At CSIR’s "One Day as a Scientist" Week, Union Minister Jitendra Singh hailed youth aspirations, stressing need for "Awareness, Aptitude, Avenue". He proposed parent involvement, scientist visits to schools, industry mentorship. Over 14,000 students took part, with top innovations awarded. He urged raising curiosity via schemes like "Jigyasa", oriented with NEP 2020 for India’s scientific future.