Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Registration deadline extended till October 11 for nationwide student hackathon, direct link to apply here

On September 23, 2025, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 , a nationwide initiative to promote innovation, creativity, and problem-solving among school students.

The event, organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education , in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is expected to engage more than one crore students from 1.5 lakh schools across India.

During the launch, Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled the Buildathon logo and jingle, saying, “The initiative would celebrate student innovations, engineer an innovation renaissance in the country, and ensure that the young generations become key drivers of Samriddhi, Viksit, and Atmanirbhar Bharat .”

Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Focus themes
The Buildathon focuses on four key themes: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat. It aims to inspire creative thinking for national development, promote self-reliance and sustainable growth, engage schools in synchronized innovation, and project India as a global innovation hub through a potential world record.

Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Key dates and registration steps
The registration deadline for the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 has been extended till October 11, 2025.

How to register:

Visit the official portal: vbb.mic.gov.in

Complete student and school details on the portal

Submit the initial idea or project concept

Direct link to register for Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 is available here..

Updated timeline:

• Preparation period: October 6 to October 13, 2025 - Teachers will guide student teams through the registration and submission process.
• Live synchronized innovation event: October 13, 2025
• Final submission window: October 13 to October 31, 2025
• Evaluation period: November 1 to December 31, 2025- Projects will be reviewed by a panel of experts.
• Result and felicitation: January 2026 - The top 1,000 winners will be announced and felicitated.

Call for students
The Buildathon builds on the success of the School Innovation Marathon 2024, which led to the Student Innovator Programme (SIP), Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP), patents, and startup ventures from Atal Tinkering Labs, officials said.

School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar added, “The event brings together students, educators, and innovators to build solutions for a self-reliant India, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.”

The Ministry of Education and Atal Innovation Mission have urged all eligible students from classes 6 to 12 to register before the extended deadline and contribute to India’s growing innovation ecosystem.

(With inputs from agencies)