The
Kerala State School Sasthrolsavam is the largest
Science Fair for students in Asia region. Sasthrolsavam is a combination
of four variants such as Science Fair, Maths fair, Social science fair,
and Work Experience fair. The objective of such a massive event is to
nurture the talents of students in areas such as Science, Maths, Work
Experience etc through the learning processes which would eventually
benefit the whole society at large. The Sasthrolsavam is organized by
the State Education Department and includes students from Lower Primary
to Secondary, Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary sections.
The Mega event itself is unique model for the world apart from being
the venue for numerous experiments and findings.
The first phase of the event is organized in schools
by the respective subject wise clubs such as Science Club, Maths Club
etc. The winners of the school level competition compete at the sub
district and district level contests and the best talents eventually
qualify into the State level Sasthrolsavam.
The Science Fair includes four major contest
categories such as Still Model, Working Model etc.


Through these
competitions, the science aptitude of the students along with his / her
innovativeness, creativity, completeness, ability to communicate their
idea etc are evaluated.
The first and second place winners of the State
Sasthrolsavam would be eligible for participating in the Southern India
Science Fair which would be jointly organized by Vishwerayya Industrial
& Technological Museum, Bangalore and Education Departments of
various South Indian states. The Winners of the Sasthrolsavam would also
get an opportunity to participate in the Jawaharlal Nehru National
Science Exhibition, the premier Science show of the country.
The Maths fair comprises of as many as twelve items
including constructions, puzzles, still working models etc. In case of
the Social Science fair, six categories based on regional drawing, atlas
creation, models etc would be there. Another highlight of the
Sasthrolsavam is the Work Experience fair which not only evaluates the
work experience knowledge of the student but also would review of how
best the students are able to use their work experience knowledge in
their day to day activities.

This fair would also witness Live
competitions and display contests.
The active participation of students ranging from
Lower Primary to Higher Secondary / Vocation Higher Secondary sections
makes the event a platform for science knowledge sharing beyond ages.
Another key feature of the Sasthrolsavam is ‘Vocational Expo’, the
display of products created by vocational higher secondary students
through Production Training center which is part of their curriculum. A
Career Fest is also conducted as part of the mega event, which would
focus on career guidance activities and higher education counseling for
higher secondary and vocational higher secondary students.
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