Consider the following statements regarding Vigyan Jyoti Programme. 1. It was launched by the Department of Science & Technology. 2. This programme was launched to encourage girls to take interest in science and build a career. Which among the above statements is/are correct?
The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti programme commenced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2021.
The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti programme commenced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2021.
It will spread the programme for encouraging girls to take interest in science and build a career in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Mathematics) to 50 more districts adding to the existing 50 districts across the country. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Vigyan Jyoti programme was launched by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) to create a level-playing field for the meritorious girls to pursue STEM. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
It had been running successfully in 50 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) since December 2019 and has now been expanded to 50 more JNVs for the year 2021-22.
The programme addresses the under-representation of women in certain areas of STEM.
As a first step, the programme has been started at school level for meritorious girls of Class IX to Class XII to encourage and empower them to pursue STEM courses in reputed institutions of the country.
Vigyan Jyoti activities include student-parent counselling, visit labs and knowledge centres, partners role model interactions, science camps, academic support classes, resource material distribution and tinkering activities.