CSIR announces innovation awards for school children – The Hindu BusinessLine

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

Now
students may give any novel and utilitarian solution for any existing societal
problem, it may be new method, device or utility and for this they would be
awarded. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced
Innovation Awards for School Children (CIASC) to support their scientific
temperament and to encourage innovative spirit among them.

Students may send their original creative
technological and design ideas in the form of proposal for the competition.
Proposals can be submitted by a student or a group of students of any Indian
school. Students of up to Class XII and below 18 years of age as on 31st
January 2020 are eligible to apply. They can apply through the Principal or
Head of the School. The proposal would be categorized in groups such as
Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Electronics and Engineering device or
design. However, design-based applications would be encouraged. The concept of
the innovation should have been proved through a model, a prototype or an
experimental data.

The proposal for CIASC Award 2020 should
relate to innovations developed or published or exhibited during the period
from January 1, 2019 to 31st December, 2019. The applications for the award not
exceeding 5000 words in English or Hindi with requisite drawings or photographs
will be considered. The write-up sent by the student must describe the subject
matter in a problem-solution mode, highlighting the novel features of the
innovation and its advantages. The awardees will be selected by a high-level
Award Selection Committee of CSIR. The decision of the Committee will be final.
Award would be announced on or before 26th September, 2020.

There are fifteen awards for the winners.
Besides certificates, there are cash prizes also to be won. The first prize
carries a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000 for one, two second prizes of Rs. 50,000
each, three third prizes of Rs. 30,000 each, four prizes for fourth rankers of
Rs. 20,000 each, and five fifth prizes of Rs. 10,000 each.

CIASC award was initiated in the year 2002 on
the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day, which is celebrated
throughout the world on 26th April. CIASC is an annual national competition to
harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children.

(India Science Wire)