Union Minister of Science and Expertise Dr Jitendra Singh has launched a Nationwide Innovation Problem forward of the India Worldwide Science Competition (IISF) 2025, calling on younger Indians, particularly Gen Z, to step ahead with concepts that may drive the nation’s subsequent large leap in science and know-how.

The announcement was made by a video message launched Dr Singh stated India has made a historic transformation prior to now eleven years, rising as a rising DeepTech hub with greater than 6,000 deeptech startups.

To all innovators, specifically Gen Z: India is listening.

Share your idea observe right here:https://t.co/sWBQMXEpyHpic.twitter.com/DWhCBGhPgP

— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) November 19, 2025

 He famous that the nation’s bioeconomy has expanded fourteen occasions, funding in analysis and improvement has doubled, the house sector has opened to personal participation creating an 8 billion greenback house economic system, and India has launched its first Nationwide Quantum Mission that’s giving rise to new quantum know-how firms.

“This isn’t simply progress. India is shaping the long run. And the subsequent breakthrough can come from you,” Dr Singh stated.

The problem has been launched within the run-up to IISF 2025, which begins on December 6 with the theme Vigyan se Samruddhi: For Aatmanirbhar Bharat. It invitations entries from college students, startups, researchers, farmers, creators and residents.

Contributors can submit one innovation in areas reminiscent of synthetic intelligence, quantum know-how, house, biotechnology, local weather tech, healthcare, agriculture, training or every other rising subject. The one requirement is that the concept ought to have the potential to enhance the lives of not less than one thousand individuals.

Ideas, prototypes and pilot initiatives might be accepted, supplied they present goal, readability and the potential to scale. Submissions may be made by the MyGov platform.

The perfect concepts might be recognised at IISF 2025 and given a structured pathway to develop with help from the Division of Science and Expertise, Division of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Analysis and BIRAC. Dr Singh has additionally dedicated to personally spotlight and mentor the highest improvements.

Talking in regards to the spirit behind the initiative, the Minister stated India is at a decisive second with its innovation ecosystem maturing, excessive know-how missions gaining momentum and science turning into central to nationwide improvement. He stated actual options can come from lecture rooms, group labs, workshops, farms and distant districts, so long as the correct platform is supplied.