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SoW is ready to inspire the next generation of problem-solvers.

Launched on June 14 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Science on Wheels (SoW) is taking immersive, hands-on STEM learning to students in rural, remote, tribal, and border region schools across Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.

Through activities centred on challenges of local and global relevance, students will explore space technology, rockets and satellites, robotics, water filtration, and sustainable development, connecting scientific concepts with real-world issues in their communities.

Led by Plaksha University, in partnership with IIT Mandi and IDYM Foundation, the initiative is supported by the Department of Science and Technology and the National Council for Science and Technology Communication.

At Plaksha, we believe meaningful science education must go beyond classrooms, reaching learners wherever they are and inspiring them to imagine, experiment, and build.

The initiative is led by Prof Rucha Joshi and Prof Shashank Tamaskar from Plaksha University, along with Ratnesh Mishra, Co-founder and President, IDYM Foundation and Harshad Vijay Kulkarni, Co-Principal Investigator, IIT Mandi.

Most third-year students are learning about global challenges in the classroom. Prerit Rathi stepped out to help shape them and joined the World Youth Development Forum (WYDF) 2026.

Nominated by UNDP, he represented India at WYDF 2026, held across Shanghai and Wuhan, China. He was one of only two Indian delegates selected for the Forum and the sole Indian representative in AI leadership. He engaged with the United Nations Leadership, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, and young leaders from more than 100 countries and regions to discuss solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

His participation at WYDF 2026 is the latest milestone in a journey marked by innovation and leadership. Prerit is a 2023 UN Millennium Fellow and was among 500 emerging technologists globally recognized by the United Nations MCN across 38 countries in 2023. He also won the National Innovation Dialogue 2024, organized by UNDP and NITI Aayog.

Congratulations, Prerit. Wishing you more milestones ahead!

May offered two visions of the future. As the NASSCOM Chairperson took the stage in Mumbai to map how AI is redefining careers and work, hundreds of high school students were on the Plaksha campus building robots, exploring biology beyond medicine, and applying data science to real challenges at YTS+.

We closed the month inspired by the energy of young minds and the possibilities they are already creating.

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Behind every great program is the faculty that defines what it can become.

Plaksha's MS in AI brings together researchers and practitioners trained at Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Penn Engineering, NTU, and industry leaders from Microsoft Research, SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), spanning every dimension of the AI field, from core ML and NLP to AI safety, systems, and venture-scale deployment.

The result is a one-year, residential program that does not just teach AI, but puts you in the room with the people advancing it. Along with rigorous AI fundamentals, students undertake a five-month Industry Immersion Project and work through a curriculum built in partnership with Penn Engineering.

Applications close today.

Inspired by the rhythms and architecture of the Plaksha campus, The Gravityless Sky — a mural artwork by Parul Sharma ( ) traces movement, observation, and the experience of being within a space.