UPRSA Young Students’ Conference 2025
Theme 1
Inside the Brain
How the mind works, how we think and remember, how we sense the world, how our thoughts and feelings shape who we are and how we experience the world.
Outstanding Presentation Award
Swati
Parashar
Surat
Pyari
Anurag
Krishan
Nij Ansh
Akshar
Sharma
Gurnoor Sharma
Pramaan
Dubey
Stellar Presentation Award
Ruchi Srivastava
Drishti Verma
Anhad Bhamri
Aviraj Saran
Satsangi
Darshan Nigam
Distinguished Presentation Award
Poornima Kumari
Antara Satsangi, Mannat, Arsh Shrivastava,
Khyati, Aasma Kohli
Theme 2
Living Worlds – Awareness in Nature
How life on Earth notices changes, adapts to challenges, and shows signs of awareness in its own unique ways
Arti Mishra Saran
Kaamil Satsangi
Drishti Bhatnagar
Akshar Satsangi
Anhad Kaushik
Dhun Satsangi
Outstanding Presentation Award
Purnima Sethi Josan
Alakh Singh
Shabd Mehta
Aadi Shabd Mehra
Aarat Satsangi
Saar Paul Satsangi
Stellar Presentation Award
Pranjalika
Saxena
Paavan
Pratap
Suruchi
Goel
Mahima
Saxena
Amaya
Saran
Distinguished Presentation Award
Theme 3
Beyond Our World
How our awareness grows when we look outward into the universe and imagine what might be out there.
Smriti Rawat
Outstanding Presentation Award
Sonal Sahai
Kirti Pachauri
Bani Sharma
Prarthana Gupta
Nihar Sahai
Nirat Saney
Stellar Presentation Award
Pooja
Srivastava
Chaitanya
Satsangi
Anoja
Priyadarshana
Roop
Srivastava
Distinguished Presentation Award
Theme 4
Ideas In Action
How our ideas and technologies reflect our awareness and can even create new kinds of ‘thinking’ systems. How science shapes our daily lives- from the food we eat to the tech we use and the stories we tell.
Gaurav Mathur
Bhakti
Mehar Mathur
Geet
Vidhi
Nirakh
Outstanding Presentation Award
Stellar Presentation Award
Pooja
Kewalramani
Vivek Satsangi
Ridhima Singh
Tamanna
Tomar
Gurumukh Chawla
Rupali
Satsangi
Richa
Satsangi
Shabd Gaurav
Shabd Saran
Agam Gupta
Bhakti Saran
Ansh Prakash Gaur
Distinguished Presentation Award
Tanu
Mehrotra
Theme 5
Nature of Consciousness
How subjective awareness arises and what it truly means to be conscious. It examines fundamental questions about mind and experience, surveys leading scientific and philosophical theories, and envisions future directions where neuroscience, AI, and philosophy may converge to deepen our understanding.
V Neha
Nihar Bhushan
Bani Vuppulari
Swarupia Satsangi
Sana Kalyan
Nitya Satsangi
Swanti Satsangi
Outstanding Presentation Award
Dr. Pooja Prakash
Hansini Srivastava
Agam Prakash
Surat Mehra
Stellar Presentation Award
Mukesh Chaurasia
Shelly Gupta
Harshita
Darshan Singh
Naman SIngh
Ami
Distinguished Presentation Award
Special Mentions
Thank You