Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog, is running a nationwide Buildathon for students in Classes 6–12 to showcase creativity and problem-solving skills. Registration is via vbb.mic.gov.in. Key partners include the Ministry of Education, PIB, and ISRO.
Purpose & Significance
The Buildathon engages one crore students across ~2.5 lakh schools to ideate or prototype on school-level innovation themes: Atmanirbhar Bharat Swadeshi Vocal for Local Samriddh Bharat. A prize pool of ₹1 crore is notified for national, state, and district recognition.
The National Live Buildathon is slated for October 13, with synchronized participation. Submissions (photos/videos) are accepted after the live date and evaluated in November, followed by the winners announcement in December. Official information is available on PIB and MoE.
Internal reads on Karmactive: student hackathons & sustainability, youth innovation, research-backed problem solving.
Key Facts
Interactive Map: Participation
Official info: Ministry of Education, AIM, NITI Aayog, PIB, ISRO · Register at vbb.mic.gov.in
Timeline
Application Process — Step by Step
Eligible students are in Classes 6–12. Schools can register multiple teams; each team must include five to seven students with a teacher mentor.
Source: PIB · vbb.mic.gov.in
Registration is completed on the official portal. The registration window that was supposed to end on October 6 has been extended till October 11.
Official portal: vbb.mic.gov.in · Ministry notice: education.gov.in
Choose one of the notified themes: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, or Samriddh Bharat. Prepare a concise problem statement, solution approach, and expected outcome.
Reference: PIB factsheet
Upload the team’s entry as a photo or video per portal instructions between October 14 and 31. Ensure mentor details and team list are correct before final submission.
Submission guidelines: vbb.mic.gov.in
Helpdesk: Use the contact section on vbb.mic.gov.in for technical or registration queries.
The sections above list eligibility, team size, themes, key dates, submission format, evaluation month, and result timelines with links to official pages.
