President Murmu Presents Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025
Dec 23, 2025
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India’s top award for contributions in science, technology, and innovation.
In its second edition, the awards were presented in four categories: Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shree, Vigyan Yuva – Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, and Vigyan Team.
Vigyan Ratna (posthumous): Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, renowned astrophysicist and cosmologist, recognized for the Hoyle-Narlikar theory.
Vigyan Shree: Eight scientists, including Dr. Yusuf Mohammad Seikh, Jayan N, and Prof. Mahan Maharaj.
Vigyan Yuva: Fourteen young scientists, including Ankur Garg (ISRO), Prof. Amit Kumar Agarwal (IIT Kanpur), and Prof. Arkaprava Basu (IISc Bengaluru).
Vigyan Team Award: Team Aroma Mission, CSIR.
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar celebrates outstanding contributions by scientists, technologists, and innovators across India.