BIS Launches ‘Learning Science via Standards’ Series

Source: The post is based on the article “BIS Launches ‘Learning Science via Standards’ Series” published in PIB on 15th March 2023

What is the News?

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India has announced the launch of ‘Learning Science via Standards’ Initiative.

What is Learning Science via Standards Initiative?

It is a unique initiative for students for learning science via standards.

The initiative focuses on a series of lesson plans aimed to use scientific concepts, principles and laws to help students understand their practical applications in manufacturing, functioning and testing of quality characteristics of different products as stated in the relevant Indian Standards.  

The subjects for the lesson plans are largely related to products used in day-to-day life and have been chosen based on their relevance to education as part of the course curriculum as well as to industrial applications.

This initiative runs in a continuum with an earlier BIS ‘Standards Clubs’ Initiative.

What is the Standards Clubs Initiative?

Launched by: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Aim: To expose science students of class 9th and above classes to the concept of Quality and Standardization with the help of student-centric activities

Under the initiative, Standards Clubs have been set up in schools and colleges. Each Standards Club comprises a science teacher as its mentor and a minimum of 15 students as members. 

– BIS organizes a two-day residential training for Mentors of Standard club wherein they are introduced to concepts of Standards and Quality, their role and expectation as mentors and different student-centric activities that can be taken up.

– Such schools have also initiated conducting activities under the aegis of the Standards Club such as quizzes, standard writing competitions, essay writing etc.