20 Indian school students flagged off for Sakura Science Programme 2025 in Japan
On 14 June 2025 in New Delhi, School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar flagged off 20 Indian school students for the Sakura Science Programme 2025 in Japan.
Summary
Sanjay Kumar, Secretary of the Department of School Education & Literacy, flagged off 20 school students for the Sakura Science Programme 2025 on 14 June 2025. The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) invited 20 students and two supervisors from India for 15â21 June 2025, alongside participants from Malaysia, Taiwan and Ukraine. The students, 7 boys and 13 girls, are from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and government schools in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Ladakh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. JST runs the programme as the 'Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science'.
Key facts
- Flag-off
- 14 June 2025, by Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, DoSEL
- Host
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Dates in Japan
- 15â21 June 2025
- Students
- 20 (7 boys, 13 girls) + 2 supervisors
- From
- A&N Islands, Ladakh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Which organisation invited 20 Indian school students to Japan under the Sakura Science Programme 2025?
Show answer
Correct answer: A â Japan Science and Technology Agency
PIB (Education): the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) invited 20 school students and 2 supervisors from India for 15â21 June 2025.