CBSE Youth Ideathon 2023 Recognises Top 10 National Winners


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The competition was organised in six stages and also included a training for school teachers on inculcating entrepreneurial thinking and innovation in the classrooms.

CBSE Youth Ideathon 2023 Recognises Top10 National Winners

New Delhi: CBSE Youth Ideathon 2023 Grand Finali was organised on November 19, 2023 at the Dogra Hall of IIT Delhi. 

The Top 10 National Winners were announced in the event and were awarded a prestigious INR 1 lakh ThinkStartup Incubation Award. Around 1.5 lakh students from 8000 schools had participated in the Ideathon and from them the top 25 teams were selected to pitch their ideas in the grand finale. 

CBSE Youth Ideathon 2023 Winners' Details

The top 10 teams selected for the INR 1 lakh incubation grant are as follows:

  • MyBionicc Sahara, Bal Bhavan Public School, Delhi- Creative prosthetics implements developed by young students.
  • Netra AI, BGS National Public School, Bengaluru- A beacon of hope for visually impaired individuals that converts written text and images into voice-modulated speech.
  • Uniconnect, GD Goenka, Vasant Kunj- A college selection and guidance app developed by students.
  • Team Chote Kadam, Mansukhbhai Kothari National School, Pune- A project under development to support patients of cerebral palsy
  • Playpals, Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane- An all-girls team that is solving the challenging of learning barriers faced by slow learners
  • TranQR, RPVV Surajmal Vihar- A QR code-based attendance system by students that is already in business.
  • Team Ahilya, BR Ambedkar School of Specialised Excellence, New Delhi
  • Safe Spark, BVB Vidyashram, Pratapnagar- Innovative shoes that empower women's safety.
  • Team Neutrino, Springdales School, Pusa Road- A smart greenhouse.
  • Team Bricks, Vasant Valley, New Delhi- An innovative economic solution to address pollution caused by stubble burning.

The event was an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship backed by the collaborative effort between ThinkStartup and the Management Entrepreneurship Professional Skills Council (MEPSC). It aims at inculcating entrepreneurial thinking at a young age. 

The competition was held in five stages featuring rewards and recognition opportunities. The Grand Finale was the sixth and final stage. Shivani Singh Kapoor, Founder of ThinkStartup, discussed the necessity of growing entrepreneurial thinking and interpreting it at the school level. Prototyping Awards of INR 15,000 each for the top 25 teams and an incubation grant of INR 100,000 each to the top 10 teams were awarded. The event also provided training to over 6000 school teachers on innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy in classrooms. 

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