Youth Ideathon

India’s biggest entrepreneurship fest for school and college

Youth Ideathon

Youth Ideathon is India’s biggest entrepreneurship platform for school and college students. Started in 2021 by the co-founders of ThinkStartup, it was built to help young people think big, share ideas, and solve real problems. With the message “Mera Idea Jo Badal De Bharat,” Youth Ideathon movement encourages students to become creators, not just learners.

It has already connected with more than 10 lakh students and inspired lakhs to take part. At its heart, Youth Ideathon believes in the power of young ideas to build a better future – “Nayi Soch, Naya Bharat.”

IIT Delhi is India’s most premier technological institution and recently ranked as #1 institution (globally #118) in QS World University Rankings 2027. It is also the most prolific and recognised Indian institution for entrepreneurship with 27 unicorn founders coming from IIT Delhi.

IIT Delhi

MEPSC

Management Entrepreneurship Professional Skills Council (MEPSC) is a Horizontal Sector Skills Council formed on 15th December 2015 under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India, to bridge the employability gap.

MEPSC focuses on job roles that are sector and industry agnostic. One of it’s key objectives is to promote entrepreneurship development across the country.

ThinkStartup Foundation is a not-for-profit organization operating at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and education.

We transform lives by equipping India’s youth and women—particularly from underserved, low-income, dropout-prone backgrounds—with the entrepreneurial mindset, practical skills, and essential tools needed to become job creators, solopreneurs, and micro-enterprise leaders.

Thinkstartup Foundation

Organizing Committee

The School Youth Ideathon is brought to life by a passionate team of educators, innovators, and leaders from ThinkStartup, MEPSC, and IIT Delhi. Together, they guide and support the vision of empowering school students through innovation and entrepreneurship.