VVM 2021 Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan Talent Search Examination

Organisation : National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT)
Contest Name : VVM 2021 Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan Talent Search Exam
Applicable For : School students of classes VI to XI
Registration Last Date : 31/10/2021
Exam Date : 30th November, 2021 & 05th December, 2021
Website : http://www.vvm.org.in/

What is Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM)?

Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA). It is a national level, unique, App based, science talent search examination for popularizing science among school students of standard VI to XI. Last date of registration is 31st October 2021. Students will write exam from their home.

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Registration Process

The mode of registration will also be online.

Individual Student Registration

** We are open for individual registration.

** 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 from options of payment according to their ease using the payment gateway.

** After completion of registration process the student will be provided with a unique username (on registered email id) and password (encrypted format).

** Date for the examination will be pre-selected (either 30th November or 5th 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 pre-selected date and time of examination.

School/Institute & Student Registration

We encourage bulk registration through the school/institute. To register under school/institute category, a minimum 10 students per class have to be registered.

STEP – I : Appointment of School/Institute Exam Coordinator
** The School/Institute Principal/authority needs to appoint the School/Institute exam coordinator and he/she will register the school/institute and the students as per STEP-II and STEP-III.

STEP – II : Registration of School/Institute
** Enter the details of the school like School/Institute Name, School/Institute Address, Name of the Principal, Name of the Exam Coordinator, Mobile Number, Email Id etc. This information will be displayed as school/institute profile on the VVM website.

** 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.

** After completion of verification the school/institute will be provided with a unique identification number, username and password.
** The exam coordinator will now be able to register students who wish to take up the VVM online exam after logging to the website.

** After completion of verification the school/institute will be provided with a Unique Code, visible after logging in their dashboard which can be distributed to students.

STEP – III : Registration of Students from School/Institute
** Exam coordinator can ask the students of his/her school/institute (who wish to take up the VVM online exam) to register in individual student category and enter the Unique Code in their dashboard.

As soon as the students will enter the Unique Code in their dashboard they will be automatically added in school dashboard.

** Two other options with the exam coordinator to register the students are
i. Online – One by one online entry of the student details.

ii. Offline – The coordinator enters minimal details like Name of the student, Class, Gender, Email ID, Phone No. etc. in the prescribed excel format provided for this purpose. It will be an offline process, because, editable excel file (no changes in the format of file will be acceptable) is provided for data entry.

** This information will be reflected on the website as student profile.

** After completion of the entries the data can be uploaded online partially or completely. If the uploading or data submission is successful he/she will be directed towards the payment page automatically.

** After the successful submission of exam fee the exam coordinator will be provided with each student’s username and password via email and these details will also be available on school profile page.

He/she will be required to distribute the same to respective students. The login credentials of students will not function till the fee payment status is updated.

** After that the job of exam coordinator is complete unless/until modification of student’s details is needed!

STEP – IV : Creation of Student Profile
** After first time login, students will be required to update/change their password (mandatory).

** The student can complete their profile after logging into the website. In the student profile page, the details of the student like profile photo, DoB, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Residential address etc. need to be uploaded.

** Date for the examination will be pre-selected and students will not be allowed to make any further changes in the same. Student has to arrange for a device with good internet connectivity on the pre-selected date and time of examination.

** The student must also specify the details of the device (as the Apps 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. The details of all the students registered from that school/institute will be accessible from the school/institute login.

The authority to modify a student’s profile rests only with the Principal or School/Institute Exam Coordinator.

Fee Structure

** Students registering individually or through school will have to pay a fee of Rs. 100/-.

** School/Institute coordinator is requested to retain Rs. 20/- per student as a service charge with school/institute and rest of the amount will be transferred only through Online Payment Mode to VVM Delhi office. In case of account payment, please ensure to upload the receipt & transaction id and submit the transaction details.

Mode of Payment

** Through payment gateway and ONLINE (RTGS/NEFT) and Challan payment only,
** NO CASH/ DD / Cheque will be acceptable.
** Individually registering student are requested to make payment through the online mode (payment gateway) only.

** Only school principal / exam coordinators can deposit fee directly in VVM’s account.

After depositing fee they are requested to retain deposit slip with Transaction ID, Date & Time to be upload (in .jpeg format) on VVM offline payment mode option provided in their school / institute dashboard. Fee payment status will be updated after 48hrs of uploading the deposit slip/receipt.

Account Details :
Account Number : 7009607017
Account Name : VIDYARTHI VIGYAN MANTHAN
IFSC Code : IDIB000D008
Branch Name & Address : Indian Bank, Defence Colony, New Delhi

How To Take Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan Exam?

The student will not be able to appear for the Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan exam without the latest App (updated version) installed in the desired device. Either on 30th November or on 05th December, 2021, students can login in the Exam App anytime from 10:00AM to 08:00PM to write the exam with his/her selected device (mobile/tablet /laptop).

On receiving this request the App will verify the following :
a) Student’s login details – username and password.
b) Connection speed and give warning if the speed is below threshold.
c) Verify the Exam App ID to make sure that the student is using the latest version of the App.

d) After successful verification students will be asked for Invigilator Key which will be available in the Exam App itself. Once the Invigilator Key is entered, the exam will start at the stipulated time.

No student will be allowed or will be able to login before 10:00AM or after 08:00PM. Students can login only once, either on 30th November or on 05th December, 2021.

1. Students will have to click on Go To Exam button in Exam App screen to write the exam.
2. Students will see the Instructions on the first page. He/she is requested to read all the instructions carefully and then click of I Agree button given at the end of the same to start the Exam.
3. There will be Two Segments in Exam namely Section-A and Section-B

Section-A :
** Students will be provided 30 minutes to answer 40 questions of Section-A.
** The student will be able to see only one question at a time.

** He/She will be able to review the answers of section-A, until or unless the final submission of the answers for the section or completion on the time duration i.e. 30 minutes. After that he/she will be redirected to the Section-B.

** Student can edit or change the answers by clicking on the review tab and question number only before the submission of the answers for this section or completion of the time duration.

Section-B :
** Students will be provided 60 minutes to answer 60 questions in Section-B.
** The student will be able to see one question at a time.

** He/she will be able to review the answers in this section until or unless the final submission of the answers for this section or before the completion on the time duration i.e. 60 minutes. After that he/she will be redirected to the Final Submission of Answer Sheet.

** Student can edit or change the answers by clicking on the review tab and question number only before the submission of the answers for this section or completion of the time duration.

** After that he/she will be redirected to the Final Submission of Answer Sheet.

4. The top panel of the App will display the statistics regarding the number of questions Answered, Marked for Review, Time Left, etc.
5. Fifteen minutes before end of the examination, the student will get an alert stating “15 minutes are left”.

6. Students completing the exam before stipulated time can submit his/her answers by clicking on the “SUBMIT” button.
7. Once the submission is over student will get a Submission notification and he/she will not be able/allowed to write the exam again.

8. After completion of the exam time students need to upload answer sheets via all three options namely
1) Upload Answer Sheet,
2) Upload Text File and
3) Email Text File.

9. In case of any connection failure, the answers will be automatically saved by the App to the local system in an encrypted format. The student can upload the answer sheet within the time window provided.

What are the Important Dates of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan?

Important Dates of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan Talent Search Exam 2021