Young Scientist India 2024-25
EDITION 11
Young Scientist India 10th Edition 2023-24
Winners
Tushar Nimba surywnashi
Winner – YSI 10th Edition 2023-24
R.C. Patel Junior College, Maharastra, India.
Dupati Saanvy
1st Runner Up – YSI 10th Edition 2023-24
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani, vidya vihar, Jhunjhunu Rajasthan, India.
Bhavik Gupta
2nd Runner Up – YSI 10th Edition 2023-24
Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Ashok Vihar Phase-3, New Delhi, India.
What is YSI?
- YSI is a benchmark event of Space Kidz India. This is the 10th edition of YSI.
- 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 five categories that holistically represent the solution types necessary to build an economy that works for all in the digital era.
- The competition is split into 4 categories – App development, Electronics, Robotics, and Space Science, where Private and Government students register and send their project abstracts separately, online.
Competition categories
Why Participate in the YSI Challenge?
The YSI Competition awards over half a million rupees in prizes to the best innovation for the budding innovators/entrepreneurs in five categories that holistically represent the solution types necessary to build an economy that works for all in the digital era.
Eligibility: Class/Grade: 8th – 12th
PRIZES
Prize money up to 5 Lakhs will be awarded to Students
CHALLENGE TIMELINE
Registration Deadline: January, 2025
PHASE I: LAST WEEK, FEBRUARY 2025
GRAND FINALE: THIRD WEEK, MAY 2025
Idea presentation in front of Judges/Jury panel at Chennai
Eligibility: School students residing in India
Grade Level: Participants in 8th to 12th grade (or equivalent educational levels) should be enrolled.
Registration fee: Registration for the event is free for Government School Students. Private School Students Should Pay an Amount of Rs. 250 /– to participate in YSI
Valid ID: Participants are required to provide a valid identification document,
such as a school ID or bona fide, to verify their eligibility.
Together we’re strong with:
Dignitaries for 22.08.2024
| His Excellency Thiru R.N. Ravi | Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Lt. Gen. Vinod G. Khandare | Principal Advisor, Ministry of Defence |
| Mr. Rahul Kulkarni | Director, Siemens |
| Dr. Srimathy Kesan | Founder & CEO, Space Kidz India |
| Mr. Logabhiram | Head, CSR, Hexaware |
Dignitaries for 23.08.2024
| Sergei Korkasov | Russian Cosmonaut |
| Aiden Aimbetov | Kazakh Cosmonaut |
| Nita Nambiar | CPO, Hexaware |
| H.E. Mrs. Harisoa Lalatiana Accouche | High Commissioner, High Commission of Seychelles |
| Alexander Dodonov | Vice Consul & Director, Russian Centre of Science and Culture |
| Dr. Srimathy Kesan | Founder & CEO, Space Kidz India |
