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Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar observed the National Science Day on 28th February, 2021. Institute also celebrates this day as the Research Scholars’ Day of the institute. It is the 11th Research Scholars’ Day of the institute. National Science Day is observed to honour the invention of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist and Nobel Laureate Sir C. V. Raman. On the eve of the Research Scholars’ Day the institute conducts a poster presentation competition among the research scholars and awards prizes to best posters. This year the competition was conducted on 27th February with the inauguration by Prof. R.V. Rajakumar, Director. The Chief Guest of the National Science Day event was Prof. Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Former Director, AIIMS Bhubaneswar and Current Vice Chancellor, SOA University, Bhubaneswar. The event was presided over by the Director Prof. R.V. Raja Kumar.