{"id":174841,"date":"2025-12-22T14:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174841"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:29:06","slug":"rashtriya-vigyan-puraskar-2025-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/rashtriya-vigyan-puraskar-2025-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On October 26, 2025, the Indian government announced the recipients of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, the nation\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is conferred in four major categories,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vigyan Ratna \u2013 For lifetime achievements in science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vigyan Shri \u2013 For exceptional individual contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vigyan Yuva\u2013Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar \u2013 For young scientists (under 45 years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vigyan Team Award \u2013 For collaborative research efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 Winners:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vigyan Ratna (VR):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physics:\u00a0Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (Posthumously)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Vigyan Shri (VS):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agricultural Science:\u00a0Gyanendra Pratap Singh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atomic Energy:\u00a0Yusuf Mohammad Seikh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biological Sciences:\u00a0K. 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