Dr. K.V. Rao Scientific Society announces  SPARK, its 8th Annual Science Fair for the year 2018-19. The competition is open to all school students of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Kerala from 7th – 12th standard.

SPARK is a platform to: Harness the originality and creativity of the school children, Innovate on the existing ideas, Encourage development of critical thinking skills and Discover and nurture talent for innovation & problem solving among children.

Application form and other details can be obtained from our website www.kvrss.org .

 SPARK 2018-19
The competition is open to school students in the age group of 12 to 18 as on st 31 December of the current year. All students must have permission/certificate from the school or parent or legal guardian to enter theCompetition. The decision regarding the students' eligibility to participate rests with KVRSS - who in turn will constitute selection committees consisting of eminent science teachers - both school and university level. The decisions of these expert committees will be final.
A. Entry requirements from participants:
 Summary: A brief overview of project in English.
 Particulars of the Team:(to be filled as in the attached format)
 Proposal: A brief description of the issue being investigated, its importance/relevance, methodology pursued and the expected result.
 Research:A write up of the research undertaken for finding the solution.
 Materials & Method or How: Detailed description of the experiment/s or design.
 Results or What was found: Experimental data of the experiments or testing, and an analysis of the data.
 Discussion : Interpretation of results
 Conclusion/Report & Future Work:Details of the outcome of the result and an explanation of the results obtained.
 Bibliography, References and Acknowledgements

Eligibility:
1. Each School may send multiple projects; however, a student can be part of only one project.
2. A student must be:
 a. in class 7-12 or equivalent.
b. in the age group of 12 to 18
3. Abstracts and additional material must be in English.
4. A team may have a maximum of three members and from the same school.

 Registration
 All students, individuals and teams, must register as per the format given.
 Each Team must have a Team Leader identified.
 Complete project and all additional materials must be submitted on or before th 10 December, 2018
 Registration and submission of a project does not guarantee an entry into the final Presentation.
 Projects selected for final presentation will be initimated by 15 December, 2018
 Team Leader along with an escort (guide teacher or parent) of all out-station teams selected for final presentation shall be paid to & fro second class train fare. Multiple teams from same school shall be accompanied by one adult escort only

 Awards:
Winners Rs. 10,000/- only
Runner-up I Rs. 7,500/- only
Runner-up II Rs. 5,000/- only
The prizes would be given in the following categories:
i. Category A: Class 7to 9 ii. Category B: Class 10 to 12

Judging Criteria:
1. How inspiring is the idea?
2. Capacity to make impact in some way.
3. Interest & Creativity demonstrated by the team.
4. Knowledge and use of scientific concepts.
5. Interpretation of results.
6. Presentation and communication skills.
7. Decision of Judges is final & no communication in this regard will be
entertained.
Projects that are just informational, working-models, kit building or downloads
from internet will not be considered. A project may be a part of a larger study
performed by professional scientists, but the project presented by the students
must be only their own portion of the complete study.

Important Dates to Remember:

Last Date for submission of complete projects: 26th December, 2018

Intimation of Results: 5th January, 2019

Date & Place of Final presentation:19th  January, 2019, Hyderabad

                                               

Contact No’s: 9849990794, 7093601588, 7093600794, 9959444933

Website : www.kvrss.org

Email: drkvrss.sciencefair@gmail.com , contact@kvrss.org

InoVIT is a science contest for school children launched by VIT University to create and encourage scientific innovations in the young minds at school level.
Events

WORKING MODEL
Students between 9th and 12th std. can participate.
Each team can have maximum of THREE participants.
Original work only accepted.
An abstract, not more than 200 words should be submitted for entering in the preliminary round.
Topic :

Any Innovative Sdenttflc Model

Idea Presentation
1. Students between 9th and 12th std. can participate.
2. Each team can have a maximum of three students.
3. Preference will be given for ideas that are innovative/ original/ creative and cost-effective.
4. An abstract, not more than 200 words should be submitted for entering the preliminary round.
5. The team selected for final round need to make presentation for 10 minutes using PPT I chart.
Topics:
1) Biomedical 2) Environmental
3) Food 4) Agricultural
Focus Should be on:
Fundamental Concepts / State-of-the Art methods /Technologies & Cost-Effective Solutions

Poster Presentation
1. Students between 9th and 12th std. can participate.
2. Each team can have a maximum of THREE students.
3. Original work only accepted.
4. An abstract, not more than 200 words should be submitted for entering the preliminary round.
S. The size of the poster should not exceed 1 m x 1 m.
6. Posters should be prepared beforehand and exhibited during the competition
Topics :
Energy from biomass/ Solid waste management/Methods for conservation of water /Ozone layer
depletion / Nuclear Energy/ Alternative construction materials/ Green vehicles /Greenhouse effect and climate change/sustainable development/Conservation of energy


Quiz
Group-I
1. Students from 9th & 10th std can participate
2. Each team can have a maximum of THREE students
3. Questions will be from the syllabi of 9th & 10th Std
Group-II
1. Students from 11th & 12th std can participate
2. Each team can have a maximum of THREE students
l. Questions w ill be from the syllabi of 11th & 12th Std
Common Instruction
Preliminary and Final rounds will be conducted during 20-21, January 2018 at VIT University.
 Rules will be announced just before theCommencement of Quiz

Registration required for participation
Download form and details from here
No spot registration except for quiz
Registration fee of Rs. 100/- in the form of DD favouring "InoVIT2018, VIT University"

Address for communication
Dr. A Ruban Kumar
Organising Secretary - InoVIT 2018
VIT University, Vellore - 632 014
Tamil Nadu
Mobile: 9443107659
email: inovit2016@vit.ac.in
website: www.vit.ac.in/inovit2018