Vijay Garg
National Science Day 2025: February 28 is announced as National Science Day 2025. This article gives you a clear view of National Science Day 2025. Every year, national science is celebrated on February 28 all over India. It is celebrated every year to mark the discovery of the “Raman effect”. The Raman effect was discovered by the Indian scientist Sir C.V. Raman. On this day, Sir C.V. Raman got the Nobel prize for his discovery. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Raman Effect in physics in 1930. This day is celebrated as the Raman effect was discovered on February 28, 1928. On this occasion, theme-based science communication activities are carried out all over the country. Many institutions organize open houses for their laboratories and appraise students about career opportunities available in a particular research laboratory/institution. This article will help you to know a detailed explanation of National Science Day History, National Science Day 2025 Theme, National Science Day 2025 Significance, National Science Day 2025 quotes, and some important FAQs related to National Science Day 2025.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) acts as a nodal agency to support, catalyze, and coordinate the celebration of National Science Day throughout the country in scientific institutions, research laboratories, and autonomous scientific institutions associated with the Department of Science and Technology. National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST has supported various programs countrywide by giving grants to its State S&T Councils & Departments for the organization of lectures, quizzes, open houses, etc. The DST instituted the National Awards for Science Popularisation in 1987 to stimulate, encourage, and recognize outstanding efforts in the area of science and technology communication and popularisation as well as inculcate scientific temper among the masses. These awards are presented every year on National Science Day along with the SERB Women Excellence Award by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) supporting basic research in frontier areas of science and engineering. It provides grants to women scientists below 40 years of age who have received recognition from any one or more of the National Academies such as the Young Scientist Medal, Young Associateship, and so on. AWSAR award, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to recognize the dissemination of Indian research in Science, Technology & Innovation being pursued by Ph.D. Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows in popular science writing format are also presented on the day.
National Science Day History
People believing in technical miracles celebrate national Science every year in the same manner as they celebrate their cultural and religious observances. Everything in the environment is based on science. Science pushes us to our limits. National Science Day is for those who believe in science, technology, scientists, next-generation scientists, and technologists who make the future more interesting. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar (1898-1983) invented science day. In 1928, when Raman discovered his laboratory at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Kolkata, 32 research scholars were working under his guidance and Sukumar was one among them. The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) requested the Central Government to designate 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in 1986. It was done to honor not just the achievements of Sir C.V. Raman but also other scientists for their achievements in the scientific field. Upon approval, National Science Day is celebrated all over India in schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions. Following the first NSD on Feb 28, 1987, the National Council for Science and Technology Communication announced the creation of the National Science Popularization Awards which recognized individuals for their contributions to the realm of science and communication.
National Science Day 2025 Theme
With National Science Day 2025 approaching, the Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, in the company of government representatives for science and technology, launched the theme of this year’s Science Day.
The National Science Day 2025 Theme is yet to be announced. The four-fold approach would consist of the integration of all the scientific departments which can work on a theme-based approach; extended scientific integration encompassing engineering; medical and other institutions; extra-scientific integration involving the identification of the needs of other ministries like railways and extended science-driven all-inclusive approach integrating startups & industry.
National Science Day 2025 Significance
The celebration of National Science Day consists of public speeches, science movies, science exhibitions, events based on science themes, and concepts, and many more activities.
The government of India felicitates scientists who have contributed immensely to the field of science to mark the anniversary of India’s greatest discovery the Raman effect. National Science Day is marked to raise awareness about the importance of science in people’s daily lives and to recognize all the activities, projects, and achievements in the field of science and technology that help humanity.
Vijay Garg, Retired Principal Educational columnist street kour Chand MHR Malout Punjab
