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INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE (ISMS)

The Instructional Schools for Mathematics and Science (ISMS) are residential training programs is designed to provide an orientation for students of classes 6 to 12, as well as B.Sc. and M.Sc. students. The ISMS aims to expose young minds to the excitement of higher mathematics and science and to guide them toward meaningful careers in these fields. The teaching methodology during the training program differs from regular classroom learning. Participants are encouraged to think critically and independently prove mathematical and scientific concepts. Various outdoor and indoor games, practical activities, and meditation sessions will also be conducted to foster the overall development of the participants. The program is funded by the government or and private agencies.

II. Objectives

The objective of the training is to instil a scientific temperament, develop interest, encourage critical thinking, and foster a competitive mindset among students. The ISMS training includes an intensive problem-solving camp to help students prepare for Olympiads and various competitive exams.

III. Teaching Pedagogy

The primary goal of the training camp is not to provide routine lectures, but to encourage participants to think, learn, and analyse and develop independent thinking while exposing students to the excitement of doing mathematical and scientific research.

IV. Program Structure

The Camp will be held for 30 days. In the first session, participants begin with morning exercise and breakfast followed by two periods of interactive classroom teaching of 90 minutes each. After lunch, another interactive teaching session will be held in the first period and the second period will be devoted to tutorials/problem solving and group discussions. There will also be session devoted to seminars, yoga, cultural and other activities.

VI. Selection Process

The Talent Search Test in Mathematics and Science (TSTMS) selection process involves a National-Level examination in the respective subjects, and shortlisted students are invited to a training camp.

VII. Fee Structure

The fee for a student’s training camp can vary greattly depending on the camp’s duration, location, activities included,and the organiser. Candidaes should not pay fee if it is funded by any government or private agencies.

VII. Instrctional School for Mathematical Sciences 2023

(A residential mathematical foundation camp for the school students)

Phase 3: Class 9 to 12 (02-16 September 2023)

Phase 4: Class 6 to 8

(23 September-07 October 2023)

Jointly Organized By

Education Department, Govt. of Bihar & IIT Patna

1. ISMS Training Camp :

To ignite & inculcate mathematical & scientific temperament amongst the students of academic institutions of Bihar an instructional School of Mathematics and Science 2023 is being organized in two phases of 30 days (15 days of each)

The programme will be funded by Education Department, Govt. of Bihar and organized at campus by a group of committed mathematics and science teachers. It is commendable that outreach programme is conducted with the support of Education Dept .Govt.of Bihar

The instructional school is planned to expose young mind to the excitement of doing mathematics and science and enable them to have a meaningful career in it. The teaching methodology in the school will be fundamentally different from regular classrooms. The participants will be asked to think and prove mathematical result on their own at every stage. We will provide an effective platform for participants to interact with field experts, which will help them to will solid mathematics and science foundations. Additionally with the intention to build the culture of holistic development of an individual's minds, body, and soul, several sessions on various outdoor and indoor games, practicing yoga, cultural activity and meditation etc. will be conducted. The main aim of the ISMS programme is to encourage the young students of Bihar and India to take interest in the field of Mathematics and Science. To dispel the phobia of mathematical Science among talented students.

• To enthuse the students in the recent trends in Mathematics and Science.

• To make the Mathematics and Science field an attractive carrier to young children.

• To search for the talent hidden among young students so as to nurture them towards rational thinking and prepare them from the earliest stage for Mathematical Science contests.

• Our mathand Science experts identify the student's conceptual gaps and weaknesses. Then, a personalized roadmap is created to help the child to plug the gaps by clarifying concepts.

• To instill a developing scientific temper, computational thinking, and competitive mindset in students.

• To felicitate and award the young talent in the field of Mathematics and Science.

2. Objectives :

The objective of the training is to instill scientific temper, develop interest, computational thinking and competitive mindset in students. The ISMS training of 30 days is involving intensive problem-solving camp to help students prepare for Olympiads and different competitive examinations. Moreover, it aims at motivating students to develop interest into higher mathematics and Science and related career in it.

3. Pedagogical Approach :

The training camp is not to give routine lectures but to stimulate the participants to think, learn and analyze mathematics and science on their own and expose students to the excitement of doing mathematical and scientific research.

4. About Organising Bodies

This programme is being organized jointly by the Bihar Mathematical Society (BMS), the Education Department, Govt. of Bihar.

5. Below is a glimpse of these institutes/organizations

The instructional a school for Mathematics and Science is being organized to provide a solid mathematics and science foundation to school students of India. The school is financially supported by the Education Department, Government of India and is organized jointly by the Bihar Mathematical Society. The event aims to train students on exciting topic in the mathematics and science syllabus they read in their regular School. The emphasis will be on learning Mathematics and Science by doing it.

6. About participants

A student from various schools across the whole states of India will join the event. These students have been selected by the performance in the State Level Examination namely Talent Search Test in Mathematical Sciences. The BMS conducts TSTMS examination in India. .

Details are available on : www.bcst.org.in & www.imsaindia.org.

The top rank holders in these examination are to be awarded Laptops, Medals, Certificates and Cash Prizes.

7. Important information for the Participants :

1. There is no fee for ISMS training camp

2. All selected students will receive an e-mail invitation to attend the event by march on the e-mail that they provide in the application form of BMS.

3. Student must reply to invitation e-mail to accept or reject the invitation by March 2023. If we do not receive any reply from a student by the due date, it will be assume that the student does not want to join BMS.

4. We encourage the student participants to stay at the IIT, Patna campus, which is situated at Patna, throughout the programme. If a student wants to stay at the IIT Patna campus they need to submit no objection certificate signed by their parent. The format of certificates will be sent together with the invitation later.

5. Once we receive the confirmation e-mail for willingness to participate in the ISMS 2023, the travel arrangement to reach the IIT, Patna campus at the start of the programme will be made by the Education Department, Govt. of Bihar and BMS and in this regard, the students will get a separate e-mail/message from the IIT, Patna.

8. Schedule of Training Programme

IMSA in collaboration with Education Dept. Government of India intends to organize 30 days ISMS-2023 residential training camp at IIT, Patna.

ISMS-1 for classes 9 to 12 from 01th to 15th June, 2023

ISMS-2 for classes 6 to 8 from 16th June to 30th June, 2023

There will be two sessions of four periods each day of 01:30 hour duration for of 4 different levels followed by a rigorous discussion.

9. Class Schedule: 9:30 AM to 5:15 PM

• Session I (9:30 to 11:00 A.M)

• Session II (11:15 to 12:45 P.M)

• Lunch Break (12:45-2:00 PM)

• Session III (02:30 to 04:00 P.M)

• Session IV (4:15 to 5:45 PM)

Note -In addition to these stipulated teaching-learning hours, there will be other activities like Group discussion, Yoga and Cultural activities.

10. Programme Structure and Outline

The Camp spanned over 30 days. There are two sessions conducted on the first afternoon. In the first session, participants begin with morning exercise and breakfast followed by two periods of classroom teaching. After lunch, mathematics and science classroom teaching will be held in the first period one period and the second period is tutorial classes and group discussions with recreational Mathematics and science. Every day there will be two sessions of 4 periods of 01:30 hour duration for each of 4 levels followed by rigorous discussion and seminars, yoga, cultural and other activities.

11. Programme Committee 2023

Chief Patron

Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar

Patron

Prof. K. C. Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, NOU

12 Advisory Committee (Administrative)

• Sri Baidya Nath Yadav (IAS), Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar

• Sri Kumar Ravi, Secretary Building and Construction, Govt. of Bihar

• Sri Sajjan R (IAS) , Director, SCERT, Education, Govt. of Bihar

• Dr. Rekha Kumari, Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar.

• Dr. Anant Kumar, Project Director, Department of Science and Technology, Bihar

13. Advisory Committee (Academic)

• Prof. H. C. Verma, Former Professor, IIT Kanpur

• Prof. Peeyush. Chandra, Former Professor, IIT Kanpur

• Sri Abhyanand, Former DGP of Bihar

• Prof. Ranjit Verma, General Secretary, Indian Science Congress

14. Organizing Secretary

• Dr. Vijay Kumar, HOD Mathematics, College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna.

15. Academic Secretary

• Prof. Om Prakash, Professor of Mathematics, IIT Patna

16. Organizing Committee

• Dr. A. K. Verma, Associate Professor, Mathematics, IIT Patna

• Prof. D.N Sharma, Former Prof. of Mathematics, Patna University, Patna

• Dr. Arun Kumar, President Science for Society, Bihar

• Sri Santosh Kumar, Dept.of Physics, College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Patna

• Dr. Rashmi Prabha, Head Maths and Science, DIET, SCERT, Patna

• Dr. Shankar Kumar, HOD Physics, Patna Science College, Patna

• Dr. S.K Mishra, Principal S.S College, Jehanabad

• Dr. Pramendra Ranjan, Principal Narayan College Goriakothi Siwan

• Sri Dipak Kumar, Dy Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar

• Sri Arvind Kumar Sinha, BEP Patna.

• Dr. Pravin Kumar, Professor, HOD Economics, College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Patna

• Dr. Suresh Prasad Roy, Vice President, BSTA Bihar

• Sri Gopal Kumar Mishra, Director Daksh Career School, Bhojpur, Ara

• Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastava, Raghunath Balika High School, Patna

• Dr. Arun Dayal, Miller High School, Patna

• Sri Randhir Kumar, Asst. Controller of Exam. BMS