Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched a "Nationwide Innovation Challenge" for prospective innovators, especially encouraging India’s “Gen Z” to participate. The challenge aims to generate award-winning innovative ideas and shape India's scientific future in the run-up to the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, which begins on December 6th with the theme 'Vigyan se Samruddhi: For Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. Participants across India are invited to submit innovations in various fields like AI, Quantum, Space, Biotechnology, Climate Tech, Healthcare, Agriculture, and Education. To be considered, the innovation should have the potential to improve the lives of at least 1,000 people. Concepts, prototypes, and pilots will also be accepted if they demonstrate clarity, purpose, and scalability. Submissions can be made on the MyGov platform via https://www.mygov.in/task/one-innovation-towards-self-reliant-india/. The best ideas will be recognized during IISF 2025 and supported with a structured pathway to scale through DST, DBT, CSIR, and BIRAC. The Minister will personally highlight and mentor top innovations. Posted on 19 NOV 2025 5:51PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Nationwide Innovation Challenge: A challenge launched by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to encourage innovative ideas from students, startups, and others, particularly those from 'Gen Z', aimed at shaping India's scientific future.
India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025: An upcoming science festival where the best ideas from the challenge will be recognized.
Ministry of Earth Sciences: The ministry under which the challenge was launched, indicated by the header on the original document.
MyGov platform: The platform where submissions for the Nationwide Innovation Challenge are to be made.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Ahead of IISF 2025, Union Minister Dr Jitendra
Singh Launches "Nationwide Innovation
Challenge" for prospective innovators
Minister Calls on Students, Startups and “Gen Z” to come
up with award winning innovative ideas and Shape India’s
Scientific Future
Minister observed that India’s journey in the past 11 years
has marked a historic leap in science and technology,
establishing the nation as a rising DeepTech powerhouse
Posted On: 19 NOV 2025 5:51PM by PIB Delhi
Ahead of upcoming IISF 2025, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched a "Nationwide Innovation
Challenge", open to prospective innovators from all walks of life, with a special call to India’s “Gen
Z” to lead the way.
The Minister observed that India’s journey in the past 11 years has marked a historic leap in science
and technology, establishing the nation as a rising DeepTech powerhouse. A video message released
today by the Union Minister of Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh made the announcement.
In his message, Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted that India now hosts over 6,000 DeepTech startups, the
bioeconomy has grown 14 times, investment in R&D has doubled, the space sector has opened to
private players creating a $8 billion space economy, and India has launched its first National Quantum
Mission, sparking a new wave of quantum technology startups.
“This is not just progress. India is shaping the future. And the next breakthrough can come from you,”
the Minister said in the video message.
The challenge has been launched in the run-up to the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025,
beginning 6th December, with the theme ‘Vigyan se Samruddhi: For Aatmanirbhar Bharat.’
Participants are invited from across India, including students, startups, researchers, farmers, creators
and citizens, to submit one innovation in AI, Quantum, Space, Biotechnology, Climate Tech,
Healthcare, Agriculture, Education or any emerging field, provided it has the potential to improve the
lives of at least 1,000 people.Concepts, prototypes, and pilots will also be accepted, as long as they demonstrate clarity, purpose,
and potential to scale.
Submissions can be made on the MyGov platform, using the following link: https://www.mygov.in/ta
sk/one-innovation-towards-self-reliant-india/ . The link has also been shared in the Minister ‘s video
message on social media.
The best ideas will be recognised during IISF 2025 and given a structured pathway to scale through
the support of DST, DBT, CSIR and BIRAC. The Minister has also committed to personally highlight
and mentor the top innovations to help them move ahead.
Speaking about the spirit behind the initiative, the Minister noted that India is at a decisive moment,
with the innovation ecosystem maturing, high end technology missions underway and science
becoming central to nation building. He emphasised that real world solutions can emerge from
classrooms, community labs, workshops, farms, and remote districts if the right platform is provided.
The message to the youth was clear: “To all innovators, especially Gen Z: India is listening.”
As the nation prepares for IISF 2025, this challenge aims to ignite the scientific temperament of the
country and encourage scalable Indian solutions for global challenges. By mobilising the power of
young minds and grassroots innovation, the Ministry envisions science as a force for both prosperity
and self-reliance.
“Let us build the future with science. Let us innovate for Aatmanirbhar Bharat.”, said Union Minister
Dr Jitendra Singh.*****
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