Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu (School Education Department)
A Tamil Nadu government examination on Tamil language and literature for Class 11 (Higher Secondary first year) students; 1,500 students are selected for a monthly scholarship for two years.
Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, Ministry of Education, with MyGov
A monthly national online quiz by the Ministry of Education's Indian Knowledge Systems Division on one IKS theme each month; the top 5 performers each month win an IKS book hamper worth Rs 3,000.
IIT Madras's annual public open house, held alongside Shaastra in early January, where school students can visit 100+ labs and about 80 exhibition stalls on the campus.
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Environment Education & Awareness Division
TERI's annual written MCQ olympiad on environment and sustainable development for school students of Std. 4-12, held in schools in four levels, with cash awards of up to INR 10 lakh across categories. Schools register a minimum of 20 students.
Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), Government of Kerala
Kerala government's flagship student innovation programme for ages 13 to 37, run by K-DISC: school and college students form teams, submit ideas for real-world problems and go through district and state evaluations with training, mentoring and grants for winners.
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), School of Advanced Sciences
VIT's mega annual national science contest for school students of Classes 9-12, with poster presentation, model making, quiz and debate events held on the Vellore campus. The 2026 edition was held on 31 January 2026; the 2027 edition has not been announced.
IIT Palakkad's annual residential science camp for school students in memory of Prof. M. C. Valsakumar, with interactive sessions in science, engineering and mathematics and hands-on lab work.
Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore
VIT Vellore's Department of Mathematics holds an annual one-day national mathematics contest for school students, with a talent examination, quiz, model exhibition and poster presentation at three class levels. The 2027 edition has not been announced.
National Science Centre, Delhi (National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture)
The National Science Centre, Delhi lists its January 2027 science-fair series for students: a city-level Science Fair on 20 January, the North India Science Fair on 21-22 January and an Innovation Festival on 23-24 January 2027, all inside the centre.
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Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru holds a public Open Day on National Science Day (28 February) with a museum, live satellite demonstrations and exhibits; over 1,000 students attended in 2026.
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India (implemented by States/UTs)
A centrally sponsored scholarship for Scheduled Caste students at the post-matriculation stage (from Class 11 through college), awarded by the State/UT where the student is domiciled.
An annual open-resource online examination from CMI's Tessellate festival in mathematics, physics, theoretical computer science and probability-statistics for students from Class 8 to undergraduates; the best 35-40 scorers are invited to a fully funded 3-day residential camp at CMI.