5-8 November, 2019

Student
Science City, Kolkata

Science
village
Mega Science Hub
(Pradhan Mantri Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana)
 IISF 2019 is being organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology,
Ministry of Earth Sciences, and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in
association with Vijnana Bharati. This year, it is being coordinated by the
Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the nodal agency is
Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organisation of DST.

We must teach
science in the mother
tongue. Otherwise,
science will become
a highbrow activity.
It will not be an
activity in which all
people can participate.
sir cv raman
1888-1970

If education is identical
with information,
the libraries are
the greatest sages
in the world, and
encyclopedias are the
Rishis.
swami vivekananda
1863-1902

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INDIA INTERNATIONAL
SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2019

T
he 5th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF 2019), will be
held in various renowned institutes and centres in Kolkata, the capital
of West Bengal namely Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Science City,
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Indian Institute of
Chemical Biology (IICB), Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
and Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI).

The series of India International Science Festivals (IISF) is an integral part

of India’s long term vision in developing and widening the spectrum of
scientific temper in India and abroad. Science education is the most prime
tool for the development of any nation. The festival is primarily aimed at
involving commoners with a view to improve their scientific understanding,
temperament and appreciation for various Indian achievements in the field
of Science & Technology.

The past mega events IISF occurred successfully at

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – New Delhi, 4-8 December 2015
2. National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – New Delhi, 7-11 December 2016
3. Structural Engineering Research Institute (SERC), National Institute of
Ocean Technology (NIOT), Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) and
Anna University – Chennai, 13-16 October 2017
4. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and Indira Gandhi Pratishthan
– Lucknow, 5-8 October 2018

The 5th IISF is planned to be an event of even greater magnitude than its
predecessor and thus, would offer more to the masses and the nation at
large in its scale and scope.

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 Student
Science Village 2019

S
tudent Science Village is a part of the India International Science
Festival 2019 which is set to unfold at the 5th India International Science
Festival 2019 at Kolkata, West Bengal. The prime goal of Student Science
Village is to provide science exposure to the students from rural India and
make them aware of India’s achievements in frontier areas of Science &
Technology. The Science Village program is linked to the Pradhan Mantri
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana through which each Member of Parliament
will nominate five students and one teacher delegate from their adopted
village. The nominated students will be from class 9th to 11th accompanied
by at least one teacher. The expected number of delegates is around 3,000.
This will be a lifetime opportunity for the students to be a part of such a
mega event under a single roof. The participating student and teacher will
thus have a number of opportunities:

• To be a part of live hands-on science activities conducted by science

communicators
• To have interactions with the eminent scientists/educationalists/
industrialists from India and abroad
• To see celestial objects through the telescope in the night Sky-Watch Program
• To visit the Mega Science Expo: An exhibition showcasing India’s
achievements in Science & Technology by various Ministries, Departments
and Institutions of the Government of India
• To visit historical places in Kolkata through “Know the City” city tour and
exploring the Science City
• To watch Scientific Films and participate in the workshop on scientific
instruments
• To enjoy the cultural heritage with cultural program
• Cultural exchange between the participating student delegates across the
country and thus, make a strong bond between people.

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PM Modi Ji’s Vision for the
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

O
ne of the biggest problems for us has been that our development
model has been supply-driven. A scheme has been prepared in
Lucknow, Gandhi Nagar, or Delhi. The same is attempted to be
injected. We want to shift this model from supply-driven to demand-driven
through Adarsh Gram. There should be an urge developed in the village itself.

All we need is to change our mindset. We need to unite people’s hearts.

Normally MPs are engaged in political activities, but after this, when they
will come to the village, there will be no political activities. It will be like a
family. Decisions will be taken sitting with the people of the villages. It will
re-energise and unite the village.

Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development

programme broadly focusing upon the socio-cultural development in the
villages, to spread motivation among the people, and for social mobilization
of the village community.

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 Work Model of Student
Science Village 2019
• Science Village will have eight different houses with each house named
after famous Indian Scientists.
• Each student and the accompanying teacher from the adopted village
will become a member of one of the houses. Throughout the festival, each
student and teacher will be identified and known through that house.
• Each student and teacher of a particular house will be provided with a cap and
badge with a single and prominent colour which will be unique for each house.
• All the students from the respective houses shall perform all activities
together and would be taken care of by their respective teachers and set
of volunteers at all time.
• The teachers are required to take instructions from the House Coordinators
and the Volunteers at all time right from their arrival to departure from IISF
2019 Science Village.

Houses in Science Village

CV Raman APJ Abdul Kalam

Kalpana Chawla EK Janaki Ammal

S Ramanujan Aryabhatta

Homi J Bhabha JC Bose

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Science Village
Bonding the Country Strongly

Pradhan Mantri Adopted Village

School from Nominations of Student Science
Sansad Aadarsh by Member of
Adopted Village Students Village 2019
Gram Yojna Parliament

Exchange of Knowledge & Cultural Integration

Science Village will help facilitating cultural exchange between the participating
student delegates from across India and make a strong bond between people
across the country. Student delegates will have an opportunity to showcase
their cultural diversity by presenting traditional art forms, wearing their
traditional clothes during the inaugural ceremony, sharing of knowledge
related to their culture, tradition, festivals etc. This way the student delegates
would get ample opportunity to understand India’s majestic cultural character
and diversity which they have only read in school textbooks!

It’s an opportunity to experience ‘Unity in Diversity’ and ‘Bonding the

Country Strongly’.

Student delegates participating in Science Village will have ample opportunity

to interact with other students and share the day to day activities and
developments in their village/hometown. Science Village has the potential
to create rural empowerment by empowering rural citizens. Representatives
from various Government Departments will be interacting with students.

Students will also showcase their village and present it in the form of a
creative hand designed poster that can be easily carried by the student group
to the Science Village 2019. The following details like general information,
education, village resources, future requirements etc. should be covered in
the poster as provided in the format shown in the next page.

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 Topics and Contents to be
Covered in the Poster
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
• Name of President and Prime Minister
• Name of the Parliamentary constituency and the Hon’ble Member of Parliament
• Name of the village, taluk, district and state
• Name of the Head of Village
• Map of the village and the important public places

2. EDUCATION RELATED
• Name of the participating school
• Total number of students in the school
• Total number of teachers in the school
• Total number of classrooms in the school
• Name and distance of the nearest college
• Does your school have a science club, if yes its name

3. VILLAGE RESOURCES
• Total number of houses in the village
• Total population of the village
• How many houses have a functioning toilet
• Whether your village has a clean drinking water facility
• Crops cultivated in the village
• Industries located nearby village
• Name and distance of the nearest Railway station, Airport
• Total hours of electricity supply in your village
• Whether the village has a functioning health centre
• Whether your village has a river nearby, if yes its name

4. FUTURE REQUIREMENTS
• What does your village need at present?
• How can your village become a model village for other nearby villages within the next
one year? Present your ideas and development plans.
(Discuss with your Village Head, School Principal, Village Residents and present in points)

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Science Village
Program Schedule
Day One: 5 November 2019
10.00 – 12.00 12.00 – Activity 13.00 – 15.30 15.30 – 16.00 – 18.30
13.00 16.00
HSE 1 1 2
HSE 2 2 3
Registration / EXPO 3 4
Inauguration KTC 4 5
of Student Lunch Break
Science SSI 5 6
Village SCV 6 7
SPP 7 8
SCF 8 1

Day Two: 6 November 2019

Activity 10.00 – 12.30 12.30 – 13.30 – 16.00 16.00 – 18.00 –
13.30 17.30 19.30
HSE 1 3 4
HSE 2 4 5
EXPO 5 6
Sky
KTC 6 7 Popular Watch /
Lunch
SSI 7 8 Talk Cultural
Fest
SCV 8 1
SPP 1 2
SCF 2 3

Day Three: 7 November 2019

Activity 10.00 – 12.30 12.30 – 13.30 – 16.00 16.00 – 18.00 –
13.30 17.30 19.30
HSE 1 5 6
HSE 2 6 7
EXPO 7 8
Sky
KTC 8 1 Popular Watch /
Lunch Talk Cultural
SSI 1 2
Fest
SCV 2 3
SPP 3 4
SCF 4 5

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 Science Village
Program Schedule
Day Four: 8 November 2019
Activity 10.00 – 12.30 12.30 – 13.30 – 16.00 16.00 – 18.00 –
13.30 17.30 19.30
HSE 1 7 8
HSE 2 8 1
EXPO 1 2
KTC 2 3 Valedictory
SSI 3 Lunch 4 Function

SCV 4 5
SPP 5 6
SCF 6 7

Abbreviations

Name of the Houses Name of Activities

APJ Abdul Kalam HSE 1 – Hands on Science Experiments – Activity 1

Kalpana Chawla HSE 2 - Hands on Science Experiments – Activity 2

Aryabhatta EXPO – Visit to Mega Science Exhibition

Homi J Bhabha KTC - Know the City

S Ramanujan SSI - Scientists Students Interaction

JC Bose ESC - Explore the Science City

EK Janaki Ammal SP-GOVT - Student Poster Presentation

CV Raman SCF - Science Film Festival / Science Behind Miracle

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 Registration Form for IISF 2019 – Science Village
05-08 November 2019, Science City, Kolkata
(Last date of receiving nomination along with travel plans: 20th Sep 2019)

1. Name of the Honourable Member of Parliament:

2. Representing Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha:
3. Name of the Parliamentary Constituency & State/State:
4. Details of the participating school from the adopted/most backward village in the constituency:
• Name of the school:
• Complete address of the school:
• Name of the Principal/Headmaster:
• Contact details of the principal:
• Mobile: • Email id:

Name of Student Class

S. No. Age Gender Mobile Number Languages Known
in capital letters Studying
1
2
3
4
5

5. Details of the participating teacher cum guardian of the student (Should bring one identity proof along with them)
• Name:
• Gender:
• School name and complete address:

• Complete Residential Address:

• Mobile Number: • Email id:

Important Note:
• Send the above details to student@scienceindiafest.org to initiate the registration process and then immediately start to work out the
travel plan and inform at the earliest at student@scienceindiafest.org
• On submission of the list of participants, a unique registration number will be given to the representative of the M.P office.
• The food and accommodation requirements of the Student Delegates and the accompanying teacher shall be provided at the Science Village.
• The travel plan of Student delegates and teachers should be planned in such a way that they should reach Kolkata latest by 4th Nov.
2019 evening itself to participate in the Science Village program. Travel plans showing arrival date as 5th Nov. will not be accepted and
their registrations will be kept pending. So kindly reach by the evening of 4th Nov. 2019.
• Students and Teachers arriving Kolkata by train need to book their railway tickets either to Sealdah Railway Station only.
• Student delegates and Teachers arriving Kolkata from nearby places by bus need to arrive at Science City Bus Stop.
• Travel Desks will be set up at both the railway stations and bus stand as specified above and will have volunteers to guide and assist the
arriving guests. From the travel desks, the delegates will be taken to the place of accommodation.
• The travel expenses of student delegates and teachers (to and from sleeper class railway ticket/bus ticket) shall be reimbursed at the
science village on submission of tickets. You will be required to submit a Travel Allowance form with bank details. Reimbursement will
be done through online bank transfers.

Travel Details

Arrival Details
Train No. & Name / Bus Details Date and Time of Arrival Name of Railway Station / Bus Stand
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Departure Details
Train No. & Name / Bus Details Date and Time of Arrival Name of Railway Station / Bus Stand
 Supported By

Ministry of New and Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Information
Renewable Energy Forest and Climate Change Government of India and Broadcasting
Government of India Government of India Government of India

Coordinated By

Sitendu Mandal BB Jha pradip tarafdar S Sudhakar

CSIR-CGCRI CSIR-CGCRI Vijnana Bharati Vijnana Bharati
sitendum@cgcri.res.in bbjha@cgcri.res.in srpradip@gmail.com ssudhakar79@gmail.com
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IISF-2019 Secretariat
www.scienceindiafest.org
Email: student@scienceindiafest.org
Ph: 94326 73626/98305 87856/95559 30106