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	{{Short description\|~~science~~ research centre in Mumbai, india}}		{{Short description\|Science research centre in Mumbai, india}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~August 2015~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2025}}
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	~~{{Coord\|19.042337\|N\|72.928266\|E\|region:IN-MH_type:edu_scale:50\|display=title}}~~
	{{Infobox university		{{Infobox university
	\|name = Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education		\| name = Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
	\|image =[[File:Hbcse building.png\|left\|HBCSE Building]]		\| image = [[File:Hbcse building.png\|left\|HBCSE Building]]
	\|established = ~~1974~~		\| established = 1983
	\|type = [[Research]] [[Institution]]		\| type = [[Research]] [[Institution]]
	\|founder = Dr. Raghunath G. Lagu, V. G. Kulkarni		\| founder = Dr. Raghunath G. Lagu, V. G. Kulkarni
	\|director = Dr. ~~K. Subramaniam~~		\| director = Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya
	\|city = [[Mumbai]]		\| city = Mumbai
	\|country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\|campus = Urban		\| campus = Urban
	\|undergrad =		\| undergrad =
	\|postgrad =		\| postgrad =
	\|website = {{URL\|http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}		\| website = {{URL\|http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}
	}}		}}{{Coord\|19.042337\|N\|72.928266\|E\|region:IN-MH_type:edu_scale:50\|display=title}}
	'''Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education''' (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (TIFR), Mumbai, India. The broad goals of the institute are to promote equity and excellence in [[science]] and [[mathematics]] [[education]] from primary school to undergraduate college level, and encourage the growth of [[scientific literacy]] in the [[India~~\|country]]~~.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Science, education, research & innovation pillars of development - Times of India\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Science-education-research-innovation-pillars-of-development/articleshow/51502975.cms\|access-date=14 September 2016\|agency=PTI\|~~publisher~~=Times of India\|date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Homi Bhabha National Institute gets HRD ministry’s nod to start its off-campus centre - Times of India\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Homi-Bhabha-National-Institute-gets-HRD-ministrys-nod-to-start-its-off-campus-centre/articleshow/51044883.cms\|access-date=14 September 2016\|agency=PTI\|~~publisher~~=Times of India\|date=18 February 2016}}</ref> To these ends it carries out a wide spectrum of inter-related activities, which may be viewed under three broad categories:		'''Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education''' (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (TIFR), Mumbai, India. The broad goals of the institute are to promote equity and excellence in [[science]] and [[mathematics]] [[education]] from primary school to undergraduate college level, and encourage the growth of [[scientific literacy]] in the India.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Science, education, research & innovation pillars of development – Times of India\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Science-education-research-innovation-pillars-of-development/articleshow/51502975.cms\|access-date=14 September 2016\|agency=PTI\|work=The Times of India\|date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Homi Bhabha National Institute gets HRD ministry’s nod to start its off-campus centre – Times of India\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Homi-Bhabha-National-Institute-gets-HRD-ministrys-nod-to-start-its-off-campus-centre/articleshow/51044883.cms\|access-date=14 September 2016\|agency=PTI\|work=The Times of India\|date=18 February 2016}}</ref> To these ends it carries out a wide spectrum of inter-related activities, which may be viewed under three broad categories:
	* Research and development,		* Research and development,
	* Teacher orientation and science popularisation		* Teacher orientation and science popularisation
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	\| ~~1974-1994~~ \|\| V. G. Kulkarni \|\| Founder Director, began his career in 1953 at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web\|title=V. G. Kulkarni — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/v.-g.-kulkarni\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=~~www.~~hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>		\| 1974–1994 \|\| V. G. Kulkarni \|\| Founder Director, began his career in 1953 at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web\|title=V. G. Kulkarni – Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/v.-g.-kulkarni\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
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	\| ~~1994-2008~~ \|\| [[Arvind Kumar (academic)\|Arvind Kumar]] \|\| 2nd Director, from [[Maharashtra]], India, won the [[Padma Shri]] Award in 2011 for his contributions in the field of literature and education<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Arvind Kumar — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/arvind-kumar\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=~~www.~~hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>		\| 1994–2008 \|\| [[Arvind Kumar (academic)\|Arvind Kumar]] \|\| 2nd Director, from [[Maharashtra]], India, won the [[Padma Shri]] Award in 2011 for his contributions in the field of literature and education<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Arvind Kumar – Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/arvind-kumar\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
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	\| ~~2008-2011~~ \|\| Dr. Hemchandra Chintamani Pradhan \|\| 3rd Director, since July 2012, Pradhan has been associated, as a Raja Ramanna Fellow of the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India<ref>{{Cite web\|title=H. C. Pradhan — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/hcpradhan\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=~~www.~~hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>		\| 2008–2011 \|\| Dr. Hemchandra Chintamani Pradhan \|\| 3rd Director, since July 2012, Pradhan has been associated, as a Raja Ramanna Fellow of the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India<ref>{{Cite web\|title=H. C. Pradhan – Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/hcpradhan\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
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	\| ~~2011-2016~~ \|\| [[Jayashree Ramadas]] \|\| 4th Director<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jayashree Ramadas — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/jayashree-ramadas\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=~~www.~~hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>		\| 2011–2016 \|\| [[Jayashree Ramadas]] \|\| 4th Director<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jayashree Ramadas – Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/jayashree-ramadas\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
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	\| 2016 \|\| K. Subramaniam \|\| 5th Director<ref>{{Cite web\|title=People — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=~~www.~~hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>		\| 2016 \|\| K. Subramaniam \|\| 5th Director<ref>{{Cite web\|title=People – Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR\|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people\|access-date=2021-04-12\|website=hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181127/http://asc2010.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Asian Science Camp - 2010]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181127/http://asc2010.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Asian Science Camp - 2010]
	* [http://www.ipho2015.in/ International Physics Olympiad, 2015, India]		* [http://www.ipho2015.in/ International Physics Olympiad, 2015, India]
	* [http://www.metastudio.org/ Collaborative Learning Portal, HBCSE]		* [http://www.metastudio.org/ Collaborative Learning Portal, HBCSE] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217153448/http://metastudio.org/ \|date=17 December 2014 }}

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{{Short description|science research centre in Mumbai, india}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Coord|19.042337|N|72.928266|E|region:IN-MH_type:edu_scale:50|display=title}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
|image =[[File:Hbcse building.png|left|HBCSE Building]]
|established = 1974
|type = [[Research]] [[Institution]]
|founder = Dr. Raghunath G. Lagu, V. G. Kulkarni
|director = Dr. K. Subramaniam
|city = [[Mumbai]]
|country = [[India]]
|campus = Urban
|undergrad =
|postgrad =
|website = {{URL|http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}
}}
'''Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education''' (HBCSE) is a National Centre of the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (TIFR), Mumbai, India. The broad goals of the institute are to promote equity and excellence in [[science]] and [[mathematics]] [[education]] from primary school to undergraduate college level, and encourage the growth of [[scientific literacy]] in the [[India|country]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Science, education, research & innovation pillars of development - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Science-education-research-innovation-pillars-of-development/articleshow/51502975.cms|access-date=14 September 2016|agency=PTI|publisher=Times of India|date=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Homi Bhabha National Institute gets HRD ministry’s nod to start its off-campus centre - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Homi-Bhabha-National-Institute-gets-HRD-ministrys-nod-to-start-its-off-campus-centre/articleshow/51044883.cms|access-date=14 September 2016|agency=PTI|publisher=Times of India|date=18 February 2016}}</ref> To these ends it carries out a wide spectrum of inter-related activities, which may be viewed under three broad categories:
* Research and development,
* Teacher orientation and science popularisation
* Olympiads and other students' nurture programmes

It is India's nodal centre for Olympiad programmes in [[mathematics]], [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[biology]]<ref>{{cite news|title=12-Year-Old Boy From Kota Qualifies For International Biology Olympiad|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/12-year-old-boy-from-kota-qualifies-for-international-biology-olympiad-1262016|access-date=14 September 2016|agency=PTI|publisher=NDTV|date=4 January 2016}}</ref> and [[astronomy]]. Another major program of HBCSE is the National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS).

HBCSE runs a graduate school in science and mathematics education. Students admitted to HBCSE Graduate School work for the degree of Ph.D. in Science Education, which is a degree of [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research|TIFR]] (Deemed University).

==Notable staff==

{| class= "wikitable"
|+ Centre Director:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people |title= People |publisher= HBCSE }}</ref>
|-
! Term !! Member !! Notes
|-
| 1974-1994 || V. G. Kulkarni || Founder Director, began his career in 1953 at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|title=V. G. Kulkarni — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/v.-g.-kulkarni|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
|-
| 1994-2008 || [[Arvind Kumar (academic)|Arvind Kumar]] || 2nd Director, from [[Maharashtra]], India, won the [[Padma Shri]] Award in 2011 for his contributions in the field of literature and education<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arvind Kumar — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/arvind-kumar|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
|-
| 2008-2011 || Dr. Hemchandra Chintamani Pradhan || 3rd Director, since July 2012, Pradhan has been associated, as a Raja Ramanna Fellow of the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India<ref>{{Cite web|title=H. C. Pradhan — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/hcpradhan|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
|-
| 2011-2016 || [[Jayashree Ramadas]] || 4th Director<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jayashree Ramadas — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people/former-members/jayashree-ramadas|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || K. Subramaniam || 5th Director<ref>{{Cite web|title=People — Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education, TIFR|url=http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/people|access-date=2021-04-12|website=www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in}}
* [http://mathedu.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Mathematics Education Research, HBCSE, Mumbai India]
* [http://coglab.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Small Science - Homi Bhabha Curriculum for Primary Science]
* [http://ehindi.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Hindi Learning Portal - HBCSE]
* [http://nius.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ National Initiative on Undergraduate Science - HBCSE]
* [http://olympiads.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Olympiad Programme - HBCSE, India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181127/http://asc2010.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Asian Science Camp - 2010]
* [http://www.ipho2015.in/ International Physics Olympiad, 2015, India]
* [http://www.metastudio.org/ Collaborative Learning Portal, HBCSE]

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