Viksit Bharat Buildathon Enters Guinness World Records With 2.87 Lakh Entries

New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Buildathon (VBB) 2025 has secured a Guinness World Records certification as the “Largest Innovation Solution Competition”, with 2,87,967 project submissions recorded from across India.

The Ministry of Education will hold the competition’s concluding ceremony and felicitate the winning student innovators in New Delhi on October 28. Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi will honour 10 national-level winning teams, whose innovative solutions and models will also be showcased.

The event will feature the official presentation of the Guinness World Records certificate. Guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions under the ULLAS–Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram will also be launched.

Organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and the All India Council for Technical Education, the initiative aims to nurture scientific curiosity, entrepreneurship and problem-solving among school students.

Built around four pillars—Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local and Samriddh Bharat—the programme recorded submissions across its Idea and Prototype tracks, encouraging students to develop practical solutions and contribute to the vision of a developed India.