Submission of entries is invited from eligible candidates for the 13th National Biennial Competition by National Innovation Foundation, India.

About the Competition

National Innovation Foundation (NIF)-India, an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, invites entries of unaided technological innovations and traditional knowledge developed at the grassroots by an individual (Citizen of India) or group.

The innovations can be in the field of agriculture, health, energy, household or utility, transportation, livestock, etc. leading to the reduction in drudgery, livelihood generation, development of plant varieties or herbal remedies for human/animal/farming problems, or any other low cost sustainable green technologies.

These should be unaided/unsupervised and an outcome of one’s own creativity, without any technical support from external agencies. Creative ideas for innovative technologies/ techniques to solve persistent problems of society, which may not have been developed into prototypes, may also be submitted.

Eligibility Criteria

Uneducated, school drop-outs, self-employed or employed individuals without an educational background in medicine or technology at the graduate level (and having non-scientific/technical official duties), and school students are eligible to participate in the competition.

How to Participate?

Individuals or groups may send as many entries as they wish on plain paper providing:

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  • Technical details of the idea/innovation/traditional knowledge practice along with sketches, photos, or videos wherever available/necessary.
  • Genesis of idea/innovation or traditional knowledge.
  • Educational qualification of the innovators/traditional knowledge holders and past/present occupation,
  • Copy of id proof (like Aadhar card/Voter id/or any Govt. Identification Id.)
  • Complete postal address with pin code and contact number(s) and
  • Any other information that may seem necessary.

Where to send Entries?

National Innovation Foundation-India

Grambharti, Amrapur, Gandhinagar-Mahudi Road,

Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382650

Tel: 02764-261134/35/36/37/38

Email: campaign[at]nifindia.org,

Website: Click Here.

Submission Deadline

March 31, 2023.

Click here to view the official notification of the 13th National Biennial Competition.