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Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 Sets 2,87,967 Submissions Record

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary felicitated ten student teams as national winners of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025.
The contest set a Guinness World Record as the largest innovation solution competition with 2,87,967 submissions.
National winners shared a INR17.50 lakh cash prize from a INR1-crore award pool.
Five prototype-track teams received INR2.5 lakh each for functional models.
Five idea-track teams earned INR1 lakh each to develop their concepts further.

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Organizers introduced a three-tier assessment framework evaluating projects at district, state, and national levels.
Minister Jayant Chaudhary launched ULLAS TEI guidelines enabling student teachers to certify five to eight adult learners.
Special Campaign 6.0 held e-waste collection drives, and the Ministry handed the waste to an authorized recycler.
Buildathon’s competition focused on four pillars—Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, Samriddh Bharat.

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Jayant Chaudhary Awards Winners

Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary felicitated ten student teams as national winners of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025.
The contest set a Guinness World Record as the largest innovation solution competition with 2,87,967 submissions.
National winners shared a INR17.50 lakh cash prize from a INR1-crore award pool.
Five prototype-track teams received INR2.5 lakh each for functional models.
Five idea-track teams earned INR1 lakh each to develop their concepts further.

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