YUKTI Innovation Challenge (YIC) 2026

YUKTI Innovation Challenge (YIC) 2026

About YUKTI Innovation Challenge (YIC) 2026

The word YUKTI stands for “Young India Unleashing Knowledge & Innovation”. The YUKTI Innovation Repository is a flagship initiative launched by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), Government of India. The YUKTI Innovation Repository at the IIC Institution level is created in response to the growing need to recognize, promote, and nurture innovative ideas, prototypes, and entrepreneurial initiatives across Indian higher education institutions. By providing a centralized digital platform, the YUKTI Innovation Repository act as a pipeline of ideas, innovations and startups which systematically catalog, support, and showcase the diverse innovations emerging from academic institutions in India. The YUKTI Innovation Repository plays a critical role in fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in India’s academic ecosystem. This initiative aligns and strengthening the national priorities like the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) initiative and ongoing efforts to position India as a global innovation hub. So far more than 2130 IIC institutions have developed YUKTII innovation repositories in campuses having total deposit of 1,84,000+ ideas, innovations and start-ups out of which 96000+ Ideas, 60000+ Innovations and 9800+ are Start-ups.

YUKTI Innovation Challenge 2025 (YIC 2025) is 4th edition of the YIC provides a platform for eligible innovators with technology-based solutions at TRL 4 and above (as registered in the YUKTI Innovation Repository of IIC institutions). YIC 2025 invites nomination of innovations from IIC institutions up to 10 best innovations for take part in the challenge. Selected innovation teams will undergo a 360-degree comprehensive learning process involving experiential learning, mentoring, and evaluation to achieve problem-solution fit, product-market fit, and business model fit. The program also offers connections to investors, incubation support, and financial assistance opportunities from AICTE and MIC to transform innovations into successful start-ups.

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