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Bharat Builds 2047 competition for school students opens
The Story in Brief
Registrations have opened for the fourth edition of Bharat Builds 2047, The STEM Utsav, a national innovation competition for school students. Participants must answer what they would create for India in 2047, its 100th year of independence. Themes include Clean and Green Bharat, Healthy Bharat, Connected Bharat, Learning Bharat, and Inclusive Bharat.
Entries are invited in four categories: Creative Art, Creative Writing, Robotics and Working STEM Models, and the Design Thinking Challenge. Students can register through their schools or directly via a parent. The deadline for submissions is January 10.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bharat Builds 2047 asks students what they would build for India's centenary, a framing that foregrounds long-term vision over technical polish. The four entry categories deliberately mix art, writing, robotics and design thinking, widening the pool beyond hard STEM contestants. With five thematic tracks from Clean Bharat to Inclusive Bharat, the competition lets entrants self-select their strongest pitch. Left unresolved is how the voluminous Creative Art and Writing entries will be judged against working prototypes. The single action point for any interested parent or teacher is the January 10 deadline, which crams the timeline: registrations open now and close in just over two months, leaving schools little time to organise group entries.
Source: thehindu.com
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