Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 — Nationwide School Innovation Movement
Posted on: 07 Oct 2025
Quick summary
The Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 is a nationwide innovation movement organised by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. It engages school students (classes 6–12) to ideate and build prototypes around themes such as Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Key takeaways
- Target: India's largest school hackathon — engaging around 1 crore students from classes 6–12. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- Live nationwide event on 13 Oct 2025 — schools join via live streaming. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
- Awards pool of ₹1 Crore with National, State and District level winners. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
Buildathon timeline (high level)
- 23 Sep 2025: Launch of Viksit Bharat Buildathon by Hon’ble Minister for Education.
- 23 Sep – 11 Oct: Registrations open on the portal.
- 11–12 Oct: Preparatory activities in schools (team formation, mentoring, idea camps).
- 13 Oct 2025: Nationwide Synchronised Live Buildathon .
- 13–31 Oct 2025: Submission window for project videos on the portal.
- Nov–Dec 2025: Evaluation by expert panels; Jan 2026 — announcements & felicitation.
Who can participate?
All students from classes 6–12 across India. Teams should have 3–5 members from the same school. There is no limit on number of teams per school; teachers register teams on the official portal. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
How it works (step-by-step)
- Form a team: 3–5 students from the same school.
- Choose a theme: Pick one of the four Buildathon themes and identify a community problem.
- Ideate & build: Create a prototype or solution with support from teachers/mentors.
- Create a video: Prepare a 2–5 minute video explaining the problem, solution, working and impact.
- Submit: Upload the project video and summary on the official portal during the submission window (13–31 Oct 2025).
Awards & recognition
Entries will be evaluated by a panel of experts. An awards pool of ₹1 Crore will be distributed across 10 National, 100 State, and 1000 District winners. Top teams may receive long-term mentorship and corporate adoption for scaling their innovations. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
Important links & contacts
Registration portal: vbb.mic.gov.in (official registration & submission portal). :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
Contact: vbb.mic@aicte-india.org.
Download official factsheet (PDF): Click to open PDF
