The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to organize the summer boot camp for class 11 and class 12 students. ‘Change.Makers’ is the name of this boot camp. The boot camp will be held between May 23 and June 24. Interested candidates can send their applications to the boot camp before 7th May.
IIT Delhi Summer Boot Camp For Class 11, 12 Students
IIT Delhi ‘Change.Makers’ will be offering hands-on, rapid prototyping-based training in digital fabrication techniques. Hands-on, rapid prototyping-based training in digital fabrication techniques. After the completion of the training, students will be availing the the IIT Delhi facilities till the end of the boot camp to build projects.
“We urge Change.Makers, i.e. the 11th and 12th grade students passionate about tinkering and building things, to use their interests and skills to bring about a positive change in the society. Government initiatives on tinkering have helped the school students to instil a culture of innovation and a mindset of problem solving. Change.Makers summer boot camp will build on these initiatives by providing world class R&D facilities and mentorship to selected students committed to make their impactful products and solutions reach closer to implementation,” said Professor Jay Dhariwal, Coordinator, Change.Makers summer boot camp, IIT Delhi.
Professor Pritha Chandra, Associate Dean, Academic Outreach and New Initiatives, IIT Delhi said: “IIT Delhi is committed to science popularisation, and with this objective in mind, has recently proposed a number of outreach initiatives including the monthly lecture series SciTech Spins for high schoolers and the STEM Mentorship Program for girl students. We are very hopeful that the DIY camp will help strengthen the ties that IIT Delhi faculty and students have already established with young minds in schools and academics in the making.”
