Founded in September 2021, PRAYAS: Progressive Regional Association of Youth for Advancement of Sciences, registered under Societies Registration Act with Govt. of Punjab is a community of enthusiastic students, researchers and academicians with a passion for promotion of science among people belonging to different age groups, gender, geographical, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. 

PRAYAS provides a platform for the manifestation of scientific aptitude while indulging in healthy competitions and other scientific activities. The association brings together students, teachers, college and university lecturers, professors, scientists and researchers from industry for organizing science promotion activities in the region. With a motivation to acquaint masses about science and inculcate scientific temper, lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops. PRAYAS is committed to the promotion of research at the early ages by organizing summer/winter camps and internship programs in the region. With a belief that learning in mother language makes learning easy, PRAYAS envisions fostering science communication in regional languages. 

• Spread science among the masses and generate curiosity to explore, learn and exchange knowledge. 

• Provide opportunities to students/General Public to familiarize them with the contribution of science in their life.  

• Serve as a platform for the members to experiment, grow and prosper by collaborating with eminent scientific societies. 

• Diversify the scientific horizons of students/General Public through informative, astounding and prodigious webinars, workshops, educational tours etc. 

• Encourage scientific writing by inviting pieces to be published in journals/magazines of the Association.

• Promote research at undergraduate and school level by introducing summer and winter camps or internship programs.  

• To promote use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for scientific development of the community.  

• Enhance the practical scientific approach of students and help them gain hands-on  experience through training programs in premier institutes and companies.

• Develop team skills and the spirit of healthy competition through group tasks.  Provide challenging opportunities to the skilled. 

• To foster Science communication in regional languages.

• To disseminate information and knowledge, to edit, publish, and print literature and documents, maintain libraries, and to organize seminars/ conferences/ meetings etc. 

• To promote participation of youth (unemployed as well as students) in income generation activities.

• To establish local chapters and clubs in various institutions of Punjab that would strengthen the developmental process. 

• To organize lectures, seminars and workshops to help or strengthen the character building process.  To develop and nurture entrepreneurial talent and promote the ‘Make In India’ movement. 

• To promote science promotion activities with special emphasis on women empowerment. 

• To disseminate information and knowledge, to edit, publish, and print literature and documents related to science promotion and to organize seminars/ conferences/ meetings etc. 

• To work for environmental awareness, sustainable development and participative management of local natural resources for village level development.  

• To arrange and organize various kinds of child welfare programes/activities. 

• To conduct research in science education and other disciplines on the different subjects relating to science education. 

• To do all such acts, as may be useful and necessary for the attainment of the above objects