Week-long Science, Technology and Startup Innovation fest begins in Dindigul

The week-long ‘Science, Technology and Startup Innovation Fest 2026’ jointly organised by the Dindigul district administration and Professor S.S. Nagarajan Memorial Trust was inaugurated at the MSP School auditorium here by Collector S. Saravanan on Wednesday.

Addressing the gathering, the Collector said the main aim of the event was to foster interest in science among school and college students. He said the event will act as a platform for the students to showcase their talent. Students in Tamil Nadu were excelling in Science. At the same time the students should also give importance to their mother tongue Tamil, he said.

At the science festival, there will be a total of 120 stalls and around 240 science projects of school students will be displayed. Over 1 lakh people, including school and college students, and the general public, are expected to visit the science fest, he said.

The Collector said a mobile ‘space exhibition’ bus from ISRO will be stationed at the venue with the aim of encouraging students.

The main objective was to encourage the students to develop their skills in a constructive way to achieve success, good position and economic progress. Only when young people achieve economic progress will the country achieve economic development, he said.

Some of the highlights of the Science fest include science exhibition competitions, technical, science and innovation talks, value added programmes such as ISRO Space on Wheels, Live Drone show, online workshop, augmented/virtual reality stalls, road show, mega marathon and cultural events.