IIT Guwahati trains Assam teachers, students at five-day programme

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati) in collaboration with Assam government organised a five-day orientation and residential teacher training programme for 110 school students from February 5 to 9. Assam health and family welfare minister Keshab Mahanta was also present at the event.

IIT Guwahati conducted the programmes in collaboration with the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC). A total of 110 school students participated in the orientation programme. Out of the 110 selected students, approximately 45% were female participants. This aligns with the state government’s initiative to boost female participation in STEM subjects.

Selected students underwent one-week residential fellowship camp and will now proceed to the next stage of the campus at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore which will be held in collaboration with Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology.

The programme aims to select over 100 students annually from the state. Following selection, the top 15 students will participate in the state-level Children’s Science Congress, and another 15 will be part of the state-level Aryabhatta Science Centres. The remaining 70 students will undergo science talent search tests, followed by interactions with experts.

Residential teacher training programme

The IIT Guwahati conducted the residential teacher training programme in two batches. The training programme empowered teachers to install tinkering labs, conduct sessions with students, and introduce experiential learning methodologies.

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Participants underwent training in multiple STEM topics such as basic electronics, block-based coding, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and 3D design and printing.

Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta said, "The 5-day mentoring program serves as a valuable opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the IIT campus and its environment, fostering an understanding of core concepts and values.”