Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Winners Announced
On October 26, 2025, the Indian government announced the recipients of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, the nation’s highest civilian honour for contributions to science, technology, and innovation. Instituted to celebrate excellence across diverse scientific fields, these awards aim to foster a culture of research and innovation in India.
Award Categories
The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is conferred in four major categories,
- Vigyan Ratna – For lifetime achievements in science
- Vigyan Shri – For exceptional individual contributions
- Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar – For young scientists (under 45 years)
- Vigyan Team Award – For collaborative research efforts
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Winners:
Vigyan Ratna (VR):
- Physics: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (Posthumously)
Vigyan Shri (VS):
- Agricultural Science: Gyanendra Pratap Singh
- Atomic Energy: Yusuf Mohammad Seikh
- Biological Sciences: K. Thangaraj
- Chemistry: Pradeep Thalappil
- Engineering Sciences: Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit
- Environmental Science: S. Venkata Mohan
- Mathematics & Computer Science: Mahan MJ
- Space Science & Technology: Shri Jayan N
Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB):
- Agricultural Science: Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia
- Biological Sciences: Shri Debarka Sengupta, Dr. Deepa Agashe
- Chemistry: Dibyendu Das
- Earth Science: Waliur Rahaman
- Engineering Sciences: Arkaprava Basu
- Mathematics & Computer Science: Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Prof. Shweta Prem Agrawal
- Medicine: Suresh Kumar
- Physics: Amit Kumar Agarwal, Prof. Surhud Shrikant More
- Space Science & Technology: Shri Ankur Garg
- Technology & Innovation: Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam
Vigyan Team (VT):
- Agricultural Science: Team – Aroma Mission CSIR