Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) jointly with Vigyan Prasar - an autonomous institution under Department of Science & Technology- and National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) conducts the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) annually.
1.4 lakh class VI-XI students of 1,472 schools from all the 29 states and 5 Union Territories participated in the exam.
As many as 2,400 students were declared as state-level winners. Through 20 camps, 264 students were selected as national-level winners from among them.
These 264 students attended a two-day national camp at IIT Delhi, under an academic committee of eminent scientists and 18 students were selected as national science talents of the year.