DAY 5 – INSPIRE Internship Programme 2015 Organized by Amity University Madhya Pradesh

FifthDay : 23 January 2015

The Fifth day of INSPIRE Internship Programme started with the felicitation of Dr. Ajay, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee. He inspired the students through the “Life achievements of Sir C.V.Raman and Raman Effects”. He inspired the students by tracing Sir C.V Raman’s scientific journey. This session was followed by the oral quiz session conducted by Dr. Vinod Bhatt, Amity University Gwalior. In this quiz, student of Army Public School Master Abhay Singh and student Jayesh Chaurasia from Ebenezer Higher Secondary won the first prize.

Valedictory Function : 23 January 2015
The programme ended with the Valedictory Ceremony which began with the traditional lighting of lamp and Saraswati Vandana. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, AUMP Lt. Gen. V.K.Sharma, AVSM (Retd) presided over the function. Prof. Avinash Chandra Pandey, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi was the Chief Guest. In the valedictory address, Esteemed Chief Guest Prof. Pandey presented the facts about Nano-Technology with numerous examples. In his concluding remarks, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Amity University Gwalior Lt. Gen. V.K. Sharma asked the students to understand the fundamental concepts of science, so that the accepted theories can be challenged by future researchers. He strongly advised the students to work very hard to innovate and to take up new challenges in the field of science research and development. The winners of the quiz competition were given prizes by the Hon’ble Chief Guest and Guest of Honour. The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor felicitated the principals of the participating schools by offering mementos and participation certificate to the students. The vote of thanks was proposed by the Programme Coordinator of INSPIRE Internship Programme-2015 Prof. (Dr) Bikram K. Bahinipati of Amity University Madhya Pradesh. Student, Members from print and electronic media along with the faculty members of Amity University Madhya Pradesh were present on the occasion.

Feedback

The participants of the Inspire Internship Programme have been provided an opportunity to evaluate the infrastructural capacity of the organizing institute, boarding, lodging and logistics, interactive talks delivered by the mentors, practical demonstrations/ hands-on experience, scientific discussions with the mentors and the overall impact of the inspire Internship Camp. The programme was well appreciated by the participants from all the schools, whichis clear from the intern’s feedback report. Approximately 68 percent of thestudents termed the programme as “Outstanding”, 23 percent termed the programmeas “Very Good” and the 9 percent termed the programme as “Good”.