PU outreach activity at Govt Model School (Sec 8) in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, February 16

The University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, contributed to the Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyan (RAA) in collaboration with Government Model School, Sector 8.

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan is a novel concept developed and launched on July 9, 2015, by Late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, and it is still running successfully by Ministry of Human Resource Development. The aim is to inculcate a spirit of inquisitiveness, creativity, excitement and love for science and mathematics in schoolchildren through inside and outside classroom activities, observation and experimentation.

The RAA was organised at the school where Dr Anurag Kuhad, Dr Neelima Dhingra, Dr Sangeeta Pilkhwal Sah and Dr Ranjana Bhandari, Assistant Professors of UIPS, interacted with Class XI and XII students of science and humanities.

The outreach acivity by the UIPS under this Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan evoked a huge response among students. The speakers were flooded with questions about Honours School, courses available, entrance test requirements, eligibility, fee structure, job prospects and future career options. -TNS