The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Jamshedpur Chapter, organized the 11th “Professor S. N. Sinha Memorial Materials and Metallurgy Quiz-2023 (SNSM3Q-2023) for standard XI and XII students at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Jamshedpur’s Auditorium, Burmamines. In its 11th successive year, a total of 21 participating schools comprising of 82 students, 21 Teachers, many dignitaries from CSIR- NML, Tata Steel and NIT-Jamshedpur attended the function. The Chief Guest, Dr. Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NML, Jamshedpur formally inaugurated the programme.
The event is dedicated to the memory of Late Prof. S N Sinha, an eminent educationist and past president of the IIM Jamshedpur Chapter. The programme started with floral tribute to Late Prof. Sinha by Dr. Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NML, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Chairman IIM Jamshedpur Chapter, Prof. (Mrs). Gayatri Sinha, wife of late Prof. S N Sinha, Dr. Gopi K Mandal, Secretary, IIM, Jamshedpur Chapter and Dr. A.N. Bhagat, Former Chairperson, IIM Jamshedpur Chapter.
The quiz competition consisted of written screening round followed by a final stage round. Six teams qualified in the screening round out of 25 teams, representing from four schools, namely – Loyola School Jamshedpur, Narbheram Hansraj English School, Vidya Bharati Chinmaya Vidyalaya, DBMS English School and DAV Public School, Jamshedpur. After series of interesting rounds like multiple choice, hint, picture, dumb charades and materials history, Ms. Ankita Dey Laik and Madhav Varshney of Loyola School Jamshedpur were declared champions.
Mr. Arunesh Gadia and Priyanshu Chakraborty of DBMS English School, Jamshedpur got Second Rank. Mr. Anurag Kar and Md. Zishan of DAV Public School, Jamshedpur stood third. The Quiz winners and Runners-up teams were felicitated with Trophies and certificates.
Prof. Ashok Kumar, Chairman, IIM Jamshedpur chapter welcomed the gathering. While delivering the inaugural address, Chief Guest Dr. Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury said,” Prof. Sinha had a great role in building the student fraternity in metallurgy as Head of Metallurgy department of NIT Jamshedpur, and Dean / Principal, NIT as well as Director, NIFFT Ranchi. He was a teacher of eminence and would be remembered by everyone who came in his contact”. Dr. Ghosh Chowdhury also added, “Students may consider the materials engineering / metallurgical job seriously which will help the Nation in long run”. Prof. Sinha played a significant role while inspiring his student communities”.
The entire programme was highly appreciated by the students, participants, staffs and dignitaries from Tata Steel, CSIR-NML and NIT Jamshedpur. Dr. Gopi K Mandal, Secretary proposed the vote of thanks acknowledging the unrelenting support of entire organizing team and enthusiastic participation of school students.
The first two teams participated in the National level Prof. Brahm Prakash Memorial Quiz competition, which was held at the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam on September 8-9, 2023. This programme was initiated as an effort to create awareness among the students about the role of materials science and metallurgy in industrial and technological developments. In the year 1993, this event was named after Prof. Brahm Prakash, an eminent metallurgist of India.
