The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), the Union Ministry of Education (MoE), flagged off a group of students participating in the Sakura Science Programme 2026 at a ceremony held at NCERT, New Delhi.
About Sakura Science Programme
From May 24 to May 30, 2026, 56 school students and 4 supervisors from India visited Japan as part of the Sakura Science Programme, alongside participants from Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.
To broaden intellectual horizons and foster scientific exploration among young learners, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) has been implementing the ‘Japan Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science’, also known as the ‘Sakura Science Programme’, since 2014.
India has been participating in the programme since April 2016.
Under the programme, students are invited to Japan for one week to experience the country’s advanced science and technology ecosystem and its rich cultural heritage. So far, 674 students, along with 96 supervisors, have visited Japan under this programme. The most recent batch visited Japan in August 2025.
Source: PIB
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