Latest updates on upcoming programs, science initiatives, student contests, workshops, and learning opportunities from Science India Forum Oman.
Important upcoming SIF Oman programs and event announcements for students, parents, teachers, and the wider science community.
VVM-SPC is an initiative of Science India Forum in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), NCERT, and the National Council of Science Museums. It popularizes science among students of standards VI to XI and aims to identify young scientific minds with strong aptitude.
GCC students may be eligible to compete in both the GCC Zone and National Zone (Himalayan), subject to VVM terms and conditions for international participation.
Organized in association with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, this initiative encourages children to learn science by doing. Schools following the Indian syllabus in Oman can send a maximum of four teams/projects, two each from Junior and Senior categories.
VVM-SPC offers students a wide range of learning, mentorship, leadership, and scientific exposure opportunities.
Experiential learning and hands-on activities
Know the rich heritage of India’s scientific contributions
Fostering national pride through the Indian Knowledge System
Peer evaluation and review
Comprehensive 360-degree assessment
Meet brilliant peers from across the nation and learn from them
Mentorship from renowned scientists and academicians
Visits to national laboratories (ISRO, CSIR, DRDO, IITs, IISERs, NITs, etc.)
Personality development and leadership skills in science
Holistic development of the child
Identification of personal strengths for career development
Developing willingness to serve society
Students aged 10 years to less than 14 years.
Students aged 14 years to less than 17 years.
A group of children not exceeding two can form a team and carry out a research project with the help of schoolteachers, coordinators, experts, activists, or research institutes as Project Guides. Project Guides should not have any blood relation with team members.
Originality of idea and concept, relevance to the theme, scientific understanding, data collection, analysis, experimentation/scientific validation, interpretation, problem-solving, teamwork, log book presentation, project display, innovation and scope for improvement.
Completed research projects will be exhibited and evaluated during Oman Student’s Innovation Congress (OSIC). Selected projects will be screened by eminent judges and submitted for consideration to participate in the National Children Science Congress.
There will be no fee for participation in the OSIC program in Bahrain. The cost of travel to India has to be borne by the participant or school. The team leader of the winning team should be willing to travel to India for the five-day National Children’s Science Congress event.
Guidelines for schools, science coordinators, project guides, and participating student teams.
Project Guides and Science Coordinators should encourage children to take up topics with enough scope for simple experimentation and surveys.
Assessments and conclusions in BSIC should be backed by data and observations, ideally from a combination of experiments and surveys.
Projects should not depend too much on surveys alone.
NCSC detailed activity guide should be taken as a reference for theme and sub-theme details.
Team selection is done exclusively through schools. Interested students should download the research activity guide with detailed terms and conditions, theme description, and sample project report.
Interactive workshops designed to support students and educators through science learning and engagement.
Programs focused on helping educators stay future ready through updated content knowledge and modern teaching techniques.
For more information about upcoming programs, student participation, workshops, and announcements, please contact Science India Forum Oman or follow the latest updates on the official website.
