Current Activities
Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) Initiative
OPEN HOUSE FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
21 November 2015
Objectives
The salient objectives of the event at IIT Jodhpur are to:
- Enable students in getting motivated and engaged in Science, Mathematics, and Technology;
- Provide an exposure to students of national needs and current science.
Plan of Activities
The proposed plan of activities for that day is mentoring of 100 students from Classes VIII and IX in the neighbouring schools of the city through:
- Public Lectures;
- Laboratory Visits.
| Activities | Details | Event Time |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Welcome Note by Ananya Debnath, Department of Chemistry | 9:30 am |
| Public Lectures | 1. Genetic Engineering: Past, Present, and Future by Sushmita Jha, Department of Biology | 9:40 am |
| 2. The Rainbow and Optics by V. Narayanan, Department of Physics | 10:00 am | |
| 3. Number System by Vivek Vijay, Department of Mathematics | 10:20 am | |
| Break | 10:40 am | |
| Public Lectures | 4. Cooling by Heat Source by Prodyut Ranjan Chakraborty, Department of Mechanical Engineering | 11:00 am |
| 5. Magic of Electrical Signals by Anil K. Tiwari, Department of Electrical Engineering | 11:20 am | |
| 6. An Introduction to Computer Science and its Applications by Chiranjoy Chattopadhyay, Department of Computer Science and Engineering | 11:40 am | |
| 7. Nano: In Everyday Life? by Ritu Gupta, Department of Chemistry | 12:00 pm | |
| Lunch Break | 12:30 pm | |
| Laboratory Visits | 1. Biology | 1:30 pm |
| 2. Chemistry | 1:50 pm | |
| 3. Physics | 2:10 pm | |
| 4. Mechanical Engineering | 2:30 pm | |
| 5. Electrical Engineering | 2:50 pm | |
| 6. Computer Science and Engineering | 3:10 pm | |
| High Tea | 3:30 pm |
