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‘Innovate2Educate’ Challenge Spurs Affordable & Accessible EdTech Solutions at WAVES 2025

PRID2247796 MinistryMinistry of Information & Broadcasting Released1 April 2026 Reading8 min

Posted On: 01 APR 2026 4:41PM by PIB Delhi The ‘Innovate2Educate’ challenge under the first season of Create in India Challenge (CIC) was aimed at encouraging innovation by creatively intertwining education and technology. The challenge was focused on designing and development of handheld learning devices by students, startups and innovators. The challenge framework encouraged participants to design solutions that are innovative and accessible, including for children with diverse learning needs such as visually impaired and neurodivergent learners. The initiative received participation from across the country, including students and innovators from diverse backgrounds. An industry association, with support from the Ministry, executed this challenge and undertook outreach activities in schools, universities etc. This was to ensure wider participation of all stakeholders. The challenge guidelines prescribed a cost criterion to design and develop handheld devices using hardware components within a ceiling of ₹1,000. This was aimed at promoting affordability, accessibility, and frugal innovation in educational technology solutions. Following mentoring and workshop sessions with the preliminarily selected participants, the solutions were further refined and improved. A total of 10 finalists were selected from more than 1,800 registrations. The shortlisted teams were provided opportunities to showcase their prototypes at CreatoSphere, WAVES 2025 and engage with industry stakeholders. In addition, the top three winning teams were awarded prize money of up to ₹50,000 in recognition of their innovation and effort. The designs and prototypes showcased reflected diverse approaches to accessibility, interactive learning and technology-enabled education. After the Summit, out of the 10 finalist teams, 4 teams have evolved into startups, and 2 of these startups are exploring incubation through WAVEX Startup Accelerator Programme. Through WAVES Bazaar outreach events, winners have been provided opportunities to interact with potential investors to scale up their solutions. This Information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today in response of questions asked by Shri Basavaraj Bommai. **** Mahesh Kumar/ Vivek Vishwash (Release ID: 2247796) Visitor Counter : 460 Read this release in: Punjabi , Gujarati , हिन्दी , Assamese , Kannada , Urdu , Telugu , Malayalam Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ‘Innovate2Educate’ Challenge Spurs Affordable & Accessible EdTech Solutions at WAVES 2025 Posted On: 01 APR 2026 4:41PM by PIB Delhi The ‘Innovate2Educate’ challenge under the first season of Create in India Challenge (CIC) was aimed at encouraging innovation by creatively intertwining education and technology. The challenge was focused on designing and development of handheld learning devices by students, startups and innovators. The challenge framework encouraged participants to design solutions that are innovative and accessible, including for children with diverse learning needs such as visually impaired and neurodivergent learners. The initiative received participation from across the country, including students and innovators from diverse backgrounds. An industry association, with support from the Ministry, executed this challenge and undertook outreach activities in schools, universities etc. This was to ensure wider participation of all stakeholders. The challenge guidelines prescribed a cost criterion to design and develop handheld devices using hardware components within a ceiling of ₹1,000. This was aimed at promoting affordability, accessibility, and frugal innovation in educational technology solutions. Following mentoring and workshop sessions with the preliminarily selected participants, the solutions were further refined and improved. A total of 10 finalists were selected from more than 1,800 registrations. The shortlisted teams were provided opportunities to showcase their prototypes at CreatoSphere, WAVES 2025 and engage with industry stakeholders. In addition, the top three winning teams were awarded prize money of up to ₹50,000 in recognition of their innovation and effort. The designs and prototypes showcased reflected diverse approaches to accessibility, interactive learning and technology-enabled education. After the Summit, out of the 10 finalist teams, 4 teams have evolved into startups, and 2 of these startups are exploring incubation through WAVEX Startup Accelerator Programme. Through WAVES Bazaar outreach events, winners have been provided opportunities to interact with potential investors to scale up their solutions. This Information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today in response of questions asked by Shri Basavaraj Bommai. **** Mahesh Kumar/ Vivek Vishwash (Release ID: 2247796) The ‘Innovate2Educate’ challenge under the first season of Create in India Challenge (CIC) was aimed at encouraging innovation by creatively intertwining education and technology. The challenge was focused on designing and development of handheld learning devices by students, startups and innovators.  The challenge framework encouraged participants to design solutions that are innovative and accessible, including for children with diverse learning needs such as visually impaired and neurodivergent learners. The initiative received participation from across the country, including students and innovators from diverse backgrounds. An industry association, with support from the Ministry, executed this challenge and undertook outreach activities in schools, universities etc. This was to ensure wider participation of all stakeholders. The challenge guidelines prescribed a cost criterion to design and develop handheld devices using hardware components within a ceiling of ₹1,000. This was aimed at promoting affordability, accessibility, and frugal innovation in educational technology solutions. Following mentoring and workshop sessions with the preliminarily selected participants, the solutions were further refined and improved. A total of 10 finalists were selected from more than 1,800 registrations. The shortlisted teams were provided opportunities to showcase their prototypes at CreatoSphere, WAVES 2025 and engage with industry stakeholders. In addition, the top three winning teams were awarded prize money of up to ₹50,000 in recognition of their innovation and effort. The designs and prototypes showcased reflected diverse approaches to accessibility, interactive learning and technology-enabled education. After the Summit, out of the 10 finalist teams, 4 teams have evolved into startups, and 2 of these startups are exploring incubation through WAVEX Startup Accelerator Programme. Through WAVES Bazaar outreach events, winners have been provided opportunities to interact with potential investors to scale up their solutions. This Information was submitted by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. 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