The Ministry of Education will host the grand culmination and felicitation ceremony of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 in New Delhi tomorrow (Oct 28, 2026). Union Minister for Education Shri Prahlad Joshi will felicitate the winning student innovators.

Marking a historic milestone for school education and grassroots innovation in India, the VBB 2025 has officially secured a Guinness World Records certification as the “Largest Innovation Solution Competition,” projecting India’s youth onto the global stage.

10 national-level winning teams and innovators will be felicitated at the Event, where their transformative solutions and models will be showcased. The Event will also feature the official Guinness World Record presentation ceremony.

Guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram will also be launched at the Event, by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education. Initiatives taken by both the Departments (DOSEL and the Department of Higher Education) under the Ministry under Special Campaign 6.0 highlighting the efforts underway to generate awareness about e-Waste and e-Waste collection endeavours, will also be presented at the Event.

Minister of State for Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, is also expected to grace the Event. Secretary, DOSEL, Shri T. K. Anil Kumar; Additional Secretary, DOSEL, Shri Dheeraj Sahu; Chairman, AICTE, Prof. T. G. Sitharam, alongside senior officials of the Ministry of Education, key representatives and heads of autonomous bodies, representatives of education departments of States/UTs and partner institutions, will attend the Event.

Organised by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 was initiated to foster creative problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and scientific curiosity among school students. Centred around four foundational pillars—Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat—the initiative witnessed an unprecedented grassroots response, recording 2,87,967 project submissions across both Idea and Prototype Tracks. VBB builds upon India’s growing school innovation ecosystem, encouraging young minds to transition from classroom learners to problem solvers, patent holders, and future entrepreneurs driving the vision of a Viksit Bharat.
 

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