Registrations are open and invited from class 6 to 12 students for the Tata Building India School Essay Competition 2025-26.

About the Competition

The Tata Building India School Essay Competition is one of the key initiatives undertaken by the Tata Group to ignite the imagination of the young, to instill a sense of pride and spirit of nation building in India’s youth.

For over a decade now, the Tata Group has engaged with young minds to help them think in a positive direction. The essay competition provides a unique platform to encourage young leaders of tomorrow to showcase their expressions in writing on a host of national and social issues.

Every year, school students from over 400+ cities participate and write in more than 10 languages. Over the last 15 years, the Tata Building India School Essay Competition has touched nearly 30 million students.

Categories

To ensure a level playing field, the students are divided into 2 participating categories across all languages (Junior – Classes 6th – 8th and Senior – Classes 9th – 12th).

Topic of the essay competition

The underlying theme/topic is always about nation building. The topics are carefully chosen for students to be both creative and insightful.

Registration Fee

Free

Format

The essay competition is a two-phase activity across all the participating schools in the country for students of classes 6th – 12th. The first phase consists of showcasing inspirational Tata-linked films which hopefully stimulate young minds to think about the nation. Following this, students are asked a few questions based on the films.

Thereafter, the students are requested to write an essay on a given topic of national significance.

Rewards and Recognition

The winners and runners-up at each edition of the Tata Building India School Essay Competition are rewarded 3 levels: first at the school level, followed by the city level and finally at the national level.

The school-level winners are awarded at the schools, and special functions are held to felicitate city-level winners at a regional level. The national-level winners are felicitated in New Delhi. Prizes* at the school level include certificates, medals and special Tata Building India merchandise. The city winners and the runners-up receive online gift vouchers, e-certificates and e-medals. The national-level winners receive online gift vouchers of significant value as the grand prize, as well as e-certificates and e-medals.

The crowning moment for the national winners and the runners-up is the intended visit to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and a face-to-face meeting with a national dignitary.

How to Register?

Interested candidates/schools can register using this page.

Click here to view the official notification of the Tata Building India School Essay Competition 2025-26.