Students of Maharishi Vidya Mandir displaying their project at the CBSE exhibition on Thursday. Picture by Biju Boro

Aug. 26: Seven science project models from city schools have made it to the national-level Intel science exhibition to be held in Delhi in November.

As many as 10 projects from the state have been short-listed for the national meet.

The qualifying exhibition in the city, solely meant for participation of CBSE-affiliated schools, has received an enthusiastic response from students.

Regional officer of the CBSE, K.K. Choudhary, said the qualifying exhibition would be organised annually from this year onward. The two-day exhibition concluded today at the Maharishi Vidya Mandir.

The seven selected projects include two each from Maharishi Vidya Mandir (control of pest in rice at domestic level and substantial instant food mix for children), Miles Bronson Residential School (invisible broken wire detector), Faculty Higher Secondary School (simple electronic locking system and diagnosis and management of rice disease) and one from Delhi Public School (rob porter).

Three others are from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sivasagar (curative properties of psidium leaves), Delhi Public School, Duliajan (working model of improved pits for manure by vermiculture), and Delhi Public School, Dhaligaon (magnetic train).

Choudhary said the best participants selected from the national-level exhibition would avail of the opportunity to attend the Jawaharlal Nehru national science exhibition organised by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi.

“The main objective of the exhibition is to cultivate scientific awareness among schoolchildren,” principal of Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Manika Goswami Baruah, said.

As many as 27 schools participated in the qualifying event, exhibiting 44 projects. The theme of the science exhibition was “Science and Technology in the Changing World”.

“The students have prepared variety of exhibits and have done a good study on it, which encourages us to organise such events frequently,” Baruah added.

The exhibits were based on energy, food and health, information technology, industry, transport and communication and biotechnology.

The exhibits based on nature and environment received much appreciation from the visitors.

“Our aim is to make students participate in the event and turning it into an interesting game rather than a subject class,” Choudhary said.

Resource persons from Calcutta and Delhi, who attended the event, appreciated the efforts of the students.