{"id":9333,"date":"2026-08-06T23:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=9333"},"modified":"2026-08-06T23:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:01:21","slug":"national-childrens-science-congress-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/national-childrens-science-congress-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"National Children\u2019s Science Congress 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Children\u2019s Science Congress 2026 is a nationwide research competition that encourages young students to identify local problems and develop practical solutions using scientific observation, experimentation and data analysis. 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Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligibilty:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age limit:<\/strong> 10\u201317 years, calculated as of December 31, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Junior category: <\/strong>10\u201314 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Senior category: <\/strong>Above 14 and up to 17 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open to Classes 6\u201312, school students, school dropouts, informal learners and children with disabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each team must consist of two students working under a guide or mentor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects must be original, practical and connected to the focal theme or one of its sub-themes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants must use scientific methods such as observation, experimentation, surveys, data collection and analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A dated project logbook containing original observations must be maintained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live-animal experiments, hazardous activities and projects involving ethical violations are not permitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposals are shortlisted by experts before district-level participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Benefits for the Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selected district projects advance to the state level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top state-level projects qualify for the National Children\u2019s Science Congress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National-level participants receive exposure to scientists, experts and innovative projects from across India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants gain research, teamwork, scientific communication and problem-solving experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificates and recognition may be provided according to the respective competition stage and state coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcccAbout the Event The National Children\u2019s Science Congress 2026 is a nationwide research competition that encourages young students to identify local problems and develop practical solutions using scientific observation, experimentation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contests"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>National Children\u2019s Science Congress 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"National Children\u2019s Science Congress 2026 invites students aged 10\u201317 to present sustainability research projects. 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