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DST's school innovation scheme: schools nominate their students' best original science ideas, and selected students get an INSPIRE Award of Rs 10,000 and the chance to compete at district, state and national levels. Nominations for 2026-27 are closed; the 2027-28 round is not yet announced.
INSPIRE-MANAK is run by the Department of Science & Technology with the National Innovation Foundation-India to motivate students of Classes 6 to 12 to bring original ideas rooted in science and society. About one lakh ideas a year are eligible for the INSPIRE Award; selected students take part in District, State and National level exhibitions and competitions, national participants receive mentorship, and the top sixty projects are rewarded as national winners.