INTRODUCTION
The Ankuran Year.
Our weekly sessions build understanding. Our annual events build excitement. Each signature event is planned around the same belief as everything else we do: students learn science best when they do it themselves, with others, in a place that welcomes their curiosity.
Explore Our Events & Activities
Summer Camp
Interschool Chess Competition
Science Exhibition
EXPLORE Summer camp at every centre
Summer Camp 2026
Ankuran Summer Camp
The summer holidays, spent discovering.
Every summer, Ankuran Centres turn the school holidays into a camp for curious minds. Over the camp, students come together to experiment in the labs, enjoy Fun with Science sessions and try new hobbies, guided by Ankuran’s educators through the ERTA approach: Explore, Reflect, Think, Apply.
There are no exams and no lectures. Students perform experiments in our Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs. They take part in Fun with Science sessions, where science becomes play, surprise and laughter. And they are introduced to a range of hobbies, so that every student can find something they love. Many of them make friends and discover passions that stay with them long after the camp ends.
The camp is a signature event of every Ankuran Centre. Each Centre runs it at its own location, so that children in Durgapur, Madurai and Trichy can all take part.
What students do?
Fun with Science — Playful, surprising sessions that show how much fun science can be.
Discover Hobbies — An introduction to a variety of hobbies, so that every student can find something they love.
Make Friends — Time spent with students from other schools, learning and playing together.
Who and when?
When: During the summer holidays, at each Centre.
Where: At all Centres
EXPLORE Chess Competition at every centre
Interschool Chess Competition 2026
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Organised every year in the third week of August, Ankuran’s Interschool Chess Competition brings together students from different schools for a day of strategy, focus, and healthy competition. Details for this year’s edition will be announced soon—stay tuned for updates.
Announcements
Happens During 3rd week of August
Interschool Chess Competition
Every move is a lesson in thinking.
Every year, each Ankuran Centre hosts a chess competition for school students. Players come to the Centre to compete in age groups up to 17 years, and to meet students from other schools. Students can enter on their own, and schools can nominate their players.
Chess teaches what science teaches: to look carefully, to think ahead, to test an idea and to learn from a mistake. It matches the way Ankuran teaches, which is to explore, reflect, think and apply.
The competition is a signature event of every Ankuran Centre, run at its own location, so students in Durgapur, Madurai and Trichy can all take part. It is open to all school students up to the age of 17, and government and government-aided schools are especially welcome.
Why it matters?
Compete — A friendly contest where every school student can take part.
Connect — A chance to meet and play students from other schools.
Who and when?
When: Once every year at each Centre.
Where: At all Centres
EXPLORE Science Exhibition at every centre
Science Exhibition 2027
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Held annually in the second week of January, Ankuran’s Science Exhibition provides students a platform to showcase ideas, experiments, and innovative thinking. Information regarding this year’s exhibition will be shared shortly.
Announcements
Happens During 2nd week of January
Ankuran Science Exhibition
Where students become the scientists and the teachers.
Once a year, each Ankuran Centre opens its doors for a Science Exhibition. Students of Classes VIII to XII, working in groups of up to four, set up working models, experiments and projects, and explain them to visitors in their own words.
Preparing for the exhibition is a learning journey in itself. Students choose an idea, test it, fix what does not work and learn to explain it clearly. On the day, they present to classmates, teachers, parents and guests, and see that their work matters to others.
The Science Exhibition is a signature event of every Ankuran Centre, run at its own location in Durgapur, Madurai and Trichy. It is open to families, schools and the wider community.
What you will see?
Live experiments — Experiments in Physics, Chemistry and Biology that visitors can try.
Student presenters — Young explainers who walk visitors through their ideas.
Open to all — Parents, teachers and neighbours are welcome to visit and ask questions.
Who and when?
When: Once every year at each Centre.
Where: At all Centres
EXPLORE Guest Lectures at every centre
Ankuran Guest Lectures
Meet the people who make science and ideas work in the real world.
Through the year, each Ankuran Centre invites eminent people to speak to students: scientists, engineers, doctors, teachers, innovators and professionals, as well as experts on topics that matter to young people today, such as science in everyday life, careers, technology, health and the environment.
Each lecture is short, simple and built for school students. Speakers show, explain and answer questions, and students leave with something to think about and someone to look up to. For many of them, it is the first time they meet a scientist or an engineer in person.
Guest lectures are a regular part of every Ankuran Centre’s year and are held at each Centre, in Durgapur, Madurai and Trichy. Students of partner schools are invited, and teachers and parents are welcome to attend.
What to expect?
Relevant topics — Subjects chosen to connect with what students learn and what they want to become.
Ask anything — Time set aside for students to put their own questions to the speaker.
Open to schools — Partner-school students, teachers and parents are invited.
Who and when?
When: Through the year, at each Centre. Please do not show specific speakers or dates on this page. Upcoming lectures can be shared by email and on the Contact page.
Where: At all Centres
