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Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspire Research (INSPIRE) is one of the innovative programs by the Department of Science & Technology for attracting talent to science. The basic objective of INSPIRE is to communicate to the youth population of the country the excitement of the creative pursuit of science and attract talent to the study of science at an early stage and build the required critical human resource pool for strengthening and expanding the Science & Technology system and R & D base.

INSPIRE INTERNSHIP a component of the “Scheme for Early Attraction of Talents for Science (SEATS)” under the INSPIRE Program is the enrolment increasing phase. In this component of SEATS, students would be selected for summer/winter camps on an annual basis to provide an opportunity for students to interact with global Leaders in Science to experience the joy of innovations on an annual basis through INSPIRE internship. Annually 50,000 students who are among top one percent in their X Board Examination and pursuing science in standard XI would be benefited through summer / winter camps. These camps would nourish the curiosity of children in science; help them to think out of the box and attract the students at an early age of 16- 17 years (i.e. in XI standard) to pursue a research career.

Selection Criteria: Selections will be made among the top one percent rankers in their X Board Examination and pursuing science in standard XI.

Duration of the Summer/Winter Camp: 5 days (excluding the days of Journey)

Nature of the camp: Residential Applicants

Eligibility Criteria:

a. Top one percent ranking in their X Board Examination

b. pursuing science in standard XI

c. should not have attended a similar camp earlier

d. participating students shall be within the same state or UT

Note: In case the number of top 1% students of a respective examination board is more than the allocated number of INSPIRE interns, for participation in such camps, of the respective state / UT, top rankers will be selected for INSPIRE Internship Science camp provided they had applied for the same. The list of the cut-off percentage for UTTAR PRADESH State and Central Board Class X examination is as per follows.

Important Dates

Science Camp Dates : 5th – 9th November 2024

Last Date for Application Submission: 20th October 2024

Publication of selected candidates list: 31th October 2024

Important to Note

All expenses including lodging & boarding are to be borne by DST. Participating students and institutions have no financial liability on their parts.

Scanned copy of dully signed registration form is also accepted at

Contact Details

Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Dubey,

Co-ordinator, INSPIRE Internship Program

Invertis University,

NH - 24, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

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