Lucknow, November 3
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh government is continuously making efforts to connect the Indian knowledge tradition, cultural heritage and glorious history with the new generation. In this direction, all-India ‘Bharat Boudhiks 2.0 National Examination-2026’ is receiving widespread support from the state’s youth.
So far, more than 1 lakh 60 thousand students have registered for this national knowledge competition. UP aims to ensure maximum participation of young people in this examination and establish a new record at the national level. To encourage wider participation, the registration deadline has been extended to November 5, 2026.
In accordance with CM Yogi’s vision, state government is promoting the Indian knowledge tradition within the education system in the spirit of National Education Policy-2020. ‘Bharat Boudhiks 2.0’ is an important initiative to advance this vision. Its objective is to familiarize the younger generation with India’s rich philosophy, science, arts, literature, knowledge, and intellectual heritage, and to develop pride in their civilization and culture. Along with connecting students with their roots, this initiative will also strengthen their intellectual role in building a developed and self-reliant India.
On Tuesday, Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay reviewed the preparations for the examination during a high-level virtual meeting held from his residence in Lucknow. He directed the Vice-Chancellors, Registrars and Controllers of Examinations of all state, private and central universities, college principals and Regional Higher Education Officers across the state to launch a special campaign during the remaining period to ensure the registration of the maximum number of students. He stated, “Active teams of faculty members and nodal officers should be constituted at the university and college levels and direct outreach should be undertaken in classrooms so that no interested student is left out of this national knowledge initiative.”
To ensure the fair, confidential and systematic conduct of the examination, the Minister directed the Registrars of all universities to designate university-level nodal officers and the Controllers of Examinations to designate university-level examination controllers. The examination controllers have been entrusted with maintaining the confidentiality of question papers, their secure storage, timely distribution to examination centers, discipline at examination centers and the collection and evaluation of answer sheets. Coordination with the district administration will also be established as required.
‘Bharat Boudhiks 2.0 National Examination-2026’ will be conducted across the state on November 21, from 10 am to 12 noon. Students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Arts, Science, Commerce and Social Sciences will participate in this two-hour offline examination. The examination syllabus and detailed guidelines are available on the official portal bharatboudhiks.com.
After the examination, meritorious students at the national level will be selected through a transparent, three-tier evaluation process. The student securing first position will receive a prize of Rs. 1 lakh, the two students securing second position will receive Rs. 50,000 each and the four students securing third position will receive Rs. 25,000 each. In addition, 300 students will receive consolation prizes of Rs. 2,500 each.
