FEDERATION OF FORMER CHILD SCIENTISTS - FFCS, India


This is the first question which comes to the mind of everybody that what is FFCS. FFCS stands for “Federation of Former Child Scientists”. As the name suggests this is a group of all the former child scientists’ means who have appeared at state or above level of CSC or a member of School Science Clubs. Here we will be trying for spreading scientific awareness and activities.

The very basic motive behind starting and organizing the CSC every year was also the same. It is also the answer to the question “What after NCSC?” Yes a few of the projects are taken up by DST every year from the national level, even an opportunity is also given to all the projects that if they want to continue they may come up. But the question arises how many number of projects come up. Here FFCS will try to make an effort to channelize those potential ideas coming up through CSC or Science clubs that can be fruitful in the future. This is the answer to the question that what is the need of FFCS? Now more than 17 years have passed since organizing the NCSC and now this had merely being concentrated as a competition event more rather than developing the students or children’s as future science activists or scientists. This has to be done today and now. That’s from where FFCS comes. The mission of FFCS is of changing the society which the youth can do…

We have found that now those former child scientists are excelling as scientists, teachers, doctors, engineers, administrators, etc. in their career. Then the question is why not to seek their contribution towards the development of the society and in creating awareness about the science. We expect that they will make effort of being instrumental in the development of the society. At their level they will try to create scientific awareness and if possible then some Research & Development also. We believe that R&D can’t be bounded and every small and big innovation contributes in the development of the society. Our effort is to provide a pool of experts and scientists in order to guide the former child scientists for the future. We also make an effort that there must be development of some skill in the member former child scientists in their academic stream wheather its technical, non-technical or professional so that it can act as their career boosting platform for them to excell. We want that right from their schooling the students and parents must see the future in the field of science and R&D.

The aim of FFCS is to start from where CSC and science clubs ends. Means conducting all those activities which they haven’t succeeded i.e. developing each and every child scientist into a science activist for the mission of changing the society which suffers from a lot of sufferings whether it is from sanitation, water related issues, global warming, illiteracy or implementation and making latest technologies available to a common man, etc. This is the need of today India, a developing India. We want a sustainable development and especially the students who are the future of tomorrow to take up their responsibilities to have a developed India.

It was also found that some of the former child scientists do carry out their scientific activities for sometime but due to lack of proper guidance and platform that energy and zeal die out. Here the question arises that if this is happening then why not to support, promote and nourish them though the activities of FFCS. We are trying our best to establish its state units in each and every state of our nation to make its activities more effective with your volunteer support.

Our vision will be to work together and not only raise voice but also identify, solve and make society aware about all their basic requirements with duties, issues and problems taking scientific methods and its awareness among them making them self dependent. We believe on SCIENCE, SCIENTIST and SOCIETY. Our question is: “Are you with us?”


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FFCS, India so far

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PROGRESS REPORT:


Since the foundation of FFCS, India on 15th November 2009 it has organized and was involved in the following science awareness and popularization program/activities with an effort for  being instrumental in the sustainable development of the society and are as follows:
·    At the Activity corner of National Children’s Science Congress 2009 held at Science City,  Ahmedabad from 27th Dec - 30th Dec 2009 FFCS, India displayed Robots and tried to create awareness about “Robotics and its Basic” through the stall of VICAS, India. The Child scientists and science activists present over there were the beneficiaries.
·    During the Magh Mela Science Exhibition organized by VICAS, India which was supported and funded by NCSTC, DST, Govt. of India and CST-UP, FFCS, India displayed Robots and tried to create awareness about “Robotics and its Basic” through the activity corner to the masses from 10th Jan - 30th Jan 2010.
·    In the month of June FFCS, India delivered an orientation program with InnovadorsLab and Mr. Swapnil Kumar Sharma was the Resource Person on “Robotics and its Basics” and “Science in Everyday Life” at KiiT-TBI, Bhubaneswar under the INSPIRE program supported by DST, Govt. of India from 1st June 2010 - 5th June 2010. About 200 school students were the beneficiaries.
·    Mr. Swapnil Kumar Sharma as a representative from the FFCS, India attended a 5 days workshop on “Explaining Science Behind Miracles” Organized at Ganga Triveni Darshan by VICAS, India which was supported and funded by the NCSTC, DST, Govt. of India from 7th June- 11th June 2010.
·    The representative of FFCS, India attended 1”Regional Training workshop of  Resource Persons for NCSC UP” of 2 days duration held at Youth Hostel Lucknow from 29th June - 30th June 2010.
·    In the two days program of Sahbhagi Shikha Kendra, Varanasi in the Cholapur block of Varanasi from 13th July - 14th July 2010 on “Science in Everyday Life” through FFCS, India Mr. Swapnil Kumar Sharma delivered the program as a resource person and around 250 school students were the beneficiaries.
·    The representative of FFCS, India contributed in the successful organization of the 2 ”Regional Training workshop of  Resource Persons for NCSC UP” of 2 days duration held at  State Institute of Education, Allahabad from 17th July - 18th July 2010 and at Basant Kanya Inter College, Varanasi  from 24th July - 25th July 2010 which had around  90 beneficiaries.
·    For the Former Child Scientists across India the FFCS, India in association with VICAS, India has organized an National Level article writing event  named as “SCIENCE, SCIENTIST & SOCIETY - 2010” having Local Problem as its theme from 1st August 2010 - 31st October 2010. Under this event the participants were asked to draft an article in 1500 words and taking up any local problem around there correspondence based on scientific analysis, facts and tries to create awareness among the society regarding the issue raised. FFCS, India has received entries from 4 states of INDIA.
·    In the month of  August FFCS, India delivered an Orientation program on “Science in Everyday Life at “ for the students of Science and IT (UG and PG Students) on 18th August 2010 at Biyani Girls College, Jaipur and around more the 250 students were the beneficiaries.
·    On 31st August 2010 Ms. Gazal Chaturvedi a representative of FFCS, India delivered an inspirational lecture  in the Teachers workshop held at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur  organized by DST, Jaipur and around 100 teachers were the beneficiaries.
·    In the month of September representative of FFCS, India attended a 3 days “Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp” held at KiiT-TBI, Bhubaneswar which was supported and funded by the NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India from 16th Sep - 18th Sep 2010.
·    FFCS, India delivered one more orientation program with InnovaodrsLab on “Robotics and its Basics” at KiiT-TBI, Bhubaneswar under the INSPIRE program from 25th Sep - 29th Sep 2010 which was supported by DST, Govt. of India and around 200 School students were the beneficiaries.
·    One representative FFCS, India has attended a 4 days Training workshop on “Model Rocketry” held at Basant Kanya Inter College, Varanasi and was organized by VICAS, India from 13th Oct - 16th Oct 2010 which was supported and funded by the NCSTC, DST, Govt. of India.
·    In the October month the FFCS, India has also delivered orientation programs on “Robotics and its Basics:” and “Model Rocketry” with InnovadorsLab at KiiT-TBI, Bhubaneswar under the INSPIRE program from 20th Oct - 24th Oct 2010 which was supported by DST, Govt. of India and about 200 school students were the beneficiaries.
·    FFCS, India in association with VICAS, India, InnovadorsLab organized a 1 day orientation program on “Robotics and Embedded Technology” for the college students of Aryabhatt College of Engineering and Technology, Baghpat in their campus on 15th Nov 2010. About 250 number of 3rd and 4th year students pursuing for B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology and Mechanical were the beneficiaries.
·    Mr. Swapnil Kumar Sharma of FFCS, India delivered orientation programs with InnovadorsLab on “Robotics and its Basics”  to the school students at  Amity University, Noida under the INSPIRE program from 16th Nov - 18th Nov 2010 which was supported by the DST, Govt. of  India. Around 150 students were the beneficiaries.
·    In the Sate CSC of Uttar Pradesh 2010 held at Shikhohabad FFCS, India made their presence felt by delivering and orientation program on “Internet and Application of its Tools” and also through the Activity Corner where they displayed, discussed and explained child scientists, guide teaches, science aspirants and science activists about “Robotics and its Basics”, “Internet and Application of its Tools”, “Model Rocketry”, “Embedded and Automation Technology”.
LOT MORE TO COME ….
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