Regional Science Centre, Bhopal (National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture) with the State Institute of Science Education, Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh round of the National Science Drama Festival run by NCSM: school student teams stage a science play of up to 30 minutes, moving from district to state level and then to the zonal round.
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal (National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture)
Regional Science Centre Bhopal's popular vacation workshops for students, kids and families, with hands-on sessions such as Arduino coding, robotics, rocketry, aeromodelling, chemistry, astronomy and creative mathematics.
Educational Outreach, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
A five-day day-scholar summer programme at IIT Bombay for school students of Grades 8-12, giving early exposure to AI, robotics, bioengineering and design thinking in IIT labs.
National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata
The pathway by which the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), India's authorised body for the junior astronomy olympiad, selects India's team for the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics for Juniors (IOAA-Jr.). It runs through NSEJS, INJSO, a selection camp at BITM Kolkata and team training.
A CBSE scholarship of Rs 1,000 a month for up to two years for girls who are the only child of their parents, passed Class 10 in a CBSE school with 70% or more and continue to Class 11 and 12. The 2026 call has not been published yet.
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam
A two- to three-week laboratory training programme at IIPE Visakhapatnam for local school students of Grades 9-12 and undergraduates, with a token fellowship of Rs 2,000 and a certificate.
A 13-day programme at Symbiosis International University, Pune, that gives Class 10, 11 and 12 students a college experience and career guidance on options after Class 12. The 2027 edition has not been announced.
Educational Outreach, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
A two-day hands-on design workshop at IIT Bombay for school students of Classes 8-12, using games, sketching, storytelling and model-making to learn the design thinking process.
The first stage of India's Junior Science Olympiad, run by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers for students up to Class 10, leading to INJSO and the International Junior Science Olympiad pathway.
FLAME University awards merit scholarships (partial to full fee waivers) at the time of admission, plus special scholarships for academic rank holders, sports achievers and other state or national level achievers. Admissions for the incoming class of 2027 are open.
Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture
The annual interstate science fair of the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (National Council of Science Museums) for school students up to Class XII from the states and Union Territories of Eastern India. Students qualify through district and state fairs and show their own models.
A residential summer school at Krea University for Grade 9-12 students, with one-week courses in natural sciences, social sciences, entrepreneurship, data science and writing, and a four-week Discovery Lab in physics and chemistry.