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Summer Programmes :
Several summer programmes covering a wide age group of students starting from III standard upto B.Sc. level, are conducted.
Tiny-tots Programme: It is a ten day science camp for students from 111 to V. standard. Simple science demonstrations, model making, origami, visits to zoo, garden etc., are done during these 10 days.
Science Camp: These are ten day long science camps for students of VI standard upto 1 0 standard. Students, of class VI and VII comprise junior batch and students of class VIII, IX and X form the senior batch. Students are taught basics of science by demonstrations theory and laboratory activities.
Students are taught astrophysics for an hour every day., Lectures are given under the simulated sky in the sky-theatre, and they are taught to identify, bright constellations d Science movies are also shown.
Special lectures about wild animals, national heritage, art are also arranged. Model rocketry forms an interesting part of this programme.
Summer Course for schools students: It is a month long programme for students of VIII, IX, X and PUC. These are intensive programmes consisting theory classes, laboratory sessions, demonstrations, film shows and visits to laboratories of Indian Institute, of Science, Raman Research Institute, Indian Space Research Organisation, National Aeronautical Laboratory, etc.
Experts from various institutes give lectures to these students.
Summer Course for college students: This is a month long programnme for B.Sc., students organised for Biology and Physics students. They are similar to summer course for school students but are at much higher level. Senior scientists give lectures for these courses from research institutes. Special lectures by medical doctors are arranged. They talk about relevance of physics and biology to medical science.
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