National Science Day Celebration -An IIC Celebration Activity

On 7 February 2022 the National Science Day was celebrated by the Department of Information Technology in association with Entrepreneurship Development Cell and IIC as a part of IIC Celebration activity. The program started with a prayer and Tamilthai Valthu. Ms.Bhuvana, first year student welcomed the gathering. The presidential address was given by Dr. V. Velmurugan, Principal, FXEC. The EDC coordinator Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen EDC Director & IIC President gave a talk on importance of National Science day. The Introduction of chief guest was given by Dr.J.B.Shajilin Loret, Asso/Prof and HOD/IT.

Mr.S.Muthukumar, District Science Officer, District Science Centre, Tirunelveli addressed the gathering on the topic “Science for all”. The guest speaker inspired the participants by citing the Sir.C.V. Raman’s Effect while he was working in the laboratory of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, which helped him to win the prestigious Nobel Prize in 1930. He also stated that the Science education should shift from textbook to hands-on experiences. Science syllabus should be developmentally appropriate, interesting and relevant to students’ lives: emphasize student understanding through inquiry and be connected to their life. Science process skills Learning science is a process that students do, and not something that just happens to them Observing , Comparing , Classifying , Measuring , Predicting , Communicating , Inferring. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Small achievement in science leads the students as an entrepreneur.

The session was an interactive one where the students were very participative Totally 150 students were participated in the session. The program was coordinated by Dr.L.Gandhimathi, , EDC Coordinator of IT department.