DST-STUTI Program launched with great fervor at SAIF PU

Chandigarh, February 22, 2022: Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory (SAIF), Panjab University Chandigarh launched the prestigious DST-STUTI Program on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Prof. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Coordinator STUTI Program PU commenced the function with his welcome address where he told that this program comprises of funding of 2.5 crores and is aimed to build human resources and their capacity by providing open access to science and technology infrastructure. Under this program, 14 Awareness Programs for Class XI-XII Science students are being organized during science week i.e. during February 22-28, 2022 to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. As the program will work on a hub and spoke model. As a hub Panjab University will be organizing 3 Awareness Programs i.e.  on 22, 23 and 28th February, 2022  and 11 Awareness Programs will be organized by spokes of STUTI Program PU including GNDU Amritsar, PAU Ludhiana, NIT Srinagar, University of Kashmir, HPU MLSM College Sundernagar, GJUST Hisar, DCRUST Murthal, Punjabi university DAV college Abohar, IFS College of Pharmacy Moga, Shoolini University Solan, INST Mohali etc.  More than 1500 students from various schools will participate in STUTI awareness program of Panjab University Hub and spokes during science week.
On February 22, 2022, the event was inaugurated by Prof. Raj Kumar, VC, PU where he also launched STUTI Web Portal. Prof. Raj Kumar, VC, PU encouraged the students to explore the opportunities they are getting to get aware about the recent developments in science and technology through the lab visits to state-of-the-art instrumentation facilities.  Prof. R.K. Sinha, VC, Gautam Budhha University, Greater Noida was present as Chief guest of the event who delivered a plenary address on ‘Popularization of Science and technology’. Prof. RK Sinha, in his address, talked about the ever-evolving aspect of science and motivated the student to keep up their inquisitiveness even in the simplest of facts while studying from text books. In the first Awareness Program, 100 students of XI and XII science stream from Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sr. Sec. School, Sector 35 B, Chandigarh participated in various activities like quizzes, declamation, poster making competition etc. A popular lecture on ‘Fascinating facts of chemistry’ was delivered by Prof. KK Bhasin, NASI-Platinum Jubilee fellow and Emeritus Professor, PU. Prof. Ramesh Sharma, Program Coordinator Awareness Program, congratulated the principal, Mrs. Parminder Jit Mann, the staff and students of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sr. Sec. School for attending the Awareness Program. The event was enthusiastically attended by the students who were highly mesmerize motivated to interact with senior scientist, Prof. KK Bhasin and learn about the high end research facilities during the lab tours. Participants and winners of Quiz and Poster competition were awarded with prizes and certificates. On the same day, STUTI team also visited Ankur School, Sector 14 to interact with students for popularization and promotion of science and technology.