CBSE Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 – Nationwide Innovation Movement
CBSE/ACAD/AP&AD(AC)/2025
Date: 23.09.2025
Circular No: Acad-71/2025
All Heads of Schools affiliated with CBSE
Subject: Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 – Nationwide Innovation Movement – reg.
The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, is launching the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, a nationwide initiative to inspire innovation, creativity, and problem-solving among school students in alignment with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
The Buildathon will mobilise 1 crore students across 1.5 lakh+ schools to ideate, design, and develop prototypes under the following themes:
1. Vocal for Local
2. Atmanirbhar Bharat
3. Swadeshi
4. Samriddh Bharat
Key Highlights:
- Launch: 23rd September 2025 at 1:15PM by Hon’ble Minister of Education.
- School-level innovation activities: 23rd September – 12th October 2025.
- National Live Buildathon inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 13th October 2025 with simultaneous participation by students nationwide.
- Submission of entries: 14th to 31st October 2025
- National recognition for top 10,000 entries with opportunities for mentoring and corporate adoption.
Participation Guidelines:
- Teams of 5–7 students from Classes VI–XII may participate.
- Schools may register multiple teams.
- Detailed resources, toolkits, and submission portal will be available on the official Buildathon website (link to be shared separately).
The live link for the announcement on 23rd September 2025 is as follows: https://youtube.com/live/Wlc7PqTZnS4?feature=share. The concept note is available at Annexure A
All schools are requested to actively participate in this historic innovation movement and encourage maximum student engagement.
With best wishes!
(Dr. Praggya M. Singh)
Professor & Director (Academics)
Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organisations and Institutions with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18 Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi-16
2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida-201309
3. The Secretary, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
4. The Secretary, Sainik Schools Society, Room No. 101, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
5. The Chairman, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, N-1/9, Near Doordarshan Kendra, PO Sainik School Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005
6. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi- 110054
7. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh- 160017
8. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim –737101
9. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar –791111
10. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair – 744101
11. The Director of School Education, Ladakh, Room No.101-102, Ground Floor, Council Secretariat, Kurbathang, Kargil – Ladakh
12. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, 3rd Floor, B block, Anjaneya Towers, VTPS Rd, Bhimaraju Gutta, Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 521 456
13. The Director, Jharkhand Education Project Council, Old HEC High School, JSCA Stadium Road, Jagannathpur, Sector-III, Dhurwa, Ranchi-834004 (Jharkhand)
14. Navy Education Society, Dte of Naval Education, Naval Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, West Block-V, RK Puram, New Delhi-110066
15. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A –Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi- 110001
16. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202, Shankar Vihar (Near APS), Delhi Cantt-110010
17. DS to Chairperson, CBSE
18. Secretary/ Controller of Examinations/ All Directors, CBSE
19. All Regional Directors/ Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions
20. All Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary/ PPS/SPS/Under Secretary/ Assistant Secretary, CBSE
21. All Head(s)/ In-Charge(s), Centre of Excellence, CBSE
22. In charge IT Unit with the request to put this Circular on the CBSE Academic Website
23. In-Charge, Library
24. Record File
Professor & Director (Academics)
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