Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launches Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 For School-Level Innovators

New Delhi: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, emphasizing the government’s commitment to encouraging school students to ideate and develop innovative products.

During the event, the Minister unveiled the jingle and logo of the Buildathon. He stated, “The initiative would celebrate student innovations, engineer an innovation renaissance in the country, and ensure that the young generations become key drivers of Samriddhi, Viksit, and Atmanirbhar Bharat.”

The Buildathon is being organized by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and AICTE. According to an official statement, it is a nationwide innovation movement designed to engage students across India.

### About Viksit Bharat Buildathon

The Buildathon aims to:

– Inspire creative thinking for national development
– Promote self-reliance and sustainable growth
– Engage schools in synchronized innovation
– Project India as a global innovation capital by attempting a potential world record
– Celebrate young problem-solvers on national and global platforms

This initiative builds upon the success of the School Innovation Marathon 2024, which gave rise to programs like the Student Innovator Programme (SIP) and Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP). It also contributed to patents and startup ventures emerging from Atal Tinkering Labs.

### Key Dates and Participation Details

– **Registration:** Students can register on the Viksit Bharat Buildathon portal ([https://vbb.mic.gov.in/](https://vbb.mic.gov.in/)) from **September 23 to October 6**.
– **Preparation Period:** From **October 6 to October 13**, teachers will guide student teams through the registration process and preparation on the portal.
– **Idea and Prototype Submission:** Students will submit their ideas and prototypes on the portal during this period.
– **Live Synchronized Innovation Event:** The core event will take place on **October 13**.
– **Final Submission:** Following the live event, students can submit their final entries from **October 13 to October 31**.
– **Evaluation:** A panel of experts will evaluate the submissions over two months, from **November 1 to December 31**.
– **Results and Felicitation:** The Buildathon will culminate in **January 2026**, with the announcement of results and the felicitation of over 1,000 winners.

The Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 represents a significant step toward empowering young innovators and nurturing a culture of creativity and entrepreneurship among India’s school students.

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