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Curiosity to know more and more about the things and phenomena that happen around us is the nature of a child. This curiosity of a child helps to develop their critical thinking. The school environment and the teacher are important in accelerating critical thinking among students. The students of secondary and higher secondary levels of school education become very curious and highly energetic in finding the answers to their questions. By cultivating curiosity, encouraging questioning, providing scaffolding, fostering collaboration, modelling critical thinking, and offering constructive feedback, teachers empower students to become independent thinkers and problem solvers. As a teacher, it is the responsibility of every teacher to nurture the next generation of critical thinkers who will shape the future with their intellect, creativity, and informed decision-making abilities. PRAYAAS (Promotion of Research Attitude among Young and Aspiring Students) is an initiative taken by the governmental authority of India that has been developed to provide a platform that will help a student to become a divergent thinker by developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The study was conducted to know the status of PRAYAAS. A survey method has been adopted for the study. The results reveal the status of the PRAYAAS among the teachers and students.

PRAYAAS, Students, Teachers, HNBGU, Research attitude, Critical thinking.