National Science Day – Voices of Science: Debates, Ethics & Digital Creativity

The National Science Day celebration was organised under the theme “Voices of Science: Debates, Ethics & Digital Creativity” to promote scientific awareness and encourage active student participation through engaging and intellectually stimulating activities including a structured science debate and a short video contest, fostering critical thinking, ethical discussions, and digital creativity. The student-led Science Debate on “Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” was a key highlight of the event, with teams presenting arguments and rebuttals based on scientific reasoning — demonstrating that structured academic debate on contemporary technology issues develops both scientific understanding and communicative competence simultaneously. The “Byte-Sized Science” Short Video Contest, where participants creatively explained scientific and computing concepts within 60 seconds, promoted digital innovation and the ability to simplify and communicate complex technical ideas concisely — a competency of growing professional importance for technology graduates entering a media-rich, communications-driven industry. The programme demonstrated that National Science Day, when structured with participatory and creative formats rather than passive lectures, effectively enhances scientific awareness, communication skills, teamwork, collaborative learning, and student engagement with emerging technologies and ethical considerations. Chief Guest Smt. Garima Rohela presided over a programme that successfully combined ceremonial dignity — with the Lighting of the Lamp, Saraswati Vandana, and Welcome Address — with substantive academic and creative content, delivering a celebration of scientific inquiry that honoured both tradition and innovation.