Research programmeOpens 1 Nov
BSIP Short-Term Training Programme, Lucknow
The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow runs one- or two-month research training for UG, PG and PhD students under a…
Opportunities
Olympiads, competitions, hackathons, fellowships and programmes for school and college students, with eligibility and deadlines.
CompetitionClosed
CBSE Skill Expo and Guidance Festival
The CBSE Skill Expo lets teams from CBSE schools show projects built around vocational skills, with regional rounds and a national event.…
CompetitionClosed
CBSE-CVC Poster Making Competition
The CBSE-CVC poster making competition invites students of Classes 8-12 in CBSE schools to design posters on the Vigilance Awareness Week theme.…
Skill programmeOpens 1 Jun
CSIR-CIMAP Research Orientated Induction Training for Students, Lucknow
A two-week lab training at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, for graduate students of chemical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and medicinal chemistry, run by its Phytochemistry…
DebateClosed
Delhi DoE Science Debate
A science debate for Class 9-12 students in Delhi Directorate of Education schools. Each school sends two speakers, one for and one…
CompetitionClosed
Delhi DoE Science Drama Competition
A team science-play contest for Class 6-10 students in Delhi Directorate of Education schools. The top two Delhi teams go on to…
CompetitionClosed
Delhi DoE Science Poster, Slogan and Sciencetoon Competition
A drawing and slogan contest on science themes for Class 1-12 students in Delhi Directorate of Education schools, in three age groups…
QuizClosed
Delhi DoE Science Quiz
An inter-school science quiz for teams of three Class 9-12 students from Delhi Directorate of Education schools. The 2026-27 theme is India's…
Summer programmeOpens 16 Mar
Google Summer of Code (GSoC)
Google Summer of Code is an online programme where students and open-source beginners aged 18 or above work on an open-source project…
FellowshipOpens 16 Mar
IIT Delhi Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP)
IIT Delhi's eight-week summer fellowship lets top-ten engineering students from other institutes do research on its New Delhi campus. Fellows get ₹2,000…
OlympiadCloses 6 Nov 2026
Indian Computing Olympiad (ZIO, ZCO and INOI)
The Indian Computing Olympiad, run by IARCS, selects India's team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). School students start with the…
OlympiadClosed
Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics (IOQM)
IOQM is the first stage of India's mathematical olympiad programme for Classes 8-12. Top scorers go on to the Regional Mathematical Olympiad…
Innovation programmeClosed
INSPIRE Awards – MANAK
INSPIRE-MANAK is a DST scheme, run with NIF-India, that invites original science-based ideas from students of Classes 6-12. Schools nominate their best…
Summer programmeDates expected
ISRO Young Scientist Programme (YUVIKA)
YUVIKA is ISRO's two-week residential space science programme for students who have just finished Class 9. Selected students from every state and…
Science challengeClosed
National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)
The National Children's Science Congress is a DST programme where teams of two children aged 10-17 do a small research project on…
CompetitionClosed
National Cyber Awareness Grand Challenge
The National Cyber Awareness Grand Challenge is a video-making contest by MeitY's ISEA project on staying safe online. Individuals or groups make…
OlympiadClosed
National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA)
NSEA is the first stage of India's astronomy olympiad programme, run by IAPT with HBCSE. Students of Classes 10-12 write a two-hour…
OlympiadClosed
National Standard Examination in Biology (NSEB)
NSEB is the first stage of India's biology olympiad programme, run by IAPT with HBCSE. Students of Classes 10-12 write a two-hour…
OlympiadClosed
National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC)
NSEC is the first stage of India's chemistry olympiad programme, run by IAPT with HBCSE. Students of Classes 10-12 write a two-hour…
OlympiadClosed
National Standard Examination in Junior Science (NSEJS)
NSEJS is the first stage of the junior science olympiad for students in Classes 8-10. It tests physics, chemistry and biology up…
OlympiadClosed
National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP)
NSEP is the first stage of India's physics olympiad programme, run by IAPT with HBCSE. Students of Classes 10-12 write a two-hour…
OlympiadClosed
National Yoga Olympiad
The National Yoga Olympiad is organised by NCERT for the Ministry of Education for school students from Class 3 to Class 12.…
Research programmeCloses 6 Nov 2026
NII Six-Month Short-Term Training, New Delhi
The National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi offers six-month research training to final-semester B.Sc, B.E., B.Tech and master's students whose degree…
Research programmeOpens 1 Nov
NITI Aayog Internship Scheme
NITI Aayog, the Government of India's policy think tank in New Delhi, takes college students as unpaid interns for six weeks to…