The Lodha Genius Programme (LGP) at Ashoka University, Haryana, offers high school students a unique opportunity to engage in real-world science and mathematics. Through hands-on experiences in fields like ecological sciences, students are encouraged to ask big questions, participate in fieldwork, and explore their scientific interests.
The Lodha Genius Programme at Ashoka University, Haryana, started in May 2023 with the vision for nurturing bright students during their high school years. In this article, K VijayRaghavan, former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and the Chair of the Science Advisory Council at Ashoka University, discusses the programme in a conversation with Debraj Manna.
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L S Shashidhara takes a look at the strengths of the Indian Institutes of Science Educations and Research (IISERs) and their successes in biology as they enter their 10th year.
The flagship activity of the Department of Science and Technology's INSPIRE program, which aims to encourage academic engagement with the sciences, is a popular science camp for high school students. Athulaprabha Murthi speaks with program coordinators and organizers of several of these camps to gain insight into the program, which attracts students from across the country.
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Arunan M. C.reports on the second phase of CUBE (Collaborative Undergraduate Biology Education)