Principal Director, Directorate of School Education, Nagaland, Shanavas C addresses the State-Level Science Seminar, 2021 held at the Mini Conference Hall of the Directorate of School Education, Kohima on December 10. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, December 11 (MExN): A State-Level Science Seminar, 2021 was held at the Mini Conference Hall of the Directorate of School Education, Kohima on December 10 with Principal Director, Directorate of School Education, Nagaland, Shanavas C IAS, as the speaker.
In a competition was held on virtual mode, 10 participants from Kohima, Dimapur, Tuensang, Phek, Kiphire, Peren, Wokha, Zunheboto, Mon and Mokokchung also participated.
The panels of judges for the year’s seminar were Deputy Director, School Education Emilo; Vilakhole, Research Associate, SCERT; and Dr Rokovikho Dominic, Assistant Professor, Kohima Science College.
The participants were earlier made to undergo an aptitude test on Google format arranged by Tosovi Philip, GT (Science), GHS PWD and the marks scored by the students were added to their performances in the seminar.
Basing of the two performances, Tsupongla S from Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School, Kohima was declared the winner of the State Level Science Seminar 2021. The first runner-up was bagged by Chaangsangla Y of Wela Foundation School, Tuensang while Arizongla of Jubilee Memorial School, Mokokchung was the second runner-up.
Speaking on the topic for the year’s Science Seminar ‘Boosting Immunity-The Need of the Hour, prospects and Challenges, the Principal Director in his speech stressed on the importance of Science and expressed that science, as a subject, offers so many opportunities for students.
He also expressed concern over the absence of students in the programme owing to the pandemic but hoped for better opportunities for students to participate and better exposure through those type of programmes in the days to come.
He expressed that such type of seminars and exhibitions help students to grow and build for a better future as it builds their confidence level and they learn from each other.
He also said collective effort is needed by line departments like SCERT, NBSE, DSE etc and we need to collaborate and work together to motivate our students to participate in these kind of competitions.
Earlier the programme was chaired by Assistant Director, DSE, Visetonuo Angami and vote of thanks was proposed by Jangsemba Tzudir, informed a DIPR report.
