GRAND FINALE RESULTS ANNOUNCED!
YSI IS A BENCHMARK EVENT OF SPACE KIDZ INDIA
Young Scientist India is an innovation competition to promote science awareness among high school students, to increase their understanding of science, and to attract them into scientific careers and explore, as there is a BIG VACUUM in the enrolment of young scientists in our research centers.
The YSI Competition awards over half a million rupees in prizes to the best innovation for the budding innovator/entrepreneurs in four categories that holistically represent the solution types necessary to build an economy that works for all in the digital era.
The competition was split into 4 categories: App development, Electronics, Robotics, and Space Sciences.
Eligibility: Class/Grade: 8th – 12th.
Students from all over India were eligible to participate.
PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT STUDENTS HAD TO BE REGISTERED SEPARATELY AND SEND THEIR PROJECT ABSTRACTS ONLINE.
REGISTRATIONS WERE OPEN TILL DECEMBER 2022.
The Grand Finale of Young Scientist India ‘22 – ‘23 was held on May 3rd and 4th, 2023, at the Russian Cultural Centre in Chennai. The event featured the finalists’ innovative projects from different categories, including Space Science, App Development, Electronics, and Robotics.
The aim of the event is to help spread the importance of science education among young people. The finalists presented their projects on May 3rd and 4th, and the judging took place at the Russian Cultural Centre.
On May 3rd, the evaluation for Space Science and App Development Category students took place, while the evaluation for Electronics and Robotics Category students and the Grand Finale took place on May 4th. The display of experiments and the judging took place in the presentation halls on the ground floor.
The event promised to be a spectacular display of innovation and creativity, with finalists presenting their groundbreaking ideas. We are honoured to have had distinguished dignitaries in attendance, including Chief Guest Gingee K. S. Masthan, the Minister of Minorities Welfare, Wakf Board, and Non-Resident Tamil Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees, Tamilnadu Government. The esteemed Guest of Honors includes Maj. Gen. M. Indrabalan – Chief of Staff The Dakshin Bharath Headquarters Area, Southern Command, Chennai, Mr Gennadii Rogalev – Vice Consul and Director of the Russian Center of Science and Culture, Saravanan Viswanathan – Vice President of Hexaware. We were privileged to welcome our special guests, Dr Saranya Jayakumar, an Educational Psychologist, and Dr Md Nayeemur Rahman, Vice Chairman of Tamilnadu State Urdu Academy, to grace the occasion with their presence.
Over 3000 applicants from all over the Country from Government and Private schools were received of which 1685 were shortlisted from the abstracts they had sent. Then 360 were chosen for the online presentation from which 102 were chosen for the finale. Students had made a live presentation at Chennai Russian Cultural Center. From them we had chosen 22 grand finalists who were given a topic for extempore – ‘What would you do with the Grant amount Rs. 50000, and how would you convince your parents towards your passion?’
Scores of the extempore and presentation were added; top 3 winners of each Private and Government schools separately were chosen and awarded Rs. 50,000, Rs. 30,000, Rs. 15,000 each and 16 consolation prizes and 5 special jury prizes were awarded. The winner details of the event are as follows:
GOVERNMENT CATEGORY
Winners
| Prize | Name | School | State |
| Winner | Yash Sitaram Mali | Dr. P R Ghogre Jr. College, Shirpur | Maharashtra |
| 1st Runner up | Gaurav Santhosh Choudhary | Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation School | Maharashtra |
| 2nd Runner up | Aashirya Paliwal | JNV Pawarkheda, Narmadapuram | Madhya Pradesh |
Consolation prizes
| S. No. | Name | School | State |
| 1 | Devansh Kushwaha | JNV Pawarkheda, Narmadapuram | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2 | Kunal Kasar | JNV Hingoli | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Yuvarajesh G | PACM Higher Secondary School | Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | Ronit Mehta | Kendriya Vidyalaya (SAC) | Gujarat |
| 5 | Pranav Narang | JNV | Haryana |
| 6 | Harsh Kumar | Bihar Bal Bhawan, Kilkani, Patna | Bihar |
| 7 | Sivadarshini M | PACR Ammani Ammal’s Girls Higher Secondary School | Tamil Nadu |
PRIVATE CATEGORY
Winners
| Prize | Name | School | State |
| Winner | Gauri Nandwana | Birla Balika Vidhyapeeth | Rajasthan |
| 1st Runner up | Devadeep Misra | DAV Model school, Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| 2nd Runner up | Neil Gupta | G T Aloha Vidhya Mandir | Tamil Nadu |
Consolation prizes
| S. No. | Name | School | State |
| 1 | Shreya P S | St. John’s Public School, Jalladianpet, Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Sujay Mathur | Schiller Institute Sr. Sec. School | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 | Raj Chourasiya | SR Public Sr. Sec. School | Rajasthan |
| 4 | Suhani Bhandari | Amity International School | Delhi – Haryana |
| 5 | Jeivish J | SBIOA International School | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Shreyas B Chandra | Sunbeam Public School | Bihar |
| 7 | Md Sayem Saif | Mithila Academy Public School | Jharkhand |
| 8 | Ajay Sankar T | Vidya Mandir Mat. Hr. Sec. School | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 | Subhankar Das | DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur | Orissa |
PRIZES
* One WINNER each from Private schools and Government schools were chosen separately and Rs.50,000/- Cash Prize was awarded.
* 1st RUNNER UP won cash prizes of Rs.30,000/- each. (1 from private and 1 from the Government School)
*. 2nd Runner Up won cash prize of 15,000 each. (1 from private and 1 from the Government School)
* Consolation prizes of Rs.1000/- cash prizes each for 22 students from Government and Private school categories
* Certificates to all the participants reaching round 2 of the competition.
JUDGING CRITERIA
The Challenge was judged by experts in design and technology including carefully selected academics with expertise on various challenge topics.
JUDGING PARAMETERS
- Innovative/Unique
- Clarity/Comprehensive
- Solves Industry or humanity Problem
- Feasibility
- Development Planning
- Implementation