India’s largest school hackathon, ‘Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025′, will be held today between 10 AM and 11 PM. The Viksit Bharat Buildathon is a nationwide initiative inviting schools and teachers to empower students from classes 6 to 12 to showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills. The event is aimed at strengthening the culture of innovation at the school level by encouraging students to ideate or build prototypes on four themes – Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat.

The event is being organised by the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog. It will be live-streamed nationwide through the official portals – vbb.mic.gov.in or schoolinnovationmarathon.org/registration. The Buildathon features a 1 crore rupees award pool, which will be distributed among 10 national-level winners, 100 state-level winners, and 1,000 district-level winners.