Many Schools and colleges frequently visit IIG’s magnetic observatories that has spread across the nation. IIG runs total twelve magnetic observatories spanning east-west and north-south region of our country. Understanding working of magnetic observatory, measuring magnetic field of the Earth, history of magnetism is always being the popular topics among the students/teachers visiting our magnetic observatories. IIG host a historic Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatory that has history of continuous magnetic field measurements dated back to 1841. Students/teachers visiting the magnetic observatory are given information about history of geomagnetism in India, role of Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatories in institutionalizing geomagnetism in India, the utility of network of magnetic observatories all over India. The students and teachers were also exposed to classical and modern instruments through visits to museum and the absolute/variometer rooms at Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatory. The care taken by the pioneers in constructing non-magnetic observatories is also explained.
ALIBAG M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
15-03-2024 |
Group of senior citizen, Mumbai |
15 |
-- |
28-02-2024 |
National Science Day |
~250 |
~10 |
19-01-2024 |
Geography Department of Swami Vivekanand Night College of Arts and Commerce |
40 |
2 |
30-12-2023 |
Vidya Prasarak Samaj's K.R.T. Arts, B.H. Commerce and A.M. Science (KTHM) College, Nashik |
150 |
2 |
15-12-2023 |
The 13th Space and Atmospheric Science PG diploma Course (SAS-13) students, conducted by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, under the CSSTEAP program visited the Alibag Magnetic Observatory |
11 |
2 |
10-11-2023 |
SIES College, Sion visited Magnetic Observatory Alibag |
50 |
3 |
26-05-2023 |
Team “Prakaswata”, an organisation which help students to choose the careers, visited Magnetic Observatory Alibag |
15 |
1 |
12-05-2023 |
Under a program organized by Raigad Youth foundation, around 35 Students and few of their parents visited Alibag Magnetic Observatory |
35 |
6 |
15-03-2023 |
M B More Foundation's Arts, commerce & Science Women college, Roha |
43 |
4 |
09-03-2023 |
Sangamner College |
44 |
4 |
01-03-2023 |
Pillai HOC college, New Panvel |
49 |
2 |
28-02-2023 |
Many schools from Alibag and nearby village area |
250+ |
10 |
13-02-2023 |
BNN college, Bhiwandi |
45 |
2 |
12-01-2023 |
J.S.M College, Alibag |
50 |
5 |
06-01-2023 |
Marathi Kanya Prathamik Shala, Osmanabad visited Magnetic Observatory, Alibag |
50 |
4 |
28-12-2022 |
A group of students from Marathi Department, Ruia College, Mumbai visited Magnetic Observatory, Alibag |
20 |
1 |
19-12-2022 |
Members of Asiatic Society of Mumbai visited M O Alibag |
25 |
-- |
06-09-2022 & |
Popular lecture delivered to college students in an event organized by the Collector office, Raigad Dist. |
50 |
2 |
13-03-2018 |
Botanical Survey of India, Pune |
12 |
2 |
29-01-2018 |
Dayanand Science College, Latur |
85 |
4 |
14-02-2018 |
Zeal Polytechnic, Narhe, Pune |
51 |
6 |
08-02-2018 |
PES Modern College, Pune |
43 |
7 |
07-02-2018 |
Shri Bapusaheb D.D Vispute College, New Panvel |
90 |
6 |
29-01-2018 |
Dayanand Science College, Latur |
85 |
4 |
29-11-2017 |
Sunshine English Medium School, Satara |
130 |
5 |
13-10-2017 |
Rajiv Gandhi College of Arts, Commerce & Science, Vashi |
40 |
5 |
25-04-2017 |
Bapusaheb D.D. Vispute College of Education, New Panvel |
70 |
5 |
ANDAMAN (PORT BLAIR) M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
16-08-2023 |
Zilla Parishad Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Shore Point |
100 |
6 |
13-01-2023 |
Government Primary School Shoal Bay No – 14 |
26 |
3 |
29-11-2022 |
Navy Children School, Minnie Bay Port Blair |
46 |
3 |
FEB 2018 |
Govt Senior Secondary |
50 |
6 |
GULMARG M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers/officers |
FEB 2023 |
Trainees of High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) |
~350 |
~10 |
JAIPUR M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
NOV 2017 |
Biyani Girls college |
40 |
2 |
FEB 2018 |
Different Schools/Colleges |
80 |
5 |
KOLHAPUR MF RADAR
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
29-02-2024 |
Shree Sai Marathi School 9th standard students |
25 |
2 |
28-02-2024 |
Vikash Vidhya Mandir School, Kolhapur(7th standard) |
~50 |
3 |
22-02-2024 |
The Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTM), Nanded |
31 |
4 |
29-03-2023 |
Government Polytechnic College, Kolhapur |
30 |
1 |
28-02-2023 |
Shri Sai Samrtha Marathi medium school, Sarnobatwadi, Kolhapur |
50+ |
3 |
07-12-2022 |
3rd year diploma students from Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication, Institute of Civil and Rural Engineering college, Gargoti, District Kolhapur |
34 |
3 |
03-10-2022& |
Sanjay Ghodavat Polytechnic College, Atigre Kolhapur |
90 |
2 |
30-05-2022 |
Rajaram College, Kolhapur |
20 |
1 |
20-02-2018 |
Dr. BombaleUttam L., Shivaji University, Kolhapur |
13 |
2 |
PONDICHERRY M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
20.02.2018 |
KendriyaVidyalaya 2, Pondicherry |
150 |
5 |
28.02.2018 |
University Earth Science Dept |
46 |
2 |
RAJKOT M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
20.02.2018 |
Dept of Physics, Saurashtra University, Rajkot |
70 |
5 |
28.02.2018 |
Different colleges |
33 |
6 |
SILCHAR M.O.
Date of visit |
Name of college/school |
No of students |
No of teachers |
11.03.2024 |
VC Assam University Dr. Rajive Mohan Pant and Ms. Nivedita Raghunath Bhide (Vice President Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari) along with the other staff member of kendra visited Silchar observatory |
8 |
-- |
01.04.2023 |
JNU and other Universities of Delhi |
40 |
3 |
11.01.2023 |
Krishna Ram M.E School |
70 |
4 |
14.10.2022 |
Vivekananda Kendra Schools across the state of Assam |
120 |
30 |
20.02.2018 |
Different Schools/colleges |
50 |
2 |