word limit for the written report for the lower age group is 2500 and that
for the upper age group is 3500. The written report can be substantiated by
photographs, neatly drawn sketches, illustrations and / or drawings, etc.
(c) Language
Language is not a barrier for participation in National Children's Science
Congress. Children can carry out and present their project in any schedule
language or any language which is recognized as medium of education by the
respective State Government or Central Government in India.

11. Presentation of the Project:

Oral presentation at the technical sessions of the CSC is a very important
component of the entire process. The presentation is to be made by the Group
leader only. The time limit for the presentation is 8 minutes followed by 2
minutes for interactions. Effective communication during the briefing of the
issues of study, its objectives, and methodology adopted for the study, important
observation and findings, vital aspects on the way and approach to solve the
problem or addressing the problem are very critical part of the exercise, since
only 8 minutes' time is allotted for the purpose. Therefore, one has to plan
pragmatically for this purpose.
It is mandatory that children use 4 number of charts / posters for the
presentation. Posters must be prepared on 55 cm x 70 cm (21.6" x 27.5") drawing
sheets (i.e. chart papers). If needed 4-5 power point slides may be used in
addition, though this will neither carry any additional weightage nor any additional
time will be allotted for presenting the slides/ppt. These presentations should be
brought in a virus-free USB drive along with the fonts used in the presentation in
case they are not common fonts. Anyhow, it cannot be assured that the multimedia
presentations be allowed in case of technical problems.

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The posters should contain bulleted points of information on :

(1) The project title,
(2) Names of the group members,
(3) Objectives,
(4) Map of the area, if any,
(5) Methodology,
(6) Results,
(7) Conclusion,
(8) Solution to the problem.
At the national level, it is always better to have the posters prepared either in
English or Hindi. The guide teachers and the State Academic Coordinators may
please ensure this larger outreach to all the participants at the national level.

12. Information for participation under CWD group

Language: Like other children, these children with disability can also use
any scheduled language for communication. However, special attention will
be given to the children who would be communicating through sign language
or if necessary the escort can facilitate the interpretation.
Presentation: The children under this category will be allowed to present
their projects through oral presentation along with a written project report,
similar to the children under normal category. So, some of the visually impaired
children will prepare their written reports in Braille, and in that case during oral
presentation that child will be provided with the help of an aide / assistant. In all
other cases normal existing procedure will be followed.
Time: Although we have specified time of 8 minutes allotted for oral
presentations, for the children with disability that might be relaxed. Depending
upon the number of projects the time allocation will be decided and notified.
Evaluation: At least one of the evaluators must be a special educator, who
understands the needs and limitations of these children. Other members of the
evaluation team in the room should also be compassionate and empathetic to
the presenters.
All other conditions will remain same.

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13. Different levels of Children's Science Congress

The Children's Science Congress is organised at three levels where the
child scientists and their project works are screened under common evaluation
criterion. The evaluation of the project is done for its innovativeness, simplicity
and practicality. On the basis of the merit the project is selected from one level
to the next level, as given below:
• Block /District level
• State level
• National level.
The District/Block level Congress is the first level in which projects are
screened, evaluated and shortlisted for presentation at the State level Congress.
As per State-wise quota (Annexure- III) the projects are selected from the State
level for the Grand Finale - the National level of Children's Science Congress.

14. Screening / selection of Projects

(i) The ratios to be considered for selection from District to State Level and
from State level to National Level are as follows:
State: District = 1:15 (Out of 15 projects presented at District level 1 will be
selected for State Level.)
(ii) State to National: As per State-wise quota indicated at Annexure-III is in
the ratio 1:10
(iii) The selection ratio of Lower age group (10 to 14 years of age) to Upper
age group (14+ to 17 years) should be 40:60.

15. Tentative Activity Schedule of CSC

Activities Time Schedule
1) State level /District level orientation of
Guide Teachers- April-June
2) Selection of subjects and activity for
registration of teams : June-July
3) Working on the project: Minimum 2-3 months
4) District level Congress: By September-October
5) State level Congress: By November
6) National level Congress 27-31 December

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Fig. 2 :Flow Chart showing Modalities for Different levels of

Children's Science Congress

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Project Evaluation
Methods of Project Evaluation
The innovative ideas and use of scientific methodology are the primary
basis of a good project but one has to prove his/her communication skills also
to make others listen and understand his/her findings.

1. Evaluation Criteria
i. Originality of idea and concept: A unique or novel project idea which
attempts to answer a specific question (a hypothesis driven by curiosity to
understand any concept related to focal theme). The idea should not be
an exact replication of model projects as printed in the Activity Guide
Book. A proper explanation of origin of the idea may be enquired by the
evaluator(s).
ii. Relevance of the project to the theme: This section focuses on how the
project is relevant and linked to the focal theme/sub-theme.
iii. Scientific understanding of the issue: Refers to the extent of knowledge
(scientific area, basic principles and concepts etc.) the child scientist has
in relation to the project idea.
iv. Data collection: Systematic collection of information (qualitative and/or
quantitative) using relevant tools - experimental data, interviews, surveys
(socio-economic/ecological), case studies etc. Sample size should be
statistically relevant and sufficient to support the issues under study.
v. Analysis: This includes tabulation, categorization/classification, and
simple statistics as applicable to the study.
vi. Experimentation/validation: Conducting of experiments/field study and
validation applying simple methods of science. Experiment need not be
very sophisticated but could be simple, self-developed and inexpensive
too. Adequate importance should be given to the rigour of the process.
vii. Interpretation and Problem solving attempt: To what extent the group
has addressed the proposed hypothesis and objectives through the project.
ix. Team work: It refers to work division, cooperation and sharing between
and beyond the group.
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x. Background correction: In this case the background of the children is

verified like geographical location of their school, village, town etc. in
relation to infrastructure, information and other input related facilities
available with them. The logic is that children from difficult geographical
situation must get some weightage in comparison to the children from
advantageous geographical location. Non-school going children and
children with disabilities also qualify for the weightage under this criterion.
xi. Report and Presentation: Written Report and Oral Presentation are to be
evaluated separately. Reports are to be evaluated considering clarity of
the objectives, design of methodology, experimental or survey design,
systematic presentation of data, tabulation of data, graphical representation
and the clarity with which the study has been documented and explained.
A Log Book (actually a daily diary) is mandatory and should be
authenticated with the signature of the guide on a regular basis. The cover
page of the Report and Log Book should carry the title of the project,
names of the child scientists, the district and the state, in English/Hindi.
Oral presentation would be evaluated on the basis of the interaction with
the evaluators, presentation of charts/posters, log book and any other
supporting material.
xii. Follow up Action Plan (Only for State level): The child scientists should try
to find out scientific solution to the identified problem. Has the group
conveyed the message to the community? How was it communicated?
Will effort continue to involve more people till the problem is solved? Was
any action plan suggested? Credit shall be given for similar efforts.

2. Evaluators
i. As the participating children are budding scientists from the age group of
10 to 17 years with limited access to knowledge centres and from different
socio-economic backgrounds, they need to be assessed with care. Having
understood their limitations, capabilities and capacities, the evaluators
must provide them with constructive inputs, positive feed-back and
encouragement so that they feel enriched. Evaluators should give
suggestions for improvement/refinement of the project or any additional
works that they may carry out.
ii. Evaluators need to appreciate and value the efforts, innovativeness and
confidence of the participating child scientists and ensure that their unbiased
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assessment will work as a guiding light for future endeavours of the child
scientists and each one feels intellectually rich and more confident.
iii. Evaluators should evaluate the projects on the basis of subject matter and
scientific content and not influenced by the gadgetry or models used or
oratory skills of the participants. They should avoid unwarranted comments
and comparing the works of the child scientists with those carried out by
senior researchers.
iv. Evaluators should avoid creating any distraction to the child scientists
while presentation is going on. They should not consider it as a test of
what the participating child does not know, rather, they make efforts to
know what the child scientist know about the subject area as he/she is
dealing with.
Decision of the evaluators are final & no complaints will be entertained

Criteria for Evaluators:

1. The first priority for evaluators will be their expertise and experience in
subjects related to Focal Theme and /or Sub Themes having authoritative
and field based knowledge so that they are fully capable of assessing
projects. It would be ideal if the pool of evaluators is enriched by inducting
Ex- Child Scientists working in the field of academia who are involved in
academia or pursuing research/ post-graduation in Science, Technology,
Engineering or subject relating to the Focal theme.
2. Ideally, the evaluators should have prior exposure to the Children's Science
Congress or otherwise would have worked Child-centric projects and
having exposure to working with children.
3. Evaluators should not be members of any state academic or organising
committee for that particular year.
4. Parents of children participating in CSC in the ensuing year cannot act as
an evaluator at any level.
5. Guides of projects participating in CSC, also, cannot act as Evaluator in
that particular year.

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3. Evaluation Sheet
i. District level
Sl. Criteria Max. marks Total
No. Written Oral
Report Presentation
1 Originality of idea and concept 10 10 20
2 Relevance of the project to the theme 10 10 20
3 Understanding of the issue 15 15 30
4 Data collection & analysis 15 15 30
5 Experimentation/validation 10 10 20
6 Interpretation and Problem solving attempt 10 10 20
7 Team work 10 10 20
8 Background correction 10 10 20
9 Presentation 10 10 20
Total 100 100 200

ii. State level

Sl. Criteria Max. marks Total
No. Written Oral
Report Presentation
1 Originality of idea and concept 05 05 10
2 Relevance of the project to the theme 10 10 20
3 Understanding of the issue 15 15 30
4 Data collection & analysis 15 15 30
5 Experimentation/validation 10 10 20
6 Interpretation and Problem solving attempt 20 20 40
7 Team work 05 05 10
8 Oral presentation/ written report (as applicable) 10 10 20
9 Improvement over the previous level suggested 10 10 20
Total 100 100 200

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iii. National level Screening

1. The same team of evaluators will evaluate each project for Oral, Written
and Poster presentations.
2. Project evaluation would be for 15 minutes per project - including 8 minutes
for Oral Presentation, evaluation of the written report and the posters
followed by interaction with the team leader.
3. The parameters and attributes for evaluation at national level are given
below.
Sl. No. Criteria Max. Points
A Oral Presentation
1 Originality of idea and concept 05
2 Relevance of the project to the theme 05
3 Understanding of the issue 05
4 Data collection & analysis 10
5 Experimentation/validation 10
6 Interpretation and Problem solving attempt 05
7 Oral Presentation 10
Sub Total - A 50
B Written Report
1 Data Collection /Analysis,
Graphical Representation etc. 15
2 Methodology-Experiment/Survey design 15
3 Discussion and Conclusion 10
Sub Total - B 40
C Poster Presentation
1 Lay out 05
2 Logical Framework 05
Sub Total - C 10
Grand Total (A + B + C ) 100
Thus each project would have total points of 100, out of which 50% would
be for Oral presentation, 40% for Written Report and 10% for Poster
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Evaluation Criterion for the projects under PWD Category (Subject

to change)
For the sake of evaluation, the projects will be categorised as & weightage
will be given accordingly-
Category-A: Normal children doing projects on PWD
Category-B: Heterogeneous group (normal plus CWDs)
Category-C: Homogeneous CWDs
Distribution of Weightage in % over Total Marks that will be scored by the
child):
Category District & State levels National
A 5% 0
B 10% 5%
C 20% 10%
Note: The parameters for selection will remain same.

4. Steps to be followed by District Academic Committee (DAC) and

State Academic Committee (SAC) for recommending projects for
the next level of CSC.
a. Every DAC/SAC need to be more proactive in the evaluation process at
respective levels of CSC and for this they need to take appropriate action
to strengthen their Committees with subject related persons and also
having experience of the programme much more in advance. They will be
responsible for proper orientation of the experts, evaluators and mentors.
b. Every project selected to the next level should go through a quality
mentoring process.
c. The selected projects from the states should be endorsed by the State
Academic Coordinator and the State Coordinator.
d. National Academic Committee would not be responsible in any way for
any selection that is done by the respective State Academic Committee
(SAC) or District Academic Committee (DAC) or Coordinators at the district
or state level. Any query in this regard, would be attended by respective
SAC or DAC.

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For the projects selected for National Level it is MANDATORY to satisfy

the following criteria:
i. The cover page of the project should be either in English or Hindi giving
all details like Project title, Sub theme, Language used, School/District/
State name, details of all the group members, Guide etc. The Project Code
(State Code+Serial Number of Project assigned) should be given at the
Right Hand Top Side of the First Page (Example: HP01 - Himachal Pradesh
Sl. No. 01)
ii. Each project to have an Abstract in English also. (See Annexure II)
iii. Four numbers of Posters as already explained.
iv. Written report along with properly maintained Log book.

 These instructions are to be followed strictly; else the project would not be
evaluated at national level.

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Organisers
CSC is organised by National Council for Science and Technology
Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology, Government
of India.
State Level CSC is organised in each State/Union Territory by a State
Coordinating Agency which in turn empowers State and District Coordinating
Committees for organising the state and district level CSCs.

1. Role of District Coordinating Committee, District

Coordinators and District Academic Coordinators
i. To agree in writing, on being selected, to act as a District Coordinating
Committee and abide by rules and regulations prescribed in the
programme guideline and also by the State Coordinating Agency;
ii. To constitute a District Organising Committee and a District Academic
Committee consisting of not less than 7 (seven) teachers, activists, ex-
child scientists, government officials, representatives of the local bodies
etc. and send the list to the State Coordinator.
iii. To register CSC groups (2 children per group) in Form A (Annexure I) and
provide them with necessary reference materials, kits and guidance.
Number of groups registered to be intimated to the State Coordinator.
iv. While registering, the District Coordinator should assure that the age of
the child scientist falls within the age group of 10-17 years as on 31st
December of the participating year. If needed, a copy of the age certificate
may be retained by the District Coordinator to avoid any confusion at the
later stages.
v. To organise orientation workshops for guides and evaluators.
vi. To create linkages with resource institutions/scientists/experts and arrange
for their periodic interaction with the registered group of children.
viii. Try to have maximum number of projects in the district including those
from informal education system / special schools etc. and strive to increase
the outreach in a continual manner.
ix. To organise District Level Congress in consultation with the State
Coordinator.
x. To submit Feed-back Reports on all activities, containing names of schools
and number of projects at district level and follow up action taken on
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projects likely to become part of community action, photocopies of all

Registration/Attendance Sheets for all Workshops/Meetings, Evaluation
Sheets in original, samples of certificates issued, mementos presented to
child scientists, photo documentation etc. related to CSC at the District
level to the State Coordinator in the manner and by the date specified;
xi. To maintain a bank account and proper books of accounts at the district
level and submit an audited Receipts & Payment account to the State
Coordinator by the date and in the manner specified;
xii. To maintain infrastructural facilities, including electronic communication
facility, such as internet connectivity, fax etc.
xiii. To arrange review and mentoring of the projects selected for presentation
at the State level CSC.
2. Role of State Coordinating Agency, State Coordinators and
State Academic Coordinators
The State Coordinating Agency shall have the overall responsibility for the
implementation of CSC at the State level. The specific responsibilities shall be-
i. To constitute a State Organising Committee (SOC) and a State Academic
Committee (SAC) where minimum 7 (seven) members to be selected from
teachers, activists, ex-child scientists, government officials, officials of the
local bodies, organisations specifically active in a region in the State, where
the State Coordinating Agency does not have a reach. Submit the list of
SOC, SAC, DOC and DAC along with Project Proposal for districts and
state.
ii. To constitute Regional Coordinators, if found necessary, in case of Big
States and to involve SCERT, DIET, IRIS and organisations working with
children / elder citizens with disability and media representatives.
Distribution of geographical area for organisational purposes etc. will be
the prerogative of the State Coordinator
iii. To locate individuals, schools specially interested in other curricular
activities;
iv. To select District Coordinating Agencies and obtain consent letter from
the respective organisation, where they have to agree to abide by the
guideline of CSC and willing to follow the guidelines of NCSTC-DST and
State Coordinating Agency of the State;
v. To organise State Level Orientation Workshops of District Coordinators
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vi. To coordinate translation of the Activity Guide Book to be used by the

guides, resource persons and children in local language and make them
available to all concerned.
vii. To maintain a Bank Account and books of accounts at the State level and
submit an audited Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificates
etc. as per standard DST guidelines with a Project Completion Report.
viii. To submit Feed-back Reports on all activities, samples of certificates issued,
mementos presented to child scientists, photo documentation etc. related
to CSC at the State level to the funding agency in the manner and by the
date specified;
ix. To make funds available to District Coordinating Agencies.
x. To create linkages with various technical institutions/organisation along
with Testing & Monitoring facilities within the State, to help children in
better implementation (information collection/sample testing) of their
activities (Identity Cards may be issued to children registered for activities)
through District Coordinators/State Coordinators;
xi. To arrange review and monitoring of the projects selected for presentation
at the CSC.
xii. To ensure that Evaluation sheets, both written and oral are forwarded to
the next higher level, i.e. from district to State and from State to National
level.
xiii. State Academic Coordinators should work in close association with the
district/State Coordinators for arranging evaluation process and shall make
an effort to send one member from State Academic Committee as an
Observer to the district level CSC. His/her signature on the selection list is
mandatory. The entire process of evaluation is to be supervised by the
Observer. Decision of the State Academic Committee shall be final word
on the selection.

3. The National Academic Committee (NAC) - Roles & Responsibilities

The National Academic Committee (NAC) looks at the academic aspect of
the CSC in a holistic manner at all levels.
The NAC is appointed by the NCSTC, DST for a term of three years. The
NAC is an honorary body which frames the guidelines and streamline the
conduct of the CSC from time to time in consultation with the National Programme
Coordinator.

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The NAC has a Chairperson along with a team of members having

experience in CSC and expertise in science communication.
NAC also provides constant inputs in improving the methodology, technical
content like finalization of the Activity Guidebook, helps in national brainstorming
and orientation workshops at various levels - all of which aims at capacity
building of stakeholders
One of the critical roles of the NAC is to continuously evolve a child-friendly
screening system of CSC projects at all levels. A massive programme like CSC
cannot have a static model of evaluation system and thus requires constant up
gradation with inputs from state/districts with mutual flow of ideas / suggestions
which are practical, realistic and implementable.
The person who is nominated to the National Academic Committee should
not be part of any CSC committees or evaluators at state/district level. But every
NAC member can definitely help the states in terms of training programmes,
orientation of various stakeholders as observers in the state CSC activities and
for overall strengthening of the quality of CSC at various levels from district to
national level.
For further information about the programme you may contact:
Dr. Parveen Arora
Scientist G & Head,
National Council for Science & Technology
Communication (NCSTC),
Dept of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
TechnologyBhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi- 110016

Er. Sujit Banerjee

Scientist F & National Programme Coordinator of CSC,
National Council for Science & Technology
Communication (NCSTC)
Department of Science & Technology,
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110016.
Email: <[email protected]>; Tel.: 011-26535564 /26590251

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Annexure-I

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Annexure-II

FORMAT OF THE ABSTRACT

____TH NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CONGRESS 20__

STATE- ________ STATE CODE: ______

Language : _______ Category:Lower/Upper
Area of Participation: Rural/Urban

Title : Project Title

Author's Name: Aaaaa, (Team Leader), Bbbbbb†

Name of School:……..……………………………………………………………….......
Address of School: ……………………………………………………………………...
Distrct………………. State:…………………………… PIN: ……………….
E-mail: ……….………………………… Contact
No....................................................

ABSTRACT

[TEXT]
Put your text here which will contain the Objectives, Objective
wise Methodology & Work plan, Experiments carried out,
Observation, Results and Analysis & Conclusion in short
(The Abstract should give clear idea as to what your project is, how
it was carried out and also what has been the inferences and
conclusion, follow up carried out etc.)
Maximum 250 words for projects in the Lower Age Group and 300
words for projects in the Upper Age Group

Name & Address of Guide Teacher: ……………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………....................... PIN…..............……
Phone..............................
Note: 1. The write-up should be in New Times Roman in 12 point
font in A4 size paper.
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Annexure-III

STATE WISE QUOTA FOR NATIONAL LEVEL OF CHILDREN’S

SCIENCE CONGRESS
State/UT Category No. of Escort Coordinator Total
Projects Teacher SC + SAC
1. Andaman and Nicobar Island T 4 1 2 7
2. Andhra Pradesh M 17 4 2 23
3. Arunachal Pradesh MS 10 4 2 16
4. Assam B 26 7 2 35
5. Bihar VB 30 8 2 40
6. Chandigarh T 4 1 2 7
7. Chhattisgarh M 16 4 2 22
8. Delhi S 8 2 2 12
9. Dadra & NH & Daman & Diu T 4 1 2 7
10. Goa S 8 2 2 12
11. Gujarat B 26 7 2 35
12. Haryana M 16 4 2 22
13. Himachal Pradesh M 16 6 2 24
14. Jammu S 7 2 2 11
15. Kashmir & Ladakh S 9 2 2 13
16. Jharkhand M 16 4 2 22
17. Karnataka VB 30 8 2 40
18. Kerala M 16 4 2 22
19. Lakshadweep T 4 1 2 7
20. Madhya Pradesh VB 30 8 2 40
21. Maharashtra VB 30 8 2 40
22. Manipur MS 10 4 2 16
23. Meghalaya S 8 3 2 13
24. Mizoram S 8 3 2 13
25. Nagaland S 8 3 2 13
26. Odisha B 26 7 2 35
27. Puducherry T 6 2 2 10

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State/UT Category No. of Escort Coordinator Total

Projects Teacher SC + SAC
28. Punjab M 16 4 2 22
29. Rajasthan VB 30 8 2 40
30. Sikkim T 4 2 2 8
31. Tamil Nadu VB 30 8 2 40
32. Telangana M 13 4 2 19
33. Tripura MS 10 4 2 16
34. Uttar Pradesh (East) L 21 6 2 29
35. Uttar Pradesh (West) L 21 6 2 29
36. Uttarakhand M 16 6 2 24
37. West Bengal VB 30 8 2 40
Sub-Total 584 168 73 825
38. Kendriya Vidyalaya
Sangathan 42 20 10 72
39. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 32 15 8 55
Total 658 203 91 952

NB: 1.T-Tiny, VT-Very Tiny, S-Small, M- Medium, MS- Medium-Small, B- Big, VB- Very Big, G-
Giant. When Coordinator is more than one, the State Academic Coordinator also should attend.
2.For Remote State/UT: Escort Teacher 1 for 3 Children, for others, 1 for 4 Children.
3.Actual quota will get reduced to the percentage of districts covered in the state CSC
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Annexure-IV

DETAILS OF THE STATE COORDINATOR AND THEIR

COORDINATING AGENCIES

1. Andaman and Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma

Nicobar Islands # 156 Doctors Colony Nayagoan (Near Kali
Mandir Nayagoan) South Andaman Portblair
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 744106.
Ph: +919679515495
E-mail: [email protected]

2. Andhra Pradesh Dr. Y. Aparna

APCOST, Bhavanipurm, Vijayawada, 520012
Ph: 098664 70722
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]

3. Arunachal Pradesh Mr. Pakngu Lombi, Sceintist 'C'

Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science &
Technology, ESS Sector, Itanagar-Dist: Papum
Pare, P.O. RK Mission -791113
Ph: 9436252566 / 8974240707
E-mail: [email protected]

4. Assam Mr. Romen Gogoi

C/o Assam Science Technology and
Environment Council (ASTEC), Bigyan Bhawan,
GS Road, Guwahati - 781005
Ph: 9435052123
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]

5. Bihar Dr. Shankar Kumar

C/o Science for Society, Bihar, Chemistry
Department (New Building), Science College,
Patna University, Patna-800 005
Ph: 9939811053
E-mail: [email protected]

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6. Chandigarh Mr. N K Jhingan

Karuna Sadan Sector 11 B, Chandigarh-
160019
Ph: 9417004937
E-mail: [email protected]

7. Chhattisgarh Dr. (Mrs.) J. K. Rai

Scientist 'D', Chhattisgarh Council of Science
and Technology, Vigyan Bhawan, Vidhan
Sabha Road, Daldal Seoni, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh 492014
Ph: 9630057164
E-mail: [email protected]

8. Daman, Diu and Mr. Pallav Sinha

Dadra Nagar Haveli Prasansa Foundation, G401, Sunwelkins,
Airport Harni Road, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390022
Ph: 7990757314
E-mail: [email protected]

9. Delhi Mr. Sanjib Sinha

E 56, Samaspur Road, Pandavnagar, Delhi
110091
Ph: 09879896331
E-mail: [email protected]

10. Goa Mr. Deepak Krishna Parab

Goa State Council for Science and Technology,
Saligao, Bardez, Goa-403511
Ph: 9834553931
E-mail: [email protected]

11. Gujarat Mr. Jatin Pandya, Scientific Officer (SP)

Gujarat Council on Science and Technology,
Dept. of Science and Technology, Block:B, 7th
Floor, M.S.Building, Near Pathikashram,
Sector -11, Gandhinagar 382011
Ph: 9586022211
E-mail: [email protected]

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12. Gulf Countries (UAE, Mr Abga Raveendranadha Babu

Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Science India Forum (Vijnana Bharati) Office No
Saudi Arabia & Oman) 36 C Hamsa Building, Karama, Dubai, UAE
Ph: 00971557734380 (UAE)
E-mail: [email protected]

13. Haryana Mr. Krishan Chander Sharma

HN 208/31 Ashok Vihar Sonepat 131001
Ph: 9466824224
E-mail: [email protected]

14. Himachal Pradesh Mr. Shashi Dhar

B-34, SDA Complex, Kasumpti, Shimla -171009
Ph: 9418026845
E-mail: [email protected]

15. Jammu Mr. Zaffarullah Khan

775/30 Masjid Basti Bahu Fort Jammu
Ph: 9419281715
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]

16. Jharkhand Dr. Deonandan Sharma Anand

24, Shivnagar, Bagbera, Jamshedpur
Jharkhand - 831002
Ph: 8809919248
E-mail: [email protected]

17. Karnataka Mr. B. N. Shrinath

Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat, 'Vijnana
Bhavan', No- 24/2, 21st Main Road,
Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru: 560 070
Ph: 9845458697
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]

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18. Kashmir Mr. Shabir Ahmad Shabir

Green Land Coloney Niloora Pulwama Kashmir
PIN Code :192305
Ph: 9596243311
E-mail: [email protected]

19. Kendriya Vidyalaya Ms. Pallavi Sharma

Sangathan 18 Institutional Area, Shaheetjeet Singh Marg
New Delhi - 110 016
Ph: 9532141379
E-mail: [email protected]

20. Kerala Dr. P. Harinarayanan

Principal Scientist, KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan,
Pattom Palace P.O, Thiruvananthapuram-695004
Ph: 9447450715
E-mail: [email protected]

21. Lakshadweep Mr. Thaha P.P

Scientist, Department of Science & Technology,
Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep, PIN 682555
Ph: 9446033364
E-mail: [email protected]

22. Madhya Pradesh Ms. Sandhya Varma

1A, DK-2 Danish Kunj, Kolar Road, Bhopal
462042
Ph: 9131499477
E-mail: [email protected]

23. Maharashtra Mr. Vishwas Shantaram Korde

RH1/F-16, Sector-7, Vashi, Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra. PIN 400703
Ph: +91 9819227596
E-mail: [email protected]

24. Manipur Mr. Mayengbam Brajamani Singh

Tera Sapam Leikai, Imphal West. PIN 795001
Ph: 9862622860
E-mail: [email protected]

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25. Meghalaya Mr. Calmbert Patrick Syiem

State Council of Science, Technology &
Environment, Meghalaya
Meghalaya State Housing & Financing
Cooperative Society Ltd. Building,
Nongrim Hills, Shillong 793003
Ph: 9436117517
E-mail: [email protected]

26. Mizoram Mr. V.L. Malsawma

Chanmari, Sec-1, H.No B15A, Aizawl, 796007
Ph: 9436366868
E-mail: [email protected]

27. Nagaland Mr. Santu Thapa

Nagaland Institute of Health Environment and
Social Welfare (NIHESW), Top Floor, District
Industries Centre, Upper Chandmari, Kohima,
797001,
Ph: 9774415175, E-mail: [email protected]

28. Navodaya Vidyalaya Mr. G. Chandramouli

Samiti Deputy Commissioner, Academic
N.V.S. Head Quarter, B-15 Institutional Area
Sector 62, Noida Uttar Pradesh PIN 201307
Ph: 8750904419
E-mail: [email protected]

29. Odisha Dr Ransing Nirmalendu Ray

N/3-309, IRC Village, Bhubaneswar, 751015
Ph: 9437631557
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]

30. Puducherry Mr. Ravichandrane. B

24, Anbu Nagar, Pathirikuppam,
Thiruvendipuram, Cuddalore-607401, Tamilnadu.
Ph: 9597242454
E-mail: [email protected]

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31. Punjab Dr. K.S. Bath, Joint Director

Punjab State Council for Science and
Technology, MGSIPA Complex, Sector 26,
Chandigarh-160019
Ph: 9855017723
E-mail: [email protected]

32. Rajasthan Mr. Rakesh Parihar

Vigyan Evam Prodhyogiki Bhawan, Shastri
Nagar, Jaipur 302016
Ph: 9166612151
E-mail: [email protected]

33. Tamilnadu Prof. Dr. V. Sukumaran

113, 5th Street, Kaveri Nagar West, Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu 613005
Ph: 9443194496, 9944495750
E-mail: [email protected]

34. Telangana Prof. Ravi Kumar Puli

Telangana State Council of Science &
Technology (TSCOST), 4Th Floor, Aranya
Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500004
Ph: 07901698682
E-mail: [email protected]

35. Tripura Ms. Panna Chakraborty

"Kathia Babar Kutir"
Bardwoali, Agartala, PO- A.D Nagar
Tripura (West).PIN- 799003
Ph: 7640933013
E-mail: [email protected]

36. Uttar Pradesh (East) Dr. Satyendra Kumar Singh

Voluntary Institute for Community Applied
Science (VICAS) -HD/86, ADA Colony, Naini,
Prayagraj-211008
Ph: 9450961953
E-mail: [email protected]

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37. Uttar Pradesh (West) Shri I.D. Ram

Joint Director & Secretary, Council for Science
& Technology, UP, Vigyan Bhawan
No.9-Nabiullah Road, Lucknow-226018.
E-main: [email protected]
Ph: 9335902585

38. Uttarakhand Dr. D.P. Uniyal

Uttarakhad State Councils for Science and
Technology (UCOST), Govt of Uttarakhand,
Vigyan Dham, Jhajra, Dehradun, Uttarakhad
Ph: 8193099164
E-mail: [email protected]

39. West Bengal Dr. Bansari Guha

5 Dabur Park, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick
Road, Ganguli Bagan, Kolkata 700084
Ph: +919836610842
E-mail: [email protected]

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