# School students can apply for IIT lab internships by 15 October 2026-10-12T12:17:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet School students in classes 6 to 11 can apply by 15 October for the Vidyaarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) national ranking exam, which offers internships at IIT labs and cash prizes of up to Rs 25,000. The exam is organised by Vigyan Bharati in partnership with NCERT and the National Council of Science Museums under the culture ministry. The three-tier exam starts with a district-level online test proposed from 16 to 21 November 2026. State-level exams are scheduled for 27 December 2026 and 3, 10 and 17 January 2027. National-level exam dates will be announced on 28 February 2027. Winners receive a 2-to-3-week internship at IIT labs, a chance to work with senior scientists, and a monthly scholarship of Rs 2,000 for one year. State and zonal winners get cash prizes of Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 for first, second and third positions respectively. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The programme uses a three-tier exam to screen students before they reach the IIT internship stage. For 6th to 11th standard students, the district-level test in November 2026 is the first filter. State-level exams follow in December and January, and national-level results will be declared on 28 February 2027. The scheme rewards winners with cash, scholarships and lab access, but only the top rankers at each level receive those benefits. The application deadline is 15 October 2026, leaving students six days to register. ## Coverage - tv9hindi.com Promotional framing, leads with opportunity details and application deadline This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: IIT, NCERT, Vidyaarthi Vigyan Manthan, Vigyan Bharati Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/school-students-can-apply-for-iit-lab-internships-by-15-october/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/school-students-can-apply-for-iit-lab-internships-by-15-october/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/