Patna, (Bihar Times): The vice chancellor of Patna
University, Prof Shyam Lal, on Monday inaugurated the
Aryabhatt Centre for Creative Learning in Science at
the department of Physics.
Thirty-one teachers from various universities of the
state is taking part in the exhaustive inter-active
session to improve quality of science teaching and
generate the interest of students in pure science. The
main thrust of the Centre is to bring about uniformity
in science teaching across the state by orienting it
to practical real life situation.
It needs to be mentioned that the Centre has been set
up under Vidya Vigyan Programme of the Chancellor’s
office and is funded by the Univeristy Grants
Commission. Dr Shankar Kumar of the department of
Physics had first developed the proposal for the
Aryabhatt Centre to make science more and more student
friendly.
Faculty members coming from outside Patna will be
provided free fooding and accommodation at Newton’s
House. The Centre plans to organize 24 workshops––six
in each of the four science streams.
The Centre will develop a Science Museum for students.
It would hold inter and intra-university project
exhibitions at Patna Science College.
