Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Registration, Dates, Guidelines and More

What is Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025?

Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 is a nationwide innovation event for school students. The idea is that young minds will think of problems around them and build ideas, models or prototypes to solve them. It is organised by the Ministry of Education — Department of School Education & Literacy, along with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and AICTE.

The aim is to bring creativity, problem-solving and innovation to every school in India, and link these to national goals.

Students of classes 6 to 12 can take part (in teams). Schools across the country are encouraged to join.

Themes (What to Work On)

In this Buildathon, you have to pick one of these themes and build your idea around it:

1. Vocal for Local – promote local products, culture, heritage
2. Atmanirbhar Bharat – self-reliance, making things ourselves
3. Swadeshi – using Indian knowledge systems, indigenous ideas
4. Samriddh Bharat – prosperity, sustainable development

Your project can be from science, engineering, social ideas, environment, or anything that fits those themes.

Important Dates to Know

Here are the key dates for Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025:

Make sure you follow the schedule carefully so you don’t miss any stage.

Who Can Participate?

• Students in classes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• In teams of 5 to 7 students
• A school can send multiple teams
• Each team should have the support of a teacher/mentor
• Projects/prototypes should align with one of the themes

How to Register & Participate

Registration

• Go to the official portal vbb.mic.gov.in (Buildathon portal)
• Fill in the required details: school name, team members, class, theme choice
• You may have to submit a brief concept or idea at registration
• Complete registration by 6 October 2025

Working Phase (Before Live Event)

• Between registration and the special event on 13 October, schools will do internal innovation work
• Mentors, teachers, and incubation centres may help guide students
• Teams will prepare prototypes, models, presentations, video or documentation of their ideas

Live Synchronised Innovation (13 October)

• On 13 October, all participating students across India will work on their innovation projects simultaneously
• This is a real-time event — schools will join at the same time
• It will be inaugurated officially with an event
• During this event, students should continue to build, test, and refine their ideas

Final Submission (14–31 October)

• After the live event, teams submit their full entries
• These may include videos, photos, documentation, prototypes, and PDF reports
• Everything must be uploaded to the Buildathon portal

Evaluation & Results

• From 1 November to 31 December 2025, the expert panel will evaluate all submissions
• Top 10,000 entries may get national recognition
• The best teams will be felicitated (awarded) in January 2026

What You Can Gain / Rewards

• Recognition at the national level
• Opportunity for mentorship and support
• Your school may get attention and adoption by industry partners
• Innovation culture builds skills (design, reasoning, teamwork, presentation)
• Top teams might receive prizes, certificates, and exposure

Even if you don’t win, the process helps you learn a lot.

Tips to Do Well

• Choose a simple but meaningful problem to solve
• Use local resources and low-cost materials
• Focus on clarity: what is the problem, how your idea helps, and how it works
• Document your process: sketches, photos, working steps
• Make a good presentation or video — explain clearly
• Test your prototype in real situations if possible
• Work well with your team and coordinate tasks
• Start early so you have time to refine and fix errors
• Use mentors or teachers — ask for feedback

Official Link & Portal

The official Buildathon portal is vbb.mic.gov.in, where registration, guidelines, toolkits, submission and updates will be made.

You can also refer to the circular by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) for details on how schools should proceed.

Why This Matters

This is more than a contest. It is a chance to bring innovation into classrooms. India’s future depends on creative minds solving local and global problems. When students from all parts of India get this chance, they learn to think, experiment, fail and try again.

This aligns with NEP 2020 (National Education Policy), which emphasises learning by doing, critical thinking, multidisciplinary learning, and not just rote memorisation.

In this Buildathon, schools from remote regions, tribal areas, and aspirational districts are also invited to take part. It’s about making innovation inclusive.