Submitting the selected student on the portal

For the Institutional Coordinator of a Participating Institution

1. Sign in Open Institution login and enter the e-mail address of the Institutional Coordinator or of the Head of the Institution given at registration. Type the six-digit code that the portal mails to you; it is valid for 15 minutes. There is no password.
2. Check the status The institution's page shows the status of your institution. The assessment and the nomination open once the Nodal Institution has selected it as a Participating Institution.
3. Assess your students Assess the interested students by 19 Nov 2026. To use the portal's online test, go to The online assessment of the portal, choose the days and the syllabus, press Switch on and give your students the link and the access code; their scores appear on the page, ranked, and Excel downloads them. You may also assess them in any other suitable mode. The process is to be fair, documented and approved by the Head of the Institution or an authorised committee.
4. Select one student In Students who took the online assessment, press Select beside the student chosen on merit. For a student assessed in another way, fill in the student's name (in English letters), e-mail, mobile number, roll number, course and language under The selected student and press Select the student.
5. Submit the nomination The portal informs the student by e-mail. Press Submit the nomination and fill in the student's nomination form by 20 Nov 2026: a photograph, an ID proof, the nomination form signed and sealed by the Head of the Institution, and the details of the Faculty Supervisor/Guide; then submit it.
6. Confirmation Once the nomination is submitted, the page shows the application number and its status, and you and the student receive an e-mail. The Nodal Officer of your State/UT then verifies the application.
7. Changes Until the nomination is submitted, Withdraw the selection cancels the selection so that you can select another student. After that, write to CICT.
8. Submit the video of the presentation During the one-month research and academic engagement, your student delivers a one-hour presentation/lecture at the institution. Submit its video recording to CICT on the institution's page under Presentation video: the link to the video, shared so that CICT can open it, with its date, title and duration.