Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 felicitation and Guinness record presentation scheduled for October 28

Key facts

• The Ministry of Education will host the grand culmination and felicitation ceremony of Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 in New Delhi on October 28, 2026, where Union Minister for Education Shri Prahlad Joshi will felicitate winning student innovators, with Minister of State for Education Shri Jayant Chaudhary also expected to attend.
• VBB 2025 has officially entered the Guinness World Records as the Largest Innovation Solution Competition, and 10 national-level winning teams will be felicitated at the event with an official Guinness World Record presentation ceremony.
• The competition received 2,87,967 project submissions across the Idea and Prototype Tracks and is centred on four pillars: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat.
• VBB 2025 is 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) to foster creative problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and scientific curiosity among school students.
• Guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram will be launched at the event by DoSEL.
• Initiatives by DoSEL and the Department of Higher Education under Special Campaign 6.0 on e-Waste awareness and e-Waste collection efforts will also be presented at the event.