Jorhat Science Centre and Planetarium

Jorhat Science Centre and Planetarium is a science education facility located in Choladhara, Jorhat, Assam. Established by the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council with support from the National Council of Science Museums and inaugurated in 2013, it features a planetarium dome, interactive science galleries, a 3D theatre and an outdoor science park. It serves as a major centre for science popularization and astronomy education in Upper Assam.

Visitors can expect a campus with an indoor planetarium dome offering astronomy shows, galleries with interactive science exhibits on physics, biology and fun science, a 3D theatre, and an outdoor science park with working models demonstrating scientific principles. The setting is educational and family-oriented, with exhibition halls, demonstration areas and landscaped open space to explore at a leisurely pace.

Developed by the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) with support from the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, and inaugurated on 6 May 2013, the centre was established to promote scientific temper, science education and astronomy awareness in Upper Assam.

Functions as a key educational and science popularization hub for students and the public in Upper Assam, hosting science exhibitions, astronomy programmes, workshops and fairs that encourage scientific curiosity.