CBSE to set up science hubs at award-winning schools

Your school could be the launch pad for future scientists. The Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) has decided to create science hubs in schools that have been winning its national-level science exhibition since 2004.
Human resource development minister made this announcement at the eighth CBSE Science Exhibition on October 21.
The hubs at the top three schools at the competition will be supported by the board and pilot research projects by students will be carried out there.
A senior official from the CBSE said, "This move comes as an encouragement to schools to focus on science and technology. We are hoping that it will help students to be innovative and come up with good projects."
The schools will act as centres for science and will be able to provide guidance and infrastructure to students working on their science projects. They will have access to experts, state-of-the-art laboratories, libraries and other facilities.
The science hub project is one of the several initiatives taken by the government to promote development of science among school children. Take the case of the INSPIRE project, wherein two meritorious students from every affiliated school receive a scholarship and funding for scientific inventions and projects.