MCM Organizes Science Fest 2016 to Celebrates Science in Life

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Chandigarh 24^th February:- MCM DAV College for Women organised Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) sponsored Science Fest 2016 with the motto of 'Celebrating Science in Life'. The Chief Guest on the occasion Prof. K. N. Pathak, Former VC, Panjab University inaugurated the fest and congratulated the college for being a progressive institution that nurtures students with the right combination of theoretical and practical knowledge through vibrant platforms like this fest. Dr. J. K. Arora, Director, Department of Biotechnology, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology delivered the keynote address in which she spoke about the importance of science in making our lives better and easier. Dr. J. K. Goswami, Head, Department of Applied Sciences, UIET was also present on the occasion.

Various colleges of the tricity participated in the fest, which included a host of innovative events on the theme of 'Science for Society'. In the event National Young Scientist Conference, participants made presentations and posters while for the Science Exhibition, participants displayed scientific models and things made from waste. Science through your Camera and Science Photo Shoot were novel events in which students captured the importance of science in our daily life through their lens. Sci-Toons competition and Enterprising Food Product Innovation gave the participants an opportunity to exhibit their versatility by moving beyond the laboratories and actively participating in such interdisciplinary competitions. Collage and poster making competition on highly relevant topics like biodiversity, climate change, etc. also witnessed enthusiastic response. Dr. S. S. Marwaha, CEO, Punjab Biotechnology Incubators, Mohali gave away prizes to the winners of the day.

The principal of the college, Dr Nisha Bhargava acknowledged the support of DBT for being instrumental in encouraging the various Science Departments of the college to work towards attainment of their full potential which ultimately leads to excellence- the hallmark of MCM. Stressing upon the significance of such events, Dr. Bhargava said that such platforms help to take learning beyond classrooms.