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New Delhi, Updated on Oct 6, 2025 15:11 IST

Nationwide Innovation Challenge Opens Registration Today, October 6, 2025; PM Modi to launch 

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog, has officially launched the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, a nationwide initiative inviting schools and teachers to empower students from classes 6 to 12 to showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills.

Announced today, the registration has begun inviting school students to participate, a tweet by Education Ministry reads: “Join the wave of young innovators shaping the future of India!" Ministry in its tweet has stated that the Buildathon is themed around #AtmanirbharBharat, #Swadeshi, #VocalForLocal, and #SamriddhBharat, which aims to position students as key drivers of India’s self-reliance and economic growth.

Education Ministry has highlighted that this event as "part of the biggest nationwide student innovation movement" and has encouraged participation with the slogan: "Spark ideas, Shape the future!"

Education Ministry has requested students to register at https://vbb.mic.gov.in. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Viksit Bharat Buildathon on October 13, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

In this Buildathon 2025 competition, school students from boards such as CBSE, ICSE and other state boards will tackle challenges associated with self-reliance, local products, and local empowerment, thus reflecting national priorities. The event builds on India’s recent space achievements, such as Chandrayaan-3, cited in NCERT modules as inspiration for student projects.

School across Indian have been invited to register to ensure their students can participate in this platform.

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Q:   When will CBSE 12th Date Sheet 2026 be released?
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The Central Board of Secondary Education released the CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 on September 24, 2025. The exams will be held between Feb 17 and April 9, 2026. The CBSE Class 12 date sheet 2026 is out on the official website- cbse.nic.in. Students can check the detailed CBSE date sheet 2026 by clicking on the link provided. The date sheet shares the exam dates, days and timings for all subjects along with some general instructions. 

Students are suggested to finish their CBSE 12th syllabus 2026 and go through the CBSE 12th exam pattern 2026 carefully. They must also download and solve the CBSE 12th sample papers 2026 to know the exam pattern, marking pattern, the kinds of questions asked in the exam and more. Solving CBSE 12th rpevious years question papers will also help them know the questions that generally get repeated every year.

Q:   When will ICSE time table release?
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ICSE time table 2026 is expected to release in October 2025. The ICSE 10th time table 2026 will be out on the official website- cisce.org.

The ICSE date sheet 2026 shares particulars like exam days, dates, timings along with other guidelines for students to follow. Students must ensure that they go through the entire ICSE syllabus 2026 and know the ICSE exam pattern. This will make them familiar with the marking scheme, difficulty level,   the types of questions asked in the exam etc. They must also solve and practice ICSE question papers of previous years and sample papers to get familiar with the exam pattern. 

Q:   Does CBSE release the CBSE 12th date sheet for all three stream separately?
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No, CBSE released the CBSE Class 12 date sheet for all subjects together. However, to make the exam dates simpler to find and use, Shiksha.com divides and shares the CBSE 12th date sheet according to three streams - Science, Commerce and Arts.

Students can click on CBSE 12th Date Sheet to check stream-wise date sheet for CBSE 12th board exams. 

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