National Viksit Bharat Buildathon for School-Level Innovators in 2025
- One crore kids from grades 6–12 are participating in India‘s largest school hackathon, where they are creating prototypes based on the themes of Swadeshi, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat.
- Live event on October 13, 2025, around the country: 10 National level winners, 100 State level winners, and 1000 District level winners will be chosen from a Rs. 1 crore awards pool for the nationwide synchronized live buildathon that is streamed live to all schools.
The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, is organizing the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, a national innovation initiative.
With four themes—Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat—this biggest school hackathon encourages students to develop ideas or prototypes in an effort to foster an innovative culture at the school level. The Buildathon seeks to improve our young people’s inventiveness, creativity, and problem-solving skills so they may play a significant role in building a successful, advanced, and independent India.
In accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Buildathon will offer immersive, hands-on learning. All are welcome to participate, with Aspirational Districts, Tribal, and Remote Areas receiving particular attention.
Buildathon Schedule for 2025
- Sept. 23, 2025: Launch of Viksit Bharat Buildathon by Hon’ble Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
- Sept. 23 – Oct. 11: Registrations for the event on the Portal
- Oct. 11 – Oct. 12: Preparatory activities including team formation, registration, mentoring, organising brainstorming sessions, idea camps, and innovation circles to help students prepare, select themes and build solutions
- Oct. 13: Nationwide Synchronised Live Buildathon across all schools via live streaming
- Oct. 13 – Oct. 31: Submission of entries by schools on the Portal
- Nov. 1 – Dec. 31: Evaluation of entries by a panel of experts
- Jan. 2026: Announcement and felicitation of top teams
Key Features
- Dedicated Portal: There is a national portal for registration and submission of final entries (ideas or prototypes)
- Mode of Participation: A team of 3-5 students will participate in the Buildathon and submit entries (ideas/prototypes) in the form of videos. There will be no limit on the number of teams from a school.
- Mentorship Support: Dedicated support will be provided by volunteers and mentors from Incubation Centres, Mentor of Change Network, Higher Education Institutions, and Corporates to help students build their projects at the school level.
- National Live Event: National level virtual live streaming session will be organised, which shall be joined by all schools (6th to 12th standard).
- Global Streaming: The event will be streamed on nationwide news and media channels.
- Inclusive Spotlight: A Special spotlight will be given to schools from Aspirational Blocks, Tribal Regions, Frontier Villages, and Remote Areas.
- District & State-Level Events: Schools will conduct Innovation activities. States are encouraged to organise community level innovation events inviting multiple schools and dignitaries.
- Submission of Entries: Post-event, schools will submit videos of their innovation entries (Ideas or Prototypes).
How to Take Part
- Eligibility: Participation is open to all school students from class 6-12, across India. Students must form a team of 3-5 members from same schools. Students can register with the help of their teachers. There is no restriction on the number of teams per school.
- Registration of Team: Schools/teachers have to encourage students to form teams and then register their teams on the official Buildathon portal after which a unique registration ID will be generated for each team. The Registration Link for schools for Viksit Bharat Buildathon is – vbb.mic.gov.in
- Selection of Theme: Each team will need to choose one out of the four Buildathon themes and identify any problem statement.
- Brainstorm & Build: The team will ideate to solve community problems.
- Prepare for Submission: Teams will be required to create a 2–5 minute video explaining the problem it is solving, the innovative solution/prototype they have created, how it works and its possible impact.
- Submission: The project video/ summaries have to be submitted on the Portal within the submission window of Oct. 13 to Oct. 31, 2025
Awards
The best student teams will receive rewards when an experienced panel reviews the entries. Through corporate adoption, coaching, and resources to bolster their ideas, these schools and children will get sustained support.
Ten winners at the national level, one hundred at the state level, and one thousand at the district level will share a Rs. 1 crore awards pool.
For any questions, contact vbb.mic@aicte-india.org.
Link for registration: vbb.mic.gov.in
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