CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun celebrated Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2025 on 29^th May 2025 to promote intellectual property (IP) awareness in India. It is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was first launched in July 2023.

The programme started with the lamp lighting and saraswati vandana. The opening remarks were given by Dr Deepti Agrawal, In-charge, IPMG, CSIR-IIP followed by brief address of Dr. Harender Singh Bisht, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.

Invited Speaker from CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit, New Delhi, Dr. Kapil Arya gave very insightful talk on “Feel the beat of Intellectual Property Rights”, highlighting the fundamental of patenting followed by interactive session with scientists and research scholars. Dr. N. Vishwanadham, Chairman, PPC shared his experiences on role of patent and publication committee and innovative technologies developed at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun. An online quiz competition on IP was conducted as part of the celebration.

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