About Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress

Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress (CYSC) was launched by Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology (CCOST), Raipur to promote the young talents of the state. Young Scientist Congress is organized every year to mark the discovery of “Raman Effect” by Indian Physicist Sir Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman on 28th February. The Main focus of the Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress is to provide a right platform for the upcoming enthusiastic young researchers and to promote them to excel in their fields.
To promote young researchers from each discipline, it has been made a custom to felicitate one young researcher from each discipline based on the relevance of their research work and presentation in the Congress.

Incentive to Awardees

  • A certificate with a cash prize of Rs. 21000.00

  • A single visit shall be provided for pursuing his/her research work in any National Laboratory/Research Centre/ Recognized University engaged in advanced research in India for two months.

  • Awardees will be eligible for TA/DA during their stay in the research establishment as per the norms of the Council. He/She has to avail the facility within two years of receiving the award.

Eligibility Creiteria

  • Age on 28th February 2026, should be below 35 years for male and 38 years for female candidates.

  • Research experience of two years after obtaining a postgraduate degree in the science subjects listed above or bachelor’s degree in the case of medical/ engineering/technology subjects.

  • Original research papers with single authorship will be acceptable. The work should have been carried out in the State of Chhattisgarh and not presented/published elsewhere is an essential requirement.

  • Awardees of previously held Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress shall not be eligible for participation, for a period of three years, from the date of last award.

Kindly note that Plagiarism will be checked and summarily rejected, if found to contain plagiarised material.

Important Dates

  • 20th Feb 2026
    Last date of abstract Submission
  • 21st Feb 2026
    Last date for Registration and Fee payment
  • 25th Feb 2026
    Last date of full Paper Submission
  • 5th Mar 2026
    Date of confirmation