Registrations are open for Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2025-26. Interested participants can register by September 30!

About Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan

Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is a national program by Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) in collaboration with NCERT and NCSM. It aims to popularize science among students from classes VI to XI and identify young minds with scientific aptitude.

Important Dates

Upload of VVM Study Material16th August, 2025
Mock Tests01st September, 2025 onwards
Date of Examination (Level-I) (Login any day)VI28th October, 2025 and/or 31st October, 2025VII28th October, 2025 and/or 31st October, 2025VIII29th October, 2025 and/or 1st November, 2025IX29th October, 2025 and/or 1st November, 2025X30th October, 2025 and/or 2nd November, 2025XI30th October, 2025 and/or 2nd November, 2025
Time of Examination (Level-I)10:00 AM to 06:00 PM (90 minutes) Students will be able to login only once.
Declaration of Result (Level-I)7th November, 2025
Date of Examination (Level-II) (Login any day)VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI19th November, 2025 and/or 
23rd November, 2025
Time of Examination (Level-II)10:00 AM to 06:00 PM (45 minutes) 
Students will be able to login only once.
Declaration of Result (Level-II)27th November, 2025
One or Two-day State Camp21st & 28th December, 2025 and 04th January, 2026 (any one day)
Two-day National CampDate and Venue will be disclosed on 30th January, 2026

Registration Process

EligibilityStudents from Class VI to XI studying under CBSE, ICSE and State Boards
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Malayalam, Assamese, Sanskrit, Urdu 
Note: If less than 100 students are registered in any other language than English or Hindi, question paper will be available in English or Hindi only.
Exam VenueSchool/Home
RegistrationOpens on 1st July, 2025 
Closes on 30th September, 2025
FeeRs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only)
Mode of PaymentThrough payment gateway and ONLINE (RTGS/NEFT) payment only. NO CASH / DD / Cheque will be acceptable.

Exam Coordinators depositing fee directly in VVM’s account are requested to retain deposit slip with Transaction ID, Date & Time to be upload (in .jpeg format) on VVM offline payment mode option provided in their dashboard. Fee payment status will be updated after 48 hrs. of uploading the deposit slip/receipt.
This option is not applicable for Individually registering students.
ONLINE Payment Details for School Exam Coordinator OnlyCurrent Account Number :7009607017Account Name :VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHANIFSC Code :IDIB000D008Branch Name & Add :Indian Bank, Defence Colony, New Delhi
Website URLwww.vvm.org.in

Syllabus Level 1

CONTENTCONTRIBUTIONCURRICULUM
Science and Mathematics from text books50% (50 Questions) [1 Mark Each]VVM Syllabus (Text Books of NCERT & various State Boards Curriculum). Please refer to the VVM website for detailed syllabus.
Indian Contributions to Science*20% (20 Questions) [1 Mark Each]VVM Study Material
Life Story of Dr. Satyendra Nath Bose**20% (20 Questions) [1 Mark Each]VVM Study Material
Logic & Reasoning10% (10 Questions) [1 Mark Each]General Reading

* Will be available in Digital Format from 16th August, 2025 onwards. No hard copies will be provided.

** Digital format can be accessed 45 days before the exam. No hard copies will be provided.

Displaying the Marks Obtained/Secured – Marks secured/obtained by the students will be available on their dashboard after the declaration of the result. Students can login into their VVM account to check the same and download participation/merit certificate/s.

Syllabus Level 2

CONTENTCONTRIBUTIONCURRICULUM
Science and Mathematics from text books60% (30 questions) [2 Marks Each]VVM Syllabus (Text Books of NCERT & various State Boards Curriculum). Please refer to the VVM website for detailed syllabus.
Indian Contribution to Science*20% (10 Questions) [2 Marks Each]VVM Study Material
Life Story of Dr. Satyendra Nath Bose**10% (5 questions) [2 Marks Each]VVM Study Material
Logic & Reasoning10% (5 questions) [2 Marks Each]General Reading

* Will be available in Digital Format from 16th August, 2025 onwards. No hard copies will be provided.

** Digital format can be accessed 45 days before the exam. No hard copies will be provided.re the exam. No hard copies will be provided.

Displaying the Marks Obtained/Secured – Marks secured/obtained by the students will be available on their dashboard after the declaration of the result. Students can login into their VVM account to check the same and download participation/merit certificate/s.

Student Awards

LEVELNAMESELECTIONREWARD
LEVEL – ISELECTION FOR LEVEL-IIβ€’ All the successful participants will be eligible for participation in School Level Online Examination : Level-IIParticipation Certificate 

Certificates will be generated online only. Participating students can download them after logging into their profile account on our website. No printed copy of the same will be provided.
LEVEL – IISCHOOL TOPPERSThe top 3 rankers per class will be SCHOOL winners (i.e. 18 students from each school). Minimum 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 after logging into their profile account on our website. No printed copy of the same will be provided.
LEVEL – IIDISTRICT TOPPERSThe 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 evaluation]Merit Certificate

Certificates will be generated online only.
β€’ Participating students can download them after logging into their profile account on our website. No printed copy of the same will be provided.
β€’ Fee waiver for class 6 to 10 students for next session’s registration. Class 11 students will be provided with e-copy of Science India magazine for one year.
LEVEL – IIISTATE LEVEL WINNERSThe top 25 rankers from each class from a state will qualify to participate in the State Level Camp. 

The top 3 rankers per class will be STATE winners (i.e. 18 students per state). Śāstra Pratibhā Contest Winners will also be considered for Himalayan rankers from this year onwards. Zone-V : Middle Eastern Countries is also created to declare Zonal Level Winners from this year onwards.

[Winners will be chosen from among students participating in the State Camp].
β€’ State Camp Participation Certificate
β€’ State Camp Memento
β€’ Cash prize of Rs. 5,000/-, Rs. 3,000/- and Rs. 2,000/- for 1st , 2nd and 3rd rankers per class, respectively.
β€’ Free visit to the nearest NCSM unit for participants of state level camp.
LEVEL – IVNATIONAL LEVEL WINNERSThe 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 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).
β€’Participation Certificate
β€’National Camp Memento
β€’Cash prize Rs. 25,000/-, Rs. 15,000/- and Rs. 10,000/- for 1st , 2nd and 3rdrankers per class respectively, Internship and Bhaskara Scholarship for 1 year.
β€’Cash prize Rs. 5,000/-, Rs. 3,000/- and Rs. 2,000/- for 1st , 2nd and 3rd rankers per class in each zone and Internship.
β€’ Annual Membership of NCSM – Innovation Hub for one year.
SchoolsSchools registering 100 or more than 100 students will get a chance to be part of the Special show /Activity if they visit nearest NCSM unit with valid entry ticket.

How to Register?

Interested participants can register through this link.

Deadline

The deadline for registration is September 30, 2025.

Click here to view the official notification of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2025-26.