Science Outreach at IGIB

At IGIB, we share our excitement for science and our recent discoveries through various events spread over the whole academic year. We host day-long exhibitions, called Open Day, for groups of school and college students who visit our facilities to get to know the infrastructural facilities at IGIB and interact informally with scientists and research scholars. NGOs which work with children who may not be enrolled in regular schools have also been regularly attending the Open Day. Many members of the IGIB faculty work with individual schools and colleges to streamline science curricula, co-curricular activities and projects. 

This ongoing program for high school children (the ongoing school-level program) is supported by CSIR.  The activities are designed to spark the child’s curiosity. School visits organized periodically provide a one-time engagement opportunity for the student to appreciate inter-disciplinary research activities happening at IGIB. Quiz competitions and workshops connect textbook concepts to the latest discoveries. This program currently caters to more than 2000 high school students from government schools, private schools, and Kendriya Vidyalayas in the Delhi/NCR region. 

CSIR-IGIB Sparks, a biannual magazine to spark curiosity towards science and research in kids. We look forward to publishing content - art, articles, poems, stories in Hindi and English by school students or adults who write for children.

Write to us for details on how to contribute or for getting a print copy for your school. 

Imagine how the future would be like with AI working hand in hand with humans and capture your imagination in art, poem, or story. You should be residing in India and a student of class VI - XII to participate in this competition. The medium of language can be English or Hindi.

Write to us at outreach@igib.in to schedule a session for your school (classes IX-XII) or for your teachers.

This program designed for college students includes intensive research seminars held in selected colleges, visits to infrastructural facilities at IGIB, and hands on workshops on techniques, latest developments in research and interactive sessions on career opportunities and global trends in biological research.

This programme is designed for members of the general public. On the annual Open Day we encourage any individual, especially NGOs working with women and children to visit our Institute and attend seminars or public interest lectures in latest developments in biology and healthcare. Scientists and students can also write articles in newspapers, periodicals and social media platforms.