Government opens nominations for Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026

Direct fact

In March 2026, the Government of India opened nominations for Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026, with the application window running from 28 March 2026 to 11 May 2026 through the Ministry of Home Affairs awards portal.

Key specifics

• Nominations are open from 28 March 2026 to 11 May 2026.
• Applications, including self-nominations, must be submitted online at awards.gov.in.
• The awards are managed by the RVP Secretariat at CSIR under the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
• The 4 categories are Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, and Vigyan Team.
• The scheme covers 14 domains, including Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Science, Space Science and Technology, and Medicine.

Exam lens

Question type: Science awards and category matching, portal name, dates, and domain count. TNPSC one-liner: Which national science award invites self-nominations online and what are its four categories?