The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, has launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025. The Buildathon has received an overwhelming response from students and is engaging participants from about 2.5 lakh schools nationwide. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Test Pilot, Indian Air Force and Astronaut with ISRO, and Brand Ambassador of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon, in his video message urged students to join the initiative and contribute to Atmanirbhar Bharat. The Buildathon offers a platform for Grades 6–12 to showcase creativity. Students must think innovatively, and develop prototypes addressing real-life challenges, including Vocal for Local and harnessing the potential of Swadeshi. Schools will submit entries via photos and videos, which will be evaluated by an expert panel and top teams will receive prizes from a pool of Rs 1 crore. Register now at: http://vbb.mic.gov.in. Release ID: 2176009. Posted On: 07 OCT 2025 8:11PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: A student innovation initiative launched by the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog
Ministry of Education: The ministry responsible for launching the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025.
Atal Innovation Mission: Collaborator with the Ministry of Education to launch the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025.
NITI Aayog: Collaborator with the Ministry of Education to launch the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025.
Ministry of Education
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 receives overwhelming
response from Students
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla inspires Young
Innovators to join Buildathon for Atmanirbhar Bharat
Posted On: 07 OCT 2025 8:11PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, has launched the
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, which has received an overwhelming response from students and is engaging
participants from about 2.5 lakh schools nationwide. This is India’s largest-ever student innovation initiative
and a historic step toward the vision of Viksit Bharat.
Giving a major boost to the initiative, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Test Pilot, Indian Air Force and
Astronaut with ISRO, and Brand Ambassador of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon, in his video message urged
students to join the initiative and contribute to Atmanirbhar Bharat. Addressing students, he highlighted that
the Buildathon offers a unique platform for Grades 6–12 to showcase creativity. He said that every idea, big
or small, can help shape Viksit Bharat 2047. Students must think innovatively, and develop prototypes
addressing real-life challenges, including Vocal for Local and harnessing the potential of Swadeshi, he added.
Schools will submit entries via photos and videos, which will be evaluated by a expert panel. Top teams will
receive prizes from a pool of Rs 1 crore.
Register now: http://vbb.mic.gov.in
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