By Archit Gupta,News18

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon for students of Classes 6 to 12, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. The initiative aims to encourage innovation, creativity, and problem-solving among school students in line with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
The buildathon will allow 12 crore students across six lakh schools to ideate, design, and develop prototypes under four themes: vocal for local, atmanirbhar bharat, swadeshi, and Samriddh Bharat. The Department of School Education and Literacy will organise the event on October 13 from 10 am to 12 noon across all six lakh schools. The live event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Interested students can register for the buildathon from September 23 to October 6, and submit their entries from October 13 to 31. Winners will be announced in January 2026. A total of 1,110 students will be felicitated, including the top 10 at the national level, 100 at the state level, and 1,000 at the district level, with a total award pool of Rs 1 crore.
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Talking about the event, Pradhan said in a post on X, “A one-of-its-kind and one of the largest innovation movement ever being attempted in the world with participation from over 6 lakh schools and 12 crore students, Viksit Bharat Buildathon resonating with PM Modi’s call-to-action for Atmanirbhar Bharat is one more step towards translating the vision of NEP 2020 into action, providing a global platform for students to actively test ideas and innovation and inspiring them to think creatively for national development.”
Objectives of Viksit Bharat Buildathon:

Inspire 1 crore students to think creatively and build solutions for national development.
Create a culture of innovation based on hands-on, experiential learning.
Promote self-reliance, indigenous innovation, and sustainable growth.
Engage schools across India in a coordinated, hands-on innovation activity for common goals.
Project India as a global hub for innovation through a world record attempt.
Provide a national and international platform to celebrate student innovators and young problem-solvers.