About Us

Established in 1992, Muktangan Exploratory, a unit of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Pune Kendra, is the brainchild of Late Dr. V. G. Bhide, a noted scientist and educationist.

 

Our Centre aspires to stimulate curiosity and arouse science learning in all age groups - students, teachers and the community in general. The Centre has been working incessantly in innovative science education for the past three decades. Our Centre received widespread recognition and has won prestigious awards like: Indian Merchant Chamber's (IMC) Mumbai for popularising science education in 2006; National Award for Outstanding Efforts in Science & Technology Popularization among Children, by National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) of Department of Science and Technology, 2014.

 

Children from various schools are encouraged to experience science by performing experiments and activities in our seven well-equipped and state-of-the-art laboratories (physics, chemistry, biology, maths, electronics, earth science, computers) instead of formal learning. Here, the children learn to explore and experiment, invent and innovate. This is highly beneficial in their conceptual understanding of the precepts of the various science disciplines.

 

We also have a broad spectrum of science activities/programs for the school children inter-school essay, quiz, project competitions, creativity workshops, natural trails, summer and winter workshops, A day with exploratory, balloon planetarium shows, Talks on emerging technologies, amazing science week etc., etc.

 

Other major attraction: We have started the Innovation Hub at our Centre, with support from the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata (Central Govt.). Under Innovation Hub, we promote DIY culture, equip children with essential life skills, and provide opportunities to nurture new ideas. Provide support for prototyping, Development of Technical & problem-solving skills.

 

Over two thousand students take the benefit of our innovative science activities every year. Students from over fifty different schools enthusiastically participate in our core program as well as our other science activities throughout the year. So far, since inception, more than 1000,000 students have largely benefited from our exciting science activities/programs