New Delhi: The Ministry of Education will host the grand culmination and felicitation ceremony of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 28, where Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi will honour the winning student innovators, according to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release reported by Careers360 and India Education Diary.
Source: Careers360 (PIB release)
The Buildathon has officially secured a Guinness World Records certification as the Largest Innovation Solution Competition, the PIB release said, calling it a milestone for school education and grassroots innovation in India. A total of 2,87,967 project submissions were recorded across the Idea and Prototype tracks.
Ten national-level winning teams and innovators will be felicitated at the event, where their solutions and models will be showcased, and the official Guinness World Record presentation ceremony will also be held. Jagran Josh, citing the Ministry of Education's announcement, reported the ceremony will run from 4 pm to 5 pm at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, with an award pool of Rs 1 crore across national (10), state (100) and district (1,000) level winners.
Source: Jagran Josh
Guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions under ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram will also be launched at the event by the Department of School Education and Literacy, the PIB release said. Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary is also expected to attend, along with senior ministry officials and heads of autonomous bodies.
The record entry underlines the scale of school-level innovation participation across India, with the ministry saying selected student innovators will be supported through mentorship and resources to develop their ideas further.
Sources: Press Information Bureau / Ministry of Education release (via Careers360 and India Education Diary) and Jagran Josh.