City’s Ananya selectedfor national-levelresearch programme
   Date :01-Apr-2026

Ananya Vyavahare
 
Staff Reporter :
 
NAGPUR-BASED student Ananya Vyavahare has been selected for aprestigiousnational-level research programme at Prayoga Institute, Bengaluru. The initiative was highlighted by PM Modi in his radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’. A student of the International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) training programme at Prof Rajendra Singh Science Exploratory, Ananya was selected among nearly 200 students from apoolo f around 8,000 applicants nation wide.She is currently undergoing a two-month intensive research programme at Prayoga, where she is gaining hands-on exposure to advanced experiments, research methodologies, and inquiry-based scientific learning.
 
DrSeemaUbale, Director, Prof Rajendra Singh Science Exploratory congratulated Ananya on her achievement. Mentor Dr Govinda Lakhotiya added that the IJSO training is designed to build scientific temperament, critical thinking, and research aptitude among students. The institute also announced that students currently in Class 7 are eligible to apply for the next batch through an entrance examination, and 30 students will be selected for a year-long training programme. Foundation-level programmes areavailable for students of Class 5 and 6,offering laboratory exposure and preparation for competitive exams in science and mathematics.