Government Senior Secondary School Samlah won first place in the senior category and Government High School Dasgarai won first place in the junior category.
Rupnagar, 24 October 2026: As per the orders of District Education Officer (Secondary) Mr. Prem Kumar Mittal and Deputy District Education Officer Mr. Inderjit Singh and under the supervision of Principal Mrs. Sandeep Kaur and District Coordinator Mr. Prabhjit Singh, the District Level National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC-2026) was successfully organized today at Government Girls Senior Secondary School , Rupnagar.
Giving information in this regard, the media coordinator of the program, Mr. Dishant Mehta, said that students from various government and private schools of the district participated enthusiastically in this competition organized as per the instructions of Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh. The students identified local problems through their original scientific projects, presented their scientific solutions and demonstrated their scientific thinking, research interest and latest ideas.
Giving information about the results of the competition, it was informed that in the senior category (14 to 17 years), Government Senior Secondary School, Samlah won the first place. This team included students Amandeep and Bandana, whose guide teacher was Mrs. Dharminder Kaur, Science Mistress. The second place was won by Genius International Public School, Solkhaian. This team included Seerat Preet Kaur and Tania Dhiman and their guide teacher was Mr. Mehtab Singh Khalsa. The third place was won by Baba Gurditta Ji Public School, Jindwari. This team included Jaskiran Kaur and Ashwinder Kaur and their guide teacher was Kamya, TGT. Science.
In the junior category (10 to 14 years), Government High School, Dasgranai secured the first position. This team consisted of students Manpreet Kaur and Harneet Kaur and their guide teacher was Mrs. Amarjit Kaur, Science Mistress. The second position was secured by Government Senior Secondary School, Hafizabad. This team consisted of Jashandeep Singh and Sehajpreet Singh and their guide teacher was Anupam, Science Mistress. The third position was secured by Government High School, Barwa. This team consisted of Purvi Dhiman and Jasmeet Kaur and their guide teacher was Mrs. Amandeep Kaur, Science Mistress.
Students from several government and private schools of the district, including Genius International Public School, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Academy, DAV, St. Carmel and Baba Gurditta Ji Public School, etc. participated in the competition. Students from junior and senior classes presented their scientific projects in the competition. As per the rules, only the projects approved online on the NCSC portal were included in the competition. Each team consisted of a maximum of two child scientists and a guide teacher.
The projects were evaluated on the basis of their originality, usefulness in solving local problems, scientific approach and presentation of the students. The projects selected at the district level will be sent for the state level competition in the next stage.
To ensure smooth conduct of the competition, teachers from various schools of the district were assigned duties. Mr. Vivek Kumar Sharma, SS Master, Samis Gaggon performed the duties of registration and time keeper for the senior category, while Mr. Raman Kumar, Science Master, SSS Phulpur Grewal took charge of the registration for the junior category.
For the judging, Mr. Satnam Singh, Lecturer Biology, S.S.S.S. Takhtgarh; Mr. Yadwinder Singh, Lecturer Chemistry, S.S.S.S. Phulpur Grewal and Mrs. Seema Chopra, Lecturer Physics, S.S.S.S. (Kanya), Rupnagar rendered their services. Similarly, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, S.S. Master, S.S.S. Thona provided refreshments, Mr. Sukhjit Singh, S.S. Master, S.S.S.S. Alipur handled the arrangements for certificates and Mrs. Japtinder Kaur, Lecturer Biology, S.S.S.S. (Kanya), Rupnagar handled the stage management. Apart from this, Mr. Dishant Mehta, Computer Faculty, S.S.S.S. (Kanya), Nangal handled the media coverage.
Overall, the National Children’s Science Congress-2026 was organized smoothly and successfully. This competition provided an important platform for the students to develop scientific thinking, find solutions to local problems and showcase their talent in the field of research and innovation. On this occasion, enthusiasm towards science, research orientation and interest in new possibilities were seen among the students.
