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Event Overview
On August 11–12, 2026, the ICMR-Centre for Research, Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies (ICMR-CRMCH), Chandrapur, hosted the "SHINE Open School Day 2026." This two-day program is a part of the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) flagship initiative, SHINE (Science and Health Innovation for Next-Gen Explorers). The event was held to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prof. V. Ramalingaswami, a pioneer of biomedical research in India.
Objectives
The initiative was designed to foster scientific curiosity among youth and provide them with first-hand exposure to the ICMR scientific ecosystem, public health initiatives, and biomedical research.
Participant Metrics and Data
Total Participants: 220 students.
Grade Levels: Classes IX to XII.
Participating Schools: Four schools from Chandrapur were represented:
Narayana Vidyalaya
Vidya Niketan
Mount Litera School
Indira Gandhi High School
Release ID: 2299669
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Key Entities Referenced
SHINE (Science and Health Innovation for Next-Gen Explorers): A flagship initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) designed to foster scientific curiosity and provide school students with exposure to biomedical research and public health.
ICMR-Centre for Research, Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies (ICMR-CRMCH): The specialized research center that organized the Open School Day event to promote biomedical research careers among students.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): The primary regulatory and research body for biomedical science in India that oversees the SHINE initiative.
Chandrapur: The central location where the ICMR-CRMCH is situated and where the regional educational programme was conducted for local schools.
Prof. V. Ramalingaswami: An eminent medical scientist and pioneer of biomedical research in India, whose legacy the initiative commemorates.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
ICMR-CRMCH Chandrapur organises SHINE
Open School Day 2026 to Inspire Young Minds
Towards Biomedical Research
प्रव तथ: 14 AUG 2026 9:22PM by PIB Mumbai
: Mumbai, 14 August 2026
The ICMR-Centre for Research, Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies
(ICMR-CRMCH), Chandrapur organised SHINE Open School Day 2026 on 11–12
August 2026 under the flagship initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR), SHINE – Science and Health Innovation for Next-Gen Explorers. The
programme was organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prof. V.
Ramalingaswami, an eminent medical scientist and pioneer of biomedical research
in India. The initiative aimed to foster scientific curiosity among school students and
provide them with first-hand exposure to biomedical research, public health and the
scientific ecosystem of ICMR.
A total of 220 students from Classes IX to XII, representing four schools of
Chandrapur — Narayana Vidyalaya, Vidya Niketan, Mount Litera School and Indira
Gandhi High School — participated in the two-day programme.
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