Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 entered the Guinness World Records as the “Largest Innovation Solution Competition”, with 2,87,967 project submissions nationwide.
The Ministry of Education has organised the initiative through the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The initiative promotes creativity, scientific curiosity, entrepreneurship and problem-solving among school students through Idea and Prototype tracks.
Its four pillars are Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local and Samriddh Bharat.
The event also featured the launch of guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions under ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram.