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VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN (VVM)

All India

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Last date

10/10/2025

Reward

25,000

Qualification

Other

Post

School

General information

Scholarship name

VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN (VVM)

Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organization under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an institution under the Ministry of Education (earlier known as Ministry of Human Resources and Development). VVM is a national program for popularizing science among school students of standard VI to XI, conceptualized to identify the bright minds with a scientific attitude among the student community. It has been conceptualised to identify bright minds with a scientific aptitude from the student community. VVM is a national program for popularizing science among school students with the following objectives: 1. To create interest among students in pure science. 2. To educate school children about India’s contributions, from traditional to modern, to the world of science and technology. 3. To conduct competitive exams to identify students who have a scientific bent of mind. 4. To provide hands-on training to students through workshops and other events. 5. To provide mentors for preparing students to carry forward their education in the field of science. 6. To identify successful students at the State and National levels and felicitate them. 7. To organise exposure visits for the winners to various R&D institutions in the country. Item Description Name Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) Provided By Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA)

Region
All India
Scholarship type
Government
Fields
Other
For
School

Key dates

Last date to apply: 10/10/2025 The last date to apply for this scholarship is October 10, 2026.

Eligibility

Students from class VI to XI studying under CBSE, ICSE, and State Boards.

Award & availability

Stated amount: 25,000 LEVEL NAME SELECTION AWARDS LEVEL-I SCHOOL LEVEL The top 3 Rankers per class will be SCHOOL winners (i.e. 18 students from each school). A minimum of 10 students per class must be registered from a school to qualify for this category. Merit Certificate Certificates will be generated online only. Participating students can download them from their profile account after logging into it on our website. No printed copy of the same will be provided. LEVEL-II DISTRICT LEVEL The top 3 rankers per class will be DISTRICT winners (i.e. 18 students from each district). [All schools from that district will be part of the evaluation]. Merit Certificate Certificates will be generated online only. Participating students can download them from their profile account after logging into it on our website. No printed copy of the same will be provided. LEVEL-III STATE LEVEL The top 20 rankers from each class from a state will qualify to participate in the state-level camp. The top 3 rankers per class will be the State winners (i.e. 18 students per state). [Winners will be chosen from among students appearing in the state camp].

  1. State Camp Participation Certificate
  2. State Camp Memento
  3. Cash prize Rs. 5,000/-Rs. 3,000/- and Rs. 2,000/- for 1st, 2nd and 3rd rankers per class LEVEL-IV NATIONAL LEVEL The top 2 winners at the state level, from each state, will qualify to participate in the National Camp. The top 3 rankers per class will be National winners i.e. Himalayans (i.e. 18 students at the national level). The top 3 rankers per class, from a zone, will be Zonal winners in addition to National winners (i.e. 18 students per zone).
  4. National Camp Participation Certificate & Memento
  5. National Camp Winner Certificate & Memento
  6. Cash prize Rs. 25,000/ Rs. 15,000/ and Rs. 10,000/ for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rankers per class
  7. Cash prize Rs. 5,000/ Rs. 3,000/ and Rs. 2,000/ for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rankers per class in each zone STATE-LEVEL CAMP (SLC): The top 20 rankers from each class for every state will be identified to participate in the one or two-day State Level Camp (SLC). The camp will be organized at any location within the state. State Level Camp will consist of Application Orientated Multiple Choice Questions, Hands-On Activities, Observation and Analysis, Situational Problem Solving Ability, and a series of other activities. States will be clubbed according to the number of students who appeared for the examination, as per consideration of their geographical and cultural resemblance, and the convenience of the students. Selected students will have to bear their travel expenses to attend the State Level Camp. No travel support for this purpose will be provided. The venue and other details will be informed to all selected students by the respective state coordinator(s). NATIONAL CAMP (NC): ​​​​​​​The top two students from each class i.e. a total of 12 students from each state will be invited to a two-day National Camp. National Camp (NC) will comprise of Presentations, Activities to test Scientific Understanding, Innovation, Creativity, Out-of-Box Thinking, and Assessment of Leadership Quality. Selected students will bear their travel expenses to attend the National Camp. No travel support for this purpose will be provided. Organizers will make boarding and lodging arrangements. Necessary details regarding the venue and others will be provided to all the students selected for participation in National Camp by the respective state coordinator(s). No. of scholarships is subject to availability, please visit official website.

Application

  1. Students registering individually or through school will have to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only).
  2. School/Institute coordinator is requested to retain Rs. 30/- per student as a service charge with school/institute and rest of the amount will be transferred only through Online Payment Mode to the VVM Delhi office. In case of account payment, please ensure to upload the receipt & transaction Id and submit the transaction details. We encourage bulk registration through the school/institute. To register under school/institute category, a minimum of 10 students per class have to be registered. To apply please visit

Selection process

Exam Venue - Home Students participating in VVM shall undergo the following multi-level testing procedures:

  1. Objective type Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Comprehensive Writing
  3. Presentation and Group Discussion
  4. Role Play
  5. Practical examination
  6. Methods of Science There will be only one examination for a total of one hour and thirty minutes duration at the school level with 100 multiple-choice questions, each weighted for one mark. The examination will consist of Two Segments viz. Section-A (comprising of 40 questions from study material Indian Contributions to Science; the Life story of Vyankatesh Bapuji Ketkar & His Work in the field of the Measurement of Time to be provided by Vijnana Bharati) & Section-B 3 (comprising of 60 questions based on the Text Books of NCERT Curriculum & Logic and Reasoning (open source)). The examination will be conducted separately for the Junior Group (class VI to VIII) and for the Senior Group (class IX to XI). Evaluation of students will be based on their individual performance at every level. The examination will be conducted in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, and Assamese (major regional languages). Other Info EXAM APPLICATION (APP) DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION Once the registration process is complete, the Exam App will be made available for download from the profile page of the student. The App will be installed and will function properly only if it is downloaded according to the operating system of the desired device from student’s profile page. The profile page will contain detailed instructions for App download and installation. Request support link will be available in case of any issues. Once the App is downloaded, the user will have the option to test the same by attempting Mock Exams. Students will have to update it regularly and for this purpose he/she will have to allow push notification from this App to update notifications. NOTIFICATIONS AND MOCK TEST To build confidence of the students and to make the exam user friendly, mock tests will be conducted regularly. The registered students will get regular notifications regarding availability of mock exams. On the specified date and time, the student can login in Exam App and take the mock test. Mock Tests will begin from 01st September. On completion of the mock test, the students can view their result on the result page. After verification of answers student can report to admin if he/ she faces any problems in the feedback section of the App.

Contact

HEAD OFFICE A4-First Floor Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110049 Mr. Raj Kumar Email: office@vvm.org.in Phone: 9899615277 For more information: Click here Apply Now https://www.vvm.org.in/