On account of National Science Day celebrated on February 28th of every year , Indian Institute of Science – Bangalore (IISC) hosts an open day every year to celebrate the scientific and resourceful learning and commemorate the findings in India.
IISc Bangalore, present in the heart of the beautiful garden city of Bangalore, is a well-known university for scientific studies and a research centre. A visit to its huge campus is surely a great opportunity for young students. This year’s open day was held on March 1,2025 Saturday
A visitor’s experience:
As an young learner I was quiet excited and looked forward to visiting IIsc-Banglore’s campus
I along with my guardian and a few friends visited the open day, The entrance was beautifully decorated with a huge welcome banner and security checks were done before we entered the campus.
We walked through the campus filled with lush greenery and crowd of enthusiasts.
Maps of the whole campus and the open day setup were displayed which helped us a lot in manoeuvring through the place.
Firstly, we visited the exhibition near the Main building, where UG students show cased many science experiments along with adequate explanation which amazed our young minds,
The computer science students displayed their talent by introducing AI related concepts to the visitors,
Exciting games were held with the AI vs the visitors and interactive AI tools were displayed.
We came across earthquake detecting machines, Microscopes which displayed various microorganisms with other experiments around.
The main building was a tall and huge stone buiding, in front of which was a statue of the founder of the IIsc banglore – J.N. Tata .The Main building was decorated with beautiful flowers and shrubs.
Next, we visited the JRD Tata memorial library, which was a three storey building filled with books related to almost all fields, We came across books dealing with Physical Mathematics, Advanced Biology and Chemistry . It had big halls with separate tables and chairs and adequate lighting in each storey.
The Physics and Chemistry department of studies was thronged with learners and scientists.
The Aerospace centre showcased the latest technology in its field and the prototypes of the original models of the space crafts.
In the center of brain studies there were many UG and PG students explaining the working of various functions and activities of human brain.
Food stalls were set up all around the campus, and special kids zone was also set up.
The open day was only till 5pm in the evening and we had to leave the campus .
The whole experience was amazing and quite insightful for a young learner . The open day inspired many young science aspirants and interested the learned. It was a chance for each person to explore the science within them as well as socialize with learned. It was a memorable day, filled with fun, activities and a lot of knowledge transfer, learning and useful insights.
By Kundanika. K (blue house, grade 10 of 2025-26 batch)
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