This year 120 projects by 152 students were evaluated at the IRIS National Fair. The IRIS National Fair is aligned with major national science initiatives including NCSC, NCSM, NCERT, CBSE Science Exhibition and INSPIRE, ensuring that the best research projects from across the country receive structured mentoring and global exposure. Shaurya Patel has developed a research framework for a unified Metabolic Health Score. India’s consistent presence at Regeneron ISEF over the years has resulted in multiple international recognitions, underscoring the quality of student-led research being nurtured through the IRIS National Fair. It also underlines India’s representation at the world’s premier school-level science fair, inspiring a new generation of young researchers to pursue science, innovation, and discovery with global impact.