YOUTH
IDEATHON
2025
Participation in Youth ideathon 2025 is completely free
About The Competition
WHO IS IT FOR?
The Youth Ideathon 2024 is open to all school students in India across two categories:
Junior: Class 4 to Class 8 | Senior: Class 9 to Class 12
YI25 School Registration
YI25 is also open to all
Schools from any Board –Central / State / International.
Faculty Development Program
YI25 is also open to all school teachers / mentors.
Submit Your Idea
YI25 is OPEN for all K12 School Students. However, students have to participate in teams of 3 to 5 members from the same school.
Principle of Innovation
YI24 introduces the Principal of Innovation Award to honor School Principals who transform their schools into innovation hubs.
Moments From India’s Biggest Student Innovation Challenge
Youth Ideathon is one the of India largest competition for school students
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Awards Distributions
Founders Speech
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Youth Ideathon encourages our youth to dream big and gives their dreams wings.
Organized by ThinkStartup and MEPSC in association with CBSE, Youth Ideathon is India’s biggest innovation and entrepreneurship competition for school students. Over the past four editions, it has inspired young minds to solve real-world problems with creative ideas. In 2024, the competition saw incredible participation — over 3 lakh students from 10,000+ schools took part, and prizes worth ₹25 lakhs were awarded. Now, we’re excited to launch Youth Ideathon 2025 — bigger, bolder, and even more impactful!
Organizing Committee
The Youth Ideathon is brought to life by a passionate team of educators, innovators, and leaders from ThinkStartup, MEPSC, and CBSE. Together, they guide and support the vision of empowering school students through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Col. Anil K Pokhriyal
CEO, MEPSC
Shivani Kapoor
Founder, ThinkStartup
Sanjeeva Shivesh
Program Director, YouthIdeathon
Santosh Saha
Head (BD), MEPSC
Ruby Sinha
Media Partner
Vandana Ahluwalia
Org. Comm. Lead, YouthIdeathon
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Transport & Co.
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Easy Accessibility
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No Smoking Area
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Past Winners, Future Leaders
Ideas That Show the Power of Student Innovation
Got an Idea?
Turn it into the next big thing!