Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), in collaboration with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an institution under the Ministry of Education, Government of India and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. VVM is a national program for popularizing science among school students of grades VI to XI, conceptualized with the intent of identifying “ignited minds”, with a scientific aptitude.