83 papers presented at Children’s Science Congress; eight selected for State meet

A total of 83 research papers were presented by students at the 32nd National Children’s Science Congress district-level meet organised jointly by the Tamil Nadu Science Forum and Kongu Arts and Science College in Erode as part of the college’s silver jubilee celebrations. Eight papers were selected for the State-level congress.
Students from seven government schools and 12 private schools participated in the event. The congress, supported by the Union Department of Science and Technology since 1993, aims to promote creativity, observation skills and scientific temper among children aged 10 to 17.
College correspondent P. Sachithanandhan presided over the event. Erode Chief Educational Officer E. Manvizhi inaugurated it, while Principal H. Vasudevan delivered the felicitation address.
National Children’s Science Congress State coordinator V. Ramamoorthy, Professor S. Mohana of the Federation of All People’s Science Movements and former Tamil Nadu Science Forum president N. Mani spoke.
District coordinator Dr. M. Saravanan welcomed the gathering, and district training coordinator Dr. M. Ilanchezhian proposed the vote of thanks.
The eight selected papers will be presented at the State-level congress at Sasurie College of Engineering in Tiruppur district at the end of November. The national congress will be held in Ranchi in December-end, with around 600 young scientists expected to participate.