PUNE: MIT World Peace University will host the third edition of the National Scientists Round Table from July 17 to 19. The conference brings together scientists, researchers and students from all disciplines.RM Chitnis, vice-chancellor, MIT-WPU, and chairman of NSRTC 2026, said the conference aims to encourage young people, especially in engineering and other fields, to do research. “Our topics are divided into different groups, but they all talk about how to think beyond the existing, how to identify the needs and problems of people and how to create new solutions to those needs. We have scientists on the team who have worked with Nobel laureates. “Listening to their experiences will help students understand how good ideas work and what makes them different,” Chitnis said.Bharat Choudhari, head of research and development at MIT WPU and convenor of NSRTC 2026 said that the link will be live on the official website for foreign students to apply. “Since the accommodation is limited, it is important for students to register on the link and get admission. However, the event is free,” said Choudhari, adding that the NSRTC events held in the last two years have led to an increase in the number of papers and the quality of papers published by both students and staff in reputed journals.Akash Joshi, chairman of NSRTC and founder of Microlin Technologies, USA spoke about the importance of helping in whatever way one can to uplift and provide opportunities to students in rural India. He said to develop India in a true way, science and technology has a very important role.On this occasion, world renowned engineer MM Sharma, former director of ICT, Mumbai, and Fellow of the Royal Society of the UK, will be awarded the Vigyan Maharshi Award for outstanding contribution to Science. At the same time, the DeepTech Young Entrepreneur Awards will be presented to Nikunj Parashar, founder of Pune-based Sagar Defense Engineering Pvt. Ltd for its autonomous and marine security solution, and Narayana Rao Sripada, co-founder of Swaasa, for its AI-powered health monitoring system.