Centre broadcasts Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar for scientific achievements

The Centre introduced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) — its Padma-style nationwide awards for scientific achievement — with 24 particular person awards and one staff award, on Saturday (October 25, 2025). Eminent physicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who handed in May this yr, was introduced the recipient of the Vigyan Ratna, an award for lifetime contribution.

This yr, eight scientists have been chosen for the Vigyan Shri awards: Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Yusuf Mohammed Shaikh, Ok. Thangaraj, Pradeep Thapalil, Aniruddha Balchandra Pandit, Venkata Mohan, Mahan Mj and Jayan N.

Recipients for the Vigyan Yuva awards: Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia, Debarka Sengupta, Deepa Agashe, Dibyendu Das, Waliur Rahman, Arkaprava Basu, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Shweta Prem Agrawal, Suresh Kumar, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Surhud Shrikant More, Ankur Garg and Mohansankar Sivaprakasam.

The Vigyan Team award went to the CSIR Aroma Mission.

Last August, forward of National Space Day 2024, the inaugural RVP ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with President Droupadi Murmu presenting the awards to 33 scientists. This yr, the announcement had been delayed for almost two months. Last yr, there have been allegations that the award choice course of was not honest and hypothesis that these scientists, important of presidency insurance policies, had been ousted on the final minute. An impartial committee — the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar Committee, steered by the Principal Scientific Adviser — decides on award recipients and makes a advice to the Minister of Science and Technology. It is unclear if the Minister has a veto on the committee’s advice.

The Vigyan Ratna goals to recognise lifetime achievements and contributions made in any area of science and know-how. Vigyan Shri is awarded for distinguished contributions in any area of science and know-how. Vigyan Yuva award is for younger scientists below the age of 45 years to recognise distinctive contributions in any area of science and know-how. Vigyan Team award will likely be given yearly to a staff, comprising three or extra scientists, researchers or innovators.