For principals & school leaders
Young ideas. Give them a bigger stage.
School Innovation Challenge 2026
Free student participation
Three reasons to join us.
For your students. For your school.
Good ideas deserve to be seen.
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Show your work
Your school name will be promoted at the event. Selected students get a place to show their ideas.
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Get recognised
A chance to be nominated for School Innovation of the Year 2026. Selection is not automatic.
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Share your story
A dedicated reel and post will highlight your school and its support for Bihar’s young innovators.
A small idea. A real chance.
Early ideas and working models are both welcome. Show a problem you care about and how you want to solve it.
- 1–2 ideasSelected from each school.
- 2 studentsRepresent each school.
This is a shared display area. An individual stall is not included. The organiser will confirm selections, display needs and final space.
Main image: illustrative concept.
Come with questions. Leave with ideas.
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See live projects
Watch students explain their models. Ask how they work.
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Meet people who build
Hear from founders and learn how ideas become useful products.
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Join panel discussions
Proposed topics: first prototypes, AI for daily life, and building in Bihar.
TECH / AI / AGRI / HEALTH / CLEAN ENERGY
Final topics, speakers and timings will be announced. Left and middle: Season 1. Right: illustrative concept.
Patna showed up.
GYAN BHAWAN, PATNA / 3–5 AUGUST 2025
12,000Organiser-reported footfall across three days
3Days at Gyan Bhawan, Patna
30+Voices on stage
Founders. Panels. New connections. A first chapter worth building on.
Footfall counts visits across three days, not verified unique attendance. All photos: Season 1.
From a classroom to the event.
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Confirm your school’s interest
Appoint a teacher or faculty contact. Discuss the group visit with us.
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Share the student poster
Students scan the QR and register their own idea or interest in attending.
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Prepare and visit
We review entries, confirm selections and share the visit details.
Need an individual stall? Schools can discuss a discounted stall separately. See stalls
You bring the students. We bring the stage.
Minimum planned group / confirm day-wise numbers with us
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Tell your students
Make class announcements. Put the flyer on noticeboards and share the student link.
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Send a support letter
Get an authorised signature from school management or the college. Name your coordinator.
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Arrange buses and supervision
Bring students from campus to the event and back on both days. Confirm your staff and travel plan.
- 4
Get the required permissions
Coordinate institution approvals and parent/guardian permission before attending.
Let’s meet in Patna.
19–20 DECEMBER 2026
Plan your school visit.
Talk to the India Startup Safari 26 team about selections, buses, timings and permissions.
Students can register directly.
Share this QR in classrooms. No registration or participation fee. Selection is confirmed after review.
Open the student form ↗
forms.gle/x3Vd8kNPAFGRv4J4A · @indiastartupsafari
Your next step
Come see what young India is building.
19–20 DECEMBER 2026 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Science City, Patna · 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM
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School students
Classes 9–12
Register as a school student
forms.gle/x3Vd8kNPAFGRv4J4A
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College students
Students & startup teams
Register as a college student
forms.gle/EWDsqkg9yiyhfZge9
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Event information
Passes, stalls & awards
See passes indiastartupsafari.com/tickets
Students: no registration or participation fee.
Students fill their own form to showcase, attend, or both. Showcase selection follows review. Institution and guardian permissions apply. Free access covers the innovation showcase, open-stage sessions and open demos.
Other passes: Explorer (one day), Startup Delegate (both days), Investor (application) and VIP. Reserved workshops and investor sessions follow the confirmed pass and available seats.
Questions, answered
Still stuck? Write to us and a real person replies.
Is there a fee for students?
No. School and college students fill their own form to showcase, attend, or both, with no registration or participation fee. Free access covers the innovation showcase, open-stage sessions and open demos. Showcase selection follows review.
Where is Season 2?
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Science City, Rajendra Nagar, Patna, on 19–20 December 2026. Planned hours are 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM on both days.
How can my school take part?
Classes 9–12. Each school can have 1–2 selected ideas, represented by two students, in the free shared School Innovation Zone. Schools plan a group of 100+ students, name a coordinator and send a signed support letter.
How can my college take part?
Two selected student startups from each college get free shared display space in the College Innovation Zone. Colleges plan a minimum group of 100 students with a faculty coordinator and a signed support letter.
How much is an exhibition stall?
Booking is open. Early bird startup stalls are ₹20,000 (regular ₹30,000) for the first 30 stalls, SHECAN stalls for women-led startups are ₹15,000, and Institutional stalls are ₹45,000, for two days, plus GST. Each includes a 3 × 3 m shell stall, power and lighting, two Delegate passes with lunch and an exhibitor listing.
Is the shared student zone the same as a stall?
No. Selected school and college teams receive free shared display space, not an individual stall. Discounted dedicated stalls for schools and college startups can be discussed.