Empowering Minds, Shaping Futures: the STEM way Role of Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in developing scientific temper. NEP 2020 envisions an education system centered on inquiry based, discovery based and activity-based learning approaches. Keeping this perspective in mind and aiming to encourage Science Education and promote STEM Education in the State, the NBSE organized a seminar and interaction programme on 14th November 2024 at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur. The participants were the Class XI Science students studying in Higher Secondary Schools under Dimapur district having science stream.

Prof. Shalabh, Dept. of Statistics and Dean of Academic Affairs, IIT Kanpur was the Resource Person. In the first session around 611 students from 7 (seven) schools participated and in the afternoon 351 students from 6 (six) schools joined the seminar. Through his talks, the resource person focused on empowering the young minds to share their future. He dwelled on the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education in today’s fast paced world of challenges. He also spoke on the role of IIT’s across the country in developing scientific temper amongst the students.

The Resource Person urged the students to develop the spirit of inquiry, experimentation and to know one’s abilities and capabilities.

Today’s world cannot progress without scientific knowledge and temperament. In both the sessions, the students interacted very actively with a variety of questions on various areas/topics. The thirst for knowledge /information amongst the students was very visible

(DIPR)