Sri Vijaya Puram | March 2, 2026
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), A&N Administration, celebrated National Science Day on February 28 with enthusiastic participation from students and faculty members across the islands.
As part of the celebrations, an Inter-College Student Science Seminar on the theme ‘Women in Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat’ was organised at TGCE. Around 200 students and faculty members from various colleges of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands attended the seminar and benefitted from the deliberations.
Dr. P. Prabhu, Scientist (Plant Genetic Resources), ICAR–Central Agricultural Research Institute, addressed the gathering and motivated students by highlighting recent achievements in science and the growing role of research and innovation in national development.
To encourage creativity and scientific thinking among youth, a painting competition on the theme “Science for a Sustainable Future” and a quiz competition were also organised for college-level students at the DST campus.
In the painting competition, Ms. S. Jeevatha (ANCOL) secured the first prize, followed by Ms. Gubbala Lakshmi Kalyani (DBRAIT) in second place and Ms. B. Vidya Kumari (TGCE) in third place. Ms. Rithika Ojha (Laksh Institute of Shiksha) received the consolation prize.
In the quiz competition, J. Dinesh and G. Deepak (DBRAIT) clinched the first prize, while Munthana Parvin and B. Mukind Rao (DIET) secured the second prize. The third prize was bagged by Ms. Rikta Biswas and Ms. Preethi Mazumder (TGCE).
During the Inter-College Student Science Seminar, Adil Shah (TGCE) won the first prize. Ms. P. Aliya Majeed (Andaman Law College) secured the second prize, while Ms. Afreen (ANCOL) won the third prize. A. Varun Kumar (TGCE) received the consolation prize.
The week-long celebration concluded with a prize distribution ceremony and a renewed commitment by the Department to promote scientific temper and encourage greater participation of women in science, in line with the vision of building a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
