VVM 2026-27
Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan
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Filled: Classes 6 to 11, any board.VVM at a glance
Classes 6 to 11any board
Next: 16 Nov 2026exam, Classes 6 and 7
Online, on the VVM appat home or school
You or the schoolwho registers
₹200per child
3 levelsexam, state camp, national camp
14 languagesEnglish, Hindi and 12 more
Results30 Nov 2026
Dates, fee and rounds
Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM)
VVMScienceOnline, VVM appYou or school₹200→→3 rounds16 Nov
Details
- For
- Classes 6 to 11
- Dates
- Classes 6 and 7: 16 or 19 Nov 2026. Classes 8 and 9: 17 or 20 Nov. Classes 10 and 11: 18 or 21 Nov. Result 30 Nov 2026; state camp one day of 27 Dec 2026 or 3, 10, 17 Jan 2027; national camp date out on 28 Feb 2027.
- Who runs it
- Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), with NCERT and the National Council of Science Museums.
- How to register
- On your own online (₹200), or through the school (at least 10 children in a class; the school keeps ₹30). Registration for 2026-27 closed on 30 September 2026.
- Where they sit it
- Online on the VVM Exam App, on the child's own phone, tablet or laptop, at home or school, any time from 10 AM to 6 PM on the exam day. The app goes on at least 12 hours before, on the same device used for the mock tests.
- Questions
- 100 multiple-choice questions, 400 marks, 90 minutes. Section A (40 questions, 30 minutes): Indian contributions to science and the life stories of great Indians, no minus marks. Section B (60 questions, 60 minutes): physics, chemistry, maths, biology and logic, minus 1 for a wrong answer.
- Section B
- Marked only if the child scores at least 80 of 160 in Section A.
- Syllabus
- NCERT and state-board textbooks, plus VVM's own study material (digital).
- Camps
- The top 25 in each class in each state go to a one- or two-day state camp (questions, hands-on work, problem solving); the top 2 per class per state go to a two-day national camp. Families pay their own travel.
- Awards
- Certificates for school and district toppers; ₹5,000, ₹3,000 and ₹2,000 for state winners; ₹25,000, ₹15,000 and ₹10,000 for national winners, with a 1 to 3 week internship at a national lab such as ISRO or DRDO and a ₹2,000-a-month scholarship for a year.
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Sanskrit and Urdu. A language with fewer than 100 children is given in English or Hindi only.
- From
- VVM's own website
Quick answers
Who can take VVM?
Children in Classes 6 to 11, from any board.
Can I register my child for VVM without the school?
Yes, on your own, online, for ₹200, but registration for 2026-27 closed on 30 September 2026.
Is VVM at an exam centre?
No. It is online, on the VVM app, from home or school.
Does VVM have negative marking?
Only in Section B: minus 1 for a wrong answer.
What do VVM toppers win?
Cash prizes up to ₹25,000, an internship at a national lab and a year-long scholarship.
Checked on VVM's own website, 4 Nov 2026. Rules and dates can change; their site is always final. Olympiad Owl is not linked to any organiser.