The night sky offers countless subjects for photographers to discover, from the Moon and planets to distant galaxies and nebulae. The NSSC 2026 Astrophotography Challenge invites students to capture the beauty of the cosmos and showcase their photography skills through an original space-themed image.
Organized as part of the National Students' Space Challenge (NSSC) 2026, the event is an individual, fully online challenge open to both school and college students.
Students interested in engineering, product design, automotive technology, aeronautics, mechatronics, and emerging mobility solutions can participate in the International Design Competition (IDC) 2026, organized by CADD Centre Group in partnership with Dassault Systรจmes.
The competition is designed to give students hands-on exposure to modern design and engineering technologies while challenging them to develop solutions for emerging industry problems.
IDC 2026 focuses on four key aspects of future-ready talent: First Principles Thinking, Problem Prevention, Multi-Disciplinary Competence, and the use of advanced technologies such as AI and AR/VR/MR/XR.
The International Design Competition 2026 provides students with an opportunity to learn and apply design, modelling, simulation, validation, and presentation skills through a multi-stage competitive format.
Participants will work with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, a technology platform adopted by more than 10,000 enterprises in India, according to the organizers.
One of the highlights of IDC 2026 is the complimentary training provided before every round, with the organizers stating that the training is otherwise worth ₹1,00,000.
IDC 2026 follows a hybrid, multi-stage format consisting of four stages.
The competition begins with an online multiple-choice question (MCQ) assessment designed to test participants' knowledge and understanding.
Participants move into practical design activities using the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
This stage focuses on digital design and modelling skills.
Participants apply their design skills to areas including:
Finalists will participate in a live AR/VR-based presentation before an industry jury.
The Grand Finale is scheduled to be held at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, as announced by knowledge partner PALS.
IDC 2026 features four competition categories:
Participants can explore design and engineering solutions related to industrial equipment and systems.
This category focuses on innovative solutions connected with new energy technologies for data centres.
Participants can develop ideas and designs related to electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) systems and drones.
This category focuses on solutions for last-mile transportation and mobility, encouraging participants to explore innovative approaches to future mobility.
The competition is open to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students from relevant engineering and design disciplines.
Eligible fields include:
Participants can register individually or as part of a team.
IDC 2026 offers a total cash prize pool of ₹3.6 lakh+ across the four competition categories.
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| Winner – Each Category | ₹50,000 + Trophy + Certificate |
| 1st Runner-Up – Each Category | ₹25,000 + Trophy + Certificate |
| 2nd Runner-Up – Each Category | ₹15,000 + Trophy + Certificate |
| All Participants | Certificate of Participation |
With four competition categories, the stated category-level awards alone account for ₹3.6 lakh in cash prizes.
A major component of IDC 2026 is the opportunity to receive complimentary training before every round.
The training is intended to help participants develop practical skills in areas such as:
The organizers state that the complimentary training has a value of ₹1,00,000.
>Have an idea that could solve a real-world problem? Youth Ideathon 2026 (YI26) invites school and college students across India to turn their ideas into innovative solutions.
The competition is open to students from Classes 8 to 12 as well as undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes. Participants can submit their ideas individually or work together in teams of up to five members.
The initiative also brings schools, colleges, teachers, mentors, and educational leaders into the innovation ecosystem through dedicated registration and development programmes.
Youth Ideathon 2026 is open to:
Schools and colleges across India can also register their institutions to encourage students to participate in the competition.
Students can submit their innovative ideas through the official Youth Ideathon platform.
Ideas can be submitted:
The challenge provides students with an opportunity to identify problems around them and develop ideas that could create meaningful impact in society, industry, communities, or education.
Participants can develop ideas around several important areas of innovation.
Develop AI-powered products and explore semiconductor and chip design to create the next generation of intelligent hardware and technology solutions.
Create solutions addressing environmental and sustainability challenges, including:
Develop innovative ideas related to:
Build affordable and scalable technology solutions for rural India, vernacular-language users, and first-time internet users.
This theme encourages participants to think about accessibility and how technology can reach communities that may be underserved by existing digital solutions.
Develop products, platforms, and solutions that support women entrepreneurs and encourage women-led innovation.
Create technology-enabled solutions for education and skill development.
Ideas can focus on areas such as:
Students aren't limited to the listed themes. Through Open Innovation, participants can choose a problem of their own and develop a solution that can create an impact for society, industry, or communities.
Schools and colleges can participate by registering their institutions on the Youth Ideathon platform.
The institution registration process helps ensure that the school or college appears on the platform for students and mentors.
Institutions interested in encouraging student innovation can complete the registration through the official Youth Ideathon website.
Idea Submission Deadline 24th October 2026
Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, and cloud technologies? The OpenCV AI Competition 2026, powered by AWS, is an opportunity to build innovative vision systems that can see, reason, and act using OpenCV 5 and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The competition is open to developers, students, researchers, and teams interested in creating practical AI and computer vision solutions.
GEMA is organizing the International Student Speaker Competition 2026, an international public speaking competition conducted through recorded video submissions.
The competition aims to develop students' communication and public speaking skills while encouraging them to express their thoughts with confidence, clarity and creativity.
Students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 can participate and showcase their ability to communicate ideas, develop leadership qualities and inspire others.
| Category | Topic |
|---|---|
| Nursery / Preparatory / Kindergarten / Below Grade 1 | Why I Love My Family |
| Grades 1–3 | If I Could Invent One Law |
| Grades 4–6 | Is Competition Good or Harmful? |
| Grades 7–9 | Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Creativity? |
| Grades 10–12 | Is Academic Success Overrated? |
Entries will be evaluated on the following criteria:
| Criteria | Marks |
|---|---|
| Content / Substance | 25 |
| Oratory Skills | 25 |
| Presentation Skills | 20 |
| Clarity of Thought | 20 |
| Confidence | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
One winner in each category will receive a Trophy and Certificate.
Five additional Inspiring and Outstanding Videos in each category will receive Medals and Certificates.
Every participant will receive a Certificate.
INR 500 per entry
Last Date for Registration and Submission: 31 October 2026
The competition provides students with an opportunity to develop their voice, express their ideas and gain valuable experience in public speaking.
Let your ideas be heard and your voice inspire others.
College students with an interest in filmmaking, storytelling, cinematography, and space can participate in the NSSC 2026 Short Film Making Challenge, organized as part of the National Students' Space Challenge (NSSC) 2026 at IIT Kharagpur.
The team-based event invites students to transform ideas about space, exploration, mystery, and humanity's future among the stars into original short films.
Welcome to the International Scratch Olympiad 2026, a global competition where young innovators can turn their creativity into code using Scratch, the block-based programming platform developed by MIT.
The competition gives students an opportunity to demonstrate their programming skills, problem-solving abilities and creativity through engaging Scratch projects.
Do you love creating characters, imagining new worlds and telling stories?
The GEMA International Short Story Writing Competition 2026 invites young writers aged 18 years or younger to showcase their storytelling skills and share their imagination with readers around the world.
Participants have the opportunity to have their stories published in the Best Story Book by and for Kids, which will be distributed globally. Winners can also receive Trophies, Medals, KidZania Passes, Training Programmes and Certificates.
The competition brings together young writers from 35 countries, providing an exciting international platform for budding authors.
Participants can enter one category only and only one entry per person is accepted.
| Category | Age | Minimum Story Length |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-junior | 7–8 years | 300 words |
| Junior | 9–11 years | 500 words |
| Middle | 12–14 years | 700 words |
| Senior | 15–18 years | 1,000 words |
Maximum length for all categories: 1,500 words
Stories must be written in English.
Entries must be submitted as a typed DOC file.
Handwritten entries will not be accepted.
Participants may choose any topic or genre for their story.
Only one story per participant is permitted.
The following details should be provided below the story:
Full Name
Date of Birth
Category Entered
Transaction Number generated by Stripe after payment of the entry fee
Title of the Story
Email Address
School Name
Country
A parent’s or teacher’s email address may be provided if required.
Selected stories will have the opportunity to be published in the Best Story Book by and for Kids, giving young writers the chance to see their work published and shared internationally.
Participants can also compete for:
Trophies
Medals
KidZania Passes
Training Programmes
Certificates
Last Date to Register and Submit Story: 31 October 2026
Young writers aged 7 to 18 years can participate in the appropriate age category.
Whether you love adventure, mystery, fantasy, science fiction, humour, friendship or real-life stories, this is your opportunity to turn your imagination into words.
Take up the challenge and let your story travel beyond borders.
What will the future of payments in India look like?
The DRUNIX Hackathon 2026, a fintech innovation initiative launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in collaboration with Citi, is inviting innovators to imagine, build and prototype solutions that could transform India's payments ecosystem.
Launched at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026, the hackathon brings together technology enthusiasts, developers, entrepreneurs and innovators to explore new possibilities in digital payments.
The central idea is clear:
Participants are encouraged to go beyond ideas and turn their concepts into working fintech prototypes that can address real-world challenges and create meaningful impact.
The DRUNIX Hackathon is an opportunity for innovators to collaborate, ideate and develop technology-driven solutions for the rapidly evolving fintech and payments ecosystem.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore new approaches to payment technologies and build solutions designed with three important principles in mind:
The hackathon is particularly relevant for those interested in fintech, digital payments, software development, APIs, artificial intelligence, financial technology and entrepreneurship.
The hackathon is organised by two major names in the financial and technology ecosystem:
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) × Citi
NPCI plays a central role in India's digital payments infrastructure, while Citi brings extensive global experience in financial services and technology.
Together, the organisations aim to encourage innovators to explore new ideas and technologies that could contribute to the next generation of payment solutions.
One of the exciting aspects of the DRUNIX Hackathon is the opportunity for selected innovators to access NPCI APIs and infrastructure for developing their solutions.
Instead of simply preparing a theoretical concept, participants can potentially use these resources to prototype and demonstrate how their solutions could work in practice.
This provides an excellent opportunity for developers and technology students to gain hands-on experience in building solutions around real-world fintech infrastructure.
The hackathon encourages participants to follow a journey from ideation to implementation.
A successful team could begin by identifying a problem in the payments ecosystem, develop an innovative approach, design the technical architecture and then build a functional prototype.
The focus is therefore not just on having a great idea.
Participants are expected to collaborate, experiment with technology and develop solutions that demonstrate both technical potential and real-world usefulness.
The hackathon is open to innovators interested in technology-driven solutions for the fintech and payments ecosystem.
It can be an excellent opportunity for:
Participants should be prepared to ideate, collaborate and develop a working prototype using the resources and infrastructure made available during the hackathon.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) , in collaboration with MyGov , is inviting citizens across India to participate in the National Quiz Competition on CA Day .
The quiz is designed to increase awareness about the accounting profession, the role of Chartered Accountants in nation-building, financial governance, taxation, auditing, entrepreneurship, and the contribution of ICAI to strengthening India's economy.
The Olympian Lakshmikant Pandey Trust Debate Competition 2026 is an online debate competition that gives students an opportunity to develop their public speaking, analytical thinking, argumentation and communication skills.
The competition will focus on the contemporary constitutional issue of judicial independence in India.
“Judicial Independence in India: Reality or Constitutional Idea?”
Participants can speak For or Against the motion and must clearly state their position before beginning their speech.
The competition is open to students from all streams and backgrounds.
Participants will be evaluated on:
Total: 100 marks
All participants will receive an E-Certificate, while rank holders will receive an E-Certificate of Merit along with their award.
Students can register online through the registration form provided by the organiser.
>The Know Your GI Tags – From Manipur to the World Quiz is a MyGov quiz hosted by MyGov Manipur to help citizens learn about India’s rich Geographical Indication (GI) heritage. The quiz highlights traditional handicrafts, handlooms, agricultural products and food products associated with different regions of India, with special attention to GI-tagged products from Manipur.
Have an idea that could improve everyday life, transform an industry, support communities, or create meaningful change? Tata Imagination Challenge 2026 invites undergraduate and postgraduate students across India to turn their ideas into compelling solutions and present them to Tata leaders.
The challenge is presented by the Tata Group and is open to full-time college students from any stream across India. Participants progress through quizzes, reasoning challenges and an idea-pitch stage, with shortlisted participants getting opportunities to interact with Tata leaders.
The Tata Imagination Challenge is designed to give young innovators a platform to share ideas that can potentially make a positive impact on industries, communities or society.
Ideas do not have to be huge or highly complex. Tata encourages participants to present original, meaningful and practical concepts that can create positive change.
Students are eligible if they:
Students who have only received admission but whose classes have not started, distance/correspondence students, graduates who have completed their course, and non-full-time students are not eligible.
The challenge offers participants opportunities to showcase their ideas and interact with Tata leaders.
Up to 30 finalists can receive:
The Top 10 winners will receive:
Tata Imagination Challenge 2026 gives students an opportunity to:
Participants can register through the official Tata Imagination Challenge page. The official process begins with signing up on Unstop , registering for the challenge and then starting Round 1.
Are you a college student or early-career professional interested in AI, Web3, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, hardware, and innovative software solutions ? ORION 1.0 is a national-level hackathon that gives teams an opportunity to solve challenging technology problems and compete in a 24-hour offline finale.
Organised by Microsoft Club SIST, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai , ORION 1.0 features an online qualifier followed by a 24-hour offline Grand Finale at the SIST Chennai campus.
The National Quiz on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day 2026 is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in collaboration with MyGov. The quiz is intended to encourage citizens, particularly young people, to learn more about the Partition of India, remember those who suffered and were displaced, and reflect on the values of national unity, social harmony and collective remembrance.
The quiz is organised in connection with Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas), observed every year on 14 August.
It aims to:
The quiz is open to all Indian citizens.
Participants can take part only once. One mobile number and one email ID cannot be used by more than one participant for the same quiz at the same time. Participation involving impersonation, double participation or other unfair practices may be rejected
The official MyGov page states that all participants will receive an e-certificate.
The quiz started on 1 August 2026 at 11:00 AM and the last date to participate is 15 September 2026 at 11:45 PM.
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with MyGov, invites citizens to participate in the Jago Grahak Jago Quiz 2026. The national-level quiz is designed to promote consumer awareness and encourage citizens to make informed decisions as consumers.
The Jago Grahak Jago Quiz 2026 aims to improve public understanding of consumer rights, responsibilities and grievance redressal mechanisms.
The Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2027 Quiz is a nationwide online quiz organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and MyBharat, in collaboration with MyGov. The initiative aims to engage young citizens in discussions about India's future and the vision of Viksit Bharat.
๐ Last Date
The last date to participate is 30 September 2026 at 11:45 PM.
