INSPIRE MANAK Nominations Registration Guidelines
INSPIRE MANAK Nominations Registration Guidelines 2025-2026. All the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and all the District Educational Ofcers in the State are invited to the Reference Read above and they are informed that INSPIRE – MANAK Scheme is a fagship program implemented with a basic objective to instill Creative / Innovative Thinking Among school students in the age Group of 10th-15th years and Studying in class 6th-10th. INSPIRE MANAK Nominations Registration Guidelines.
About the MANAK Scheme
The INSPIRE – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) Scheme, launched by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), aims to ignite creativity and innovation among students in middle and high schools across India. The goal is to collect one Million original and innovative ideas that have the potential to address Societal Challenges and contribute to nation-building.
Selected ideas will receive support for prototype and product development, helping students become future innovators and entrepreneurs.
Shool Nomination Guidelines
All Registered schools Under the INSPIRE-MANAK Scheme are eligible to Nominate up to 5 of their best student ideas through the official online platform. These nominations should be original, Student-driven concepts Focused on solving Real-world problems with innovative solutions.
Nomination Portal: www.inspireawards-dst.gov.in
Nomination Window: 1st July 2025 to 15th September 2025
Instructions to Education Officials
The Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Officers (DEOs) across the state are instructed to:
Disseminate information about the INSPIRE-MANAK Scheme to all schools under their jurisdiction.
Ensure timely nominations by schools well before the deadline to avoid last-minute technical issues caused by high traffic on the portal.
Encourage science teachers to mentor and guide students in refining and submitting innovative ideas.
Instruct District Science Officers to monitor and maximize participation from their respective districts.
Guidelines & Manuals
- Guidelines for Checking INSPIRE-MANAK Payment Status
- Guidelines to update bank details in case of PFMS failure
- What kind of submissions will not be encouraged?
- Guidelines to identify students selected for DLEPC
- Guidelines for Downloading the Student Certificate
- INSPIRE-MANAK
- User Manual for Schools – English
- How to write an Idea/Innovation title and synopsis?
- Idea Competition
- INSPIRE MANAK Scheme – Work Flow
INSPIRE-MANAK Scheme – Work Flow
Here is a Step-by-Step overview:
School Registration (if not Already Done).
Idea Nomination of 1–5 best original ideas.
Online Evaluation by district/state panel.
Financial Award to selected students (₹10,000 each).
Prototype Development.
Exhibition Participation (DLEPC ➝ SLEPC ➝ NLEPC).
Mentorship and Patenting (For Top National-level Entries).
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