A notification has been released by CBSE for Participation of Schools in School Innovation Marathon. The deadline for submission is November 30, 2024.
School Innovation Marathon is envisioned as India’s largest school innovation challenge organized jointly by the Ministry of Education, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), AICTE, where students from all schools of the country identify community problems of their choice and develop innovative solutions in the form of working prototypes. The Top Teams of School
Innovation Marathon will get funding support from the Ministry of Education, internship opportunities through the Student Innovator Program with leading corporates and
Incubation Centres from AIM, and other recognitions. The event shall culminate with a grand showcase of top teams of the competition with representation from all states
of India.
The primary objectives of the School Innovation Marathon 2024 are to:
● Foster innovation and creativity among school students.
● Equip young people with skills to identify and solve problems.
● Encourage students to identify and address real-world community problems.
● Provide students with hands-on experience in developing working prototypes.
● Offer exposure to professional environments through internships and incubation opportunities.
● Promote a culture of entrepreneurship among young innovators.
Theme of School Innovation Marathon this year: “Viksit Bharat 2047”
The overarching vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047” focuses on transforming India into a
developed nation by the year 2047. Student Teams from all schools of the country
identify and create a problem statement based on the theme and develop innovative
solutions in the form of working prototypes.
Students from all schools across India can submit their entries to the School Innovation
Marathon on an online platform. The innovations developed by the student teams must be aligned with one of the themes of the competition. All student teams shall build a project based on the problem statements and submit a video of their prototype on the online platform for participation in the School Innovation Marathon. There will be no restriction on the number of teams participating from a single school. A teacher from every school shall be the focal co-
ordinator for all teams participating from the school.
Participation certificates shall be provided to all teams participating in the School
Innovation Marathon.
Special Certificates –
● Top 20 teams from each state
● Top 20 teams from rural areas
● Top 20 teams from government schools
● Top 20 teams from Aspirational Districts
● Top 20 teams for teams having Children with special needs
Top teams –
● Funding Support from the Ministry of Education, facilitated by MIC
● Student Internship Programme (SIP) with Incubators, facilitated by AIM
● Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP), facilitated by AIM
● Patenting support and guidance, facilitated by MIC
Interested participants can register through this link.
The deadline for submission is November 30, 2024.
