📌About the Event

The ICMR-SHINE National Level Competition 2026 is a nationwide student science and public-health competition organised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under S.H.I.N.E. – Science, Health and Innovation for NextGen Explorers. Students from Classes 9–12 are invited to identify a real-world public-health challenge, study its causes and existing evidence, and propose practical or innovative solutions. The 2026 competition theme is “Igniting Scientific Curiosity Among Youth for a Viksit Bharat 2047.”

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Organizer: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India.
• Theme: “Igniting Scientific Curiosity Among Youth for a Viksit Bharat 2047.”
• Mode of Competition: Online submission through the official ICMR-SHINE portal. Students do not upload entries individually; the designated school nodal officer submits them.
• Competition Focus: Public health, biomedical science, scientific thinking and problem-solving.
• Students must choose one relevant public-health challenge and propose evidence-based solutions.
• The competition is part of ICMR’s broader SHINE initiative, which was launched in 2025 to expose school students to biomedical research and scientific careers.

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📅 Important Dates

• Official National Launch: 11 August 2026.
• Registration/Submissions: Currently open as of August 12, 2026.
• Last Date for Nominations & Submission: 11 September 2026.
• Result Announcement: 17 November 2026.

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Students studying in Classes 9 to 12.
• Students from government, government-aided/semi-government and private schools across India can participate.
• The school must register through a designated nodal officer, generally a principal or science teacher, using its 11-digit UDISE code.
• Only one nodal account per school is permitted.
• Each student must identify one public-health problem and develop a research question around it.
• The submission must cover:
  • Background of the problem
  • Problem identification
  • Problem statement
  • Up to three suggested solutions
• A simple pitch explaining the problem and proposed solutions.
• Submission Format: A 2-page PDF; illustrations, graphs, graphics and flowcharts may be included.
• The registration instructions additionally state that the PDF should include a 100-word self-introduction.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Top 100 winners: ₹1,000 cash prize each.
• Total cash prizes: ₹1 lakh across the 100 winning entries.
• Each Top 100 winner will also receive an ICMR certificate.
• Every student who successfully submits an entry will receive a Certificate of Participation from ICMR.