In a notification to all the Heads of Institutions, the NBSE informed that INSPIRE-MANAK Scheme is a flagship program jointly implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and National Innovation Foundation (NIF)-India with a basic objective to instil creative/innovative thinking among school students in the age group of 10-15 years and studying in class 6-10.

The MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) Scheme envisages to target one million original/innovative ideas from students studying in more than five lakh middle and high schools across the country and selecting the best ideas having potential to cater to societal needs and applications, for an INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Award, thereby motivating these students to take these ideas forward for prototype and product development.

The Board informed that registered schools under the INSPIRE- MANAK Scheme, in each financial year, can nominate 5 best ideas from their schools, through online mode, in E Management of INSPIRE-MANAK Scheme (E-MIAS) web portal (www.inspireawards-dst.gov.in).

The online nominations for 2024-25, have already started from 1st July 2024 and the schools will be able to submit their online nominations till 15th September 2024.