VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN (VVM) is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), in collaboration with National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an institution under the Ministry of Education, Government of India and National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. VVM is a national program for popularizing science among school students of standard VI to XI, conceptualized with the intent of identifying “ignited minds”, to use the words of Dr. APJ Kalam, with a scientific aptitude from amongst the student community.