Ludhiana showcases scientific creativity at BrainCafé Budding Scientist Contest 2013-14

Ludhiana, January 4, 2014: Young innovative minds of Punjab gathered to showcase their novel scientific ideas at the third season of the ‘BrainCafe Budding Scientist Contest’ in Ludhiana today. School children from standards 1st to 8th participated in the event showcasing innovative models such as Electro Magnetism, Harnessing Solar Energy, Water & Electricity Wastage Alarm, Agriculture Practicies, Flood Resistant House, Friction Rollers etc. The event took place at Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana.
A total of 200 students from 50 schools in Punjab participated in the qualifying round leading up to the finale. From the host city Ludhiana, 50 students from 14 schools participated. In its third year, the contest has generated great response from schools and students across the country. The winners of the qualifier round will present their experiments at the finals, which will be held in Mumbai in January 2014.
The occasion was graced by the presence of the Honorable Guests including Dr K.N Pathak - Former Vice Chancellor Panjab University, Dr Ravinder Kohli - Vice Chancellor DAV University, Dr Meenakshi Goyal - University Institute of Chemical Engineering Panjab University , Prof S K Mehta  Department of Chemistry Panjab University , Prof Daizy batish - Biological sciences Panjab University, Prof Rupinder Tewari - Biological sciences Panjab University, Dr I S Dua - Biological sciences Panjab University, Dr Tankeswar Kumar - Physical sciences Panjab University and Prof Keya Dharamvir - Physical sciences s Panjab University.
Schools participating in the contest were Guru Nanak Public School, B C M School, Darshan Academy, Army School, Cambridge International School, Desh Bhagat School, Dhilwan International Public School, DLF School, Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Gurukul World, Mt Litera Zee School, Sacred Heart Convent School, Spring Dales School etc among others
BrainCafé Budding Scientist Contest is a hunt to discover the future scientist from across the country. The themes for experiments this year include Environment, Force & Energy, Food and Body systems, Magnet, Electricity and Circuits, Friction and Pressure, Heredity and Evolution, Electromagnetism, etc.
Being one of India’s largest annual science competitions, the BrainCafé Budding Scientist Contest provides students a unique platform to showcase their ability to apply scientific principles for creating working models. Looking at the popularity and the eagerness among young students, from this year onwards the contest was made open for all schools across the country to participate. The winners from the final round will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.
Mayank Jain, Business Head, BrainCafé, said, “The BrainCafé Budding Scientist Contest is one of India’s largest Science competition that provides students with the unique platform to showcase their ability to apply scientific principles for creating working models. The objective of this competition is to unleash the creativity in a child to invent or innovate based on their understanding of science and how it can help bring about a change to humankind in small unique ways. Held across different levels, from School to the National level, the contest attempts to develop High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) among students through the route of Science. In BrainCafé we are on a mission to ‘Unlock the learning potential of the child’ through activity based, hands-on programmes that go with our belief of “Learning by Doing”.
 “Till last year the contest was open only to schools using BrainCafe model, but this year we have allowed all schools to participate. The overwhelming response we have received from students and schools from various regions further motivates us to extend this platform across different cities”, added, Jain.
“The range of innovations demonstrated by BrainCafé students during the contest had been beyond belief. From Electro Magnetism to Water & Electricity Wastage Alarm, Solar Car to Hydraulic Arm, Friction Rollers to Wind Mill– the diversity of creativity was phenomenal. The projects were demonstrated applying the BrainCafé system of learning scientific principles,” said Lalit Taneja, BrainCafé Punjab State Head.   
BrainCafé is Zee Learn’s endeavor to reach out to schools across India and enable them with innovative & interactive learning environment. In BrainCafé our mission is to “Unlock the learning potential of the child” through activity based, hands-on programmes that go with our belief of “Learning by Doing”.
To bring out the best in science education we have tied up with Gakken Education Co. a company based out of Tokyo, Japan. Gakken Education Co. are a global name in the education industry with existence over 65 yrs of experience spreading across 13 countries. The programme is an integrated eight level concept builder program for students of class I to VIII that brings better understanding and appreciation to the world of Science.
BrainCafé has created a unique experiential learning programme with its trademark pedagogy QUARC for schools in India with the aim to bring the best of science education to schools in India. The program is designed to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) among students through the route of Science. The program intends to improve conceptual understanding of complex science concepts with relative ease and develops scientific temper amongst students in the formative years by providing hands-on experiment.
Zee Learn Limited is the educational arm of Essel Group. Listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) & Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), it is one of the leading education companies in India. As a significant player in Core Education, Zee Learn is set to ride on an increasing demand for quality education and development with the fastest growing chain of preschools & K-12 schools.//ludhiana news online, ludhiana news in English, ludhiana news, ludhiana current news, ludhiana news live, Ludhiana breaking news, Ludhiana headlines, Ludhiana latest news, punjab news, india news,punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news,