VIDYARTHI VIGYAN

MANTHAN 2021-2022
INDIA’S LARGEST OPEN BOOK SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION
FOR NEW INDIA USING DIGITAL DEVICES
OBJECTIVES OF VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN (VVM):

• To create interest among students in pure science

• To educate school children about India's contributions, from traditional to modern, to the
• world of science and technology
• To provide hands-on training to students through workshops and other events
• To provide mentors for preparing students to carry forward their education in the field of
science
• To conduct competitive exams to identify students who have a scientific bent of mind
• To identify successful students at the State and National levels and felicitate them
• To organize exposure visits for the winners to various R&D institutions in the country
separately for Junior Group (class VI to VIII) and for Senior Group (class IX to XI).
 STRUCTURE OF VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN:
Students participating in VVM shall undergo the following multi-level
testing procedures:
• Comprehensive Writing
• Presentation and Group Discussion
• Role Play
• Practical examination
• Methods of Science
• Objective type Multiple Choice Questions

• Each student will be evaluated vis-à-vis his/her class peers at all the stages i.e.
school, state and national level.
• Winners will get a chance to visit National Science Laboratories and Centres
of repute and interact with renowned scientists of the nation
SCHOOL-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS -JUNIOR (VI TO VIII)AND
SENIOR(IX TO XI)
• One examination for a total of one hour thirty minutes duration at school
level
• 100 multiple choice questions, each weighted for one mark.
• Two Segments of the paper -
• Section-A (comprising of 40 questions from study material Indian
Contributions to Science; Life story of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray & India's
Freedom Struggle & Science to be provided by Vijnana Bharati)
• Section-B (comprising of 60 questions based on the Text Books of NCERT
Curriculum & Logic and Reasoning (open source)). The examination will be
conducted separately for Junior Group (class VI to VIII) and for Senior Group
(class IX to XI).
 THE PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER:
Content Junior and Senior (Classes VI to XI)
No. of Questions 100
Marks 100
Structure of Multiple Choice Questions [1 Mark each]
Questions
Section – A 40 questions from 1) Indian Contributions to Science; 2) Life story of Acharya
Prafulla Chandra Ray & 3) India's Freedom Struggle & Science
Section – B 60 questions from 1) Text Books of NCERT Curriculum & 2) Logic and
Segments Reasoning (open source)
Section – A 30 Minutes (40 Questions, 40 Marks)
Section – B 60 Minutes (60 Questions, 60 Marks)
Qualifying Criterion Answers of Section-B will be checked only if a student secures equal or more than 50% (i.e.
equal to or more than 20 Marks) in Section-A.

Answers of Section-B will be evaluated only if a student secures equal to or more than 50% marks in Section-A.
If there is tie in rankings, marks obtained in Section-A will be the deciding one.
THE SYLLABUS OF EXAMINATION:
CONTENT CONTRIBUTION CURRICULUM
Science and Mathematics from Text Books 50% (50 questions) NCERT Curriculum
[1 Mark each]
Indian Contribution to Science* 20% (20 questions) VVM Study Material
[1 Mark each]
Life Story of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray* & India's 20% (20 questions) VVM Study Material
Freedom Struggle & Science ** [1 Mark each]

Logic and Reasoning 10% (10 questions) General Reading

[1 Mark each]

* Will be available in Digital Format from 15th August, 2021 onwards.

** Digital Format can be accessed 45 days prior to exam.

 STATE LEVEL CAMP (SLC) & NATIONAL CAMP (NC)

State Level Camp:

• Top 20 rankers from each class for every state will be identified to participate in the one or two day State
Level Camp (SLC).
• State Level Camp will consist of Application Orientated Multiple Choice Questions, Hands-On Activities,
Observation and Analysis, Situational Problem Solving Ability and a series of other activities.

National Level Camp:

• Top two students from each class i.e. total 12 students from each state will be invited to a two-day
• National Camp. National Camp (NC) will comprise of Presentations, Activities to test Scientific
Understanding, Innovation, Creativity, Out-of-Box Thinking and Assessment of Leadership Quality.
STUDENT AWARDS
LEVEL NAME SELECTION REWARD
LEVEL - I SCHOOL Top 3 rankers per class will be SCHOOL Merit Certificate
TOPPERS winners

LEVEL - II DISTRICT Top 3 rankers per class will be DISTRICT Merit Certificate
TOPPERS winners
LEVEL - III STATE LEVEL Top 20 rankers from each class from a State Camp Participation Certificate
WINNERS state will qualify to participate in the ·State Camp Memento
state level camp. ·Cash prize Rs. 5,000/-, Rs. 3,000/- and Rs.
Top 3 rankers per class will be STATE 2,000/- for 1st, 2nd and 3rd rankers per class
Winners
LEVEL – IV NATIONAL Top 2 winners at the state level, from Participation Certificate
LEVEL each state, will qualify to participate in ·National Camp Memento
WINNERS the National Camp. ·Cash prize Rs. 25,000/-, Rs. 15,000/- and Rs.
Top 3 rankers per class will be 10,000/- for 1st, 2nd and 3rd rankers per class,
NATIONAL winners Internship and Scholarship of 1
Top 3 Rankers per class, from a zone, will Year Cash prize Rs. 5,000/-, Rs. 3,000/- and Rs.
be ZONAL winners in addition to National 2,000/- for 1st, 2nd and 3rd rankers per class
winners in each zone and Internship
 INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REGISTRATION
• Students registering individually will have to pay a fee of Rs. 100/-
• The student will enter details like Name, DOB, Create Password, Class, School Name,
Address, District, State etc. and then the entered data will be verified by VVM admin
by sending OTP's on registered mobile number and Email Id respectively. Both the
OTP's will be different and required to be entered for completion of verification
process.
• Now students will be provided with an option to make the online payment after
logging into the website. They can select a payment option using the payment
gateway. Payment details are-
• Account Number: 7009607017 Account Name: VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN IFSC
code: IDIB000D008 Branch Name & Add: Indian Bank, Defence Colony, New Delhi
• After completion of registration process, the student will be provided with a unique
username (on registered email id) and password (encrypted format).
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REGISTRATION CONTD.
• Date for the examination will be pre-selected (either 30th November or 05th December,
2021) and students will not be allowed to make any changes in the same. Student has to
arrange for a device with good internet connectivity on the date and time of examination.
• Students can give exam only once, either on 30th November, 2021 (working day) or on 05th
December, 2021 (non-working day).
• The students registered through this category will be considered for evaluation based on
their school address mentioned during the registration.
• The student must also specify the details of the device (as the App for each device varies)
from which he is planning to take the exam in order to download the VVM Exam App
compatible with his/her device.
• Student can confirm the details displayed or change the device by providing the details of
the device from which he will be taking the exam.
 EXAM APPLICATION (APP) DOWNLOAD AND
INSTALLATION:

• Once the registration process is complete, the Exam App will be made available for
download from the profile page.
• The profile page will contain detailed instructions for App download and
installation.
• Once the App is downloaded, the user will have the option to test the same by
attempting Mock Exams
NOTIFICATIONS AND MOCK TEST:
• The registered students will get regular notifications regarding availability of
mock exams.
• On the specified date and time, the student can login in Exam App and take
the mock test.
• Mock Tests will begin from 1st November, 2021.
• Four days before the date of exam, the student will receive an SMS and Email
notification to download the latest App.
• The student will not be able to appear for the exam without the latest App
(updated version) installed in the desired device.