The Ministry of Education is organizing the grand finale event of Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 in New Delhi today (Oct 28, 2026). The winners are felicitated by Shri Prahlad Joshi, Union Minister for Education.
VBB 2025 has created history in the field of School Education by receiving certification from Guinness World Records for being the “Largest Innovation Solution Competition,”.
There is a felicitation of 10 national level teams/innovators at the Event. This is followed by a Guinness World Records Certificate ceremony.
The Guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions (TEI) under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram is also being launched during the event by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL) under the Union Ministry of Education. The initiatives taken up by both the departments (DOSEL and the Department of Higher Education) under the Special Campaign 6.0 is also being presented during the event to showcase the efforts taken up to create awareness about e-waste and its collection.
The Minister of State for Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary is also likely to attend. Shri T.K. Anil Kumar, Secretary, DOSEL, Shri Dheeraj Sahu, Additional Secretary, DOSEL, Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE and senior officials of the Ministry of Education, representatives and heads of autonomous bodies, representatives of the education department of various States/UTs and partner institutions would be present.
Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 was launched by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), in association with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to encourage creative thinking, entrepreneurial spirit and scientific temper amongst school children. Based on four core pillars: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local and Samriddh Bharat, VBB received overwhelming response by youth from across the country with 2,87,967 total projects submitted under Idea and Prototype Track. Building on the increasing innovation culture in Indian schools, VBB aims to transform students from passive learners to active problem-solvers who can file patents and become budding entrepreneurs towards achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat.
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