The 'National Student Innovation Challenge' (NSIC) is a unique PAN-India contest organised by eVidyaloka and powered by LTIMindtree Foundation. It's a catalyst for student innovation and leadership, guiding Grades 6 to 8 to tailor solutions for unique community challenges.
It embodies a bold vision, brought to life through global volunteers' mentorship. This challenge transcends borders, uniting student advocates from rural to urban areas in a dynamic online space, where ideas spring to life.
NSIC provided the perfect platform for these young students to identify a problem, understand it and find possible solutions. The happy development where the borewell drilling has now been initiated by the local government has given them hope that any problem can be solved if they put their mind to it.
Registrations open from 1st August 2024
Registrations close - 31st August 2024
Orientation session for mentors - 5th September 2024
Problem identification and Submission - 15th September 2024
Phase 1 Solution Submission - 5th November 2024
(Individual Rural & Urban)
Phase 2 Final Presentations - 26th January 2025
(Combined Rural & Urban)
Grand Finale - 2nd week of February 2025
Enabling a collaborative think tank of changemakers with
combined inputs across rural
and urban students embracing the UNSDGs for a better tomorrow.
Introducing the most basic building block called teamwork, culminating in solutions which cater to both urban and rural perspectives.
Enabling students to strategize the most responsible and best possible outcomes.
Encouraging creative action to solve a social problem as changemaking involves empathy, thoughtfulness, creativity, taking action and collaborative leadership.
Empowering students by connecting them with experienced volunteer mentors who provide the necessary guidance.
Enabling a collaborative think tank of changemakers with
combined inputs across rural
and urban students embracing the UNSDGs for a better tomorrow.
NSIC is conducted over 2 phases.
Children Register in teams of 2
Problem Statement Identification
Solution
Presented
Shortlisting by a Jury Panel
Clubbing of a rural and urban team
Unified Solution Presented
Winners Selected by a Jury Panel
Awards
Presented
Our young catalysts of change, with their boundless potential,
creativity, drive and unwavering
courage inspire transformation.
Team Name
Astra Sustainable Agriculture Tillage
Mentor
Pavithra Manchi, Varaprasad
State
Karnataka
Team Name
Ganitham Ghatikuralu
Mentor
Anupalli Varaprasad, B Vijaya
State
Andhra Pradesh
Team Name
The Greenarriors
Mentor
Naincy jalan yogita patke
State
Jharkhand.
Team Name
Annapoorna
Mentor
Yogita Patke, Damanpreet Kaur
State
Rajasthan
Team Name
Education Ki Home-Delivery
Mentor
K Bincee, Pawan Sarda
State
Maharashtra
Team Name
Pal Balam Arogya Vriddhi
Mentor
Yogen Sawant, T.Vijayashree
State
Tamil Nadu
Team Name
Super Creators
Mentor
Suganya Devi M, Anandhi Kumaraswamy
State
Tamil Nadu
Team Name
Job Jedi
Mentor
Manthiravalli Krishnan, Sreejaya Pillai
State
Tamil Nadu
Team Name
The golden drop
Mentor
Kavitha Avadhani, S.Rajam
State
Jharkhand
Team Name
Team Gyan Amrit edu stars
Mentor
Sameer Apte, Alka Purwar
State
Maharashtra
Team Name
Healthy land, healthy lives
Mentor
Sharmila, Madur Jagannath
State
Karnataka
Team Name
Warriors and marine protectors
Mentor
Durga Bhavani, Liza
State
Andhra Pradesh
Team Name
Steer through Poverty - Literacy
Mentor
Subashree Satish, Uma Maheswari.T
State
Tamil Nadu
Team Name
Crystal Clear
Mentor
Jayaradha Shankar, Sindupriya R.
State
Tamil Nadu
At Government Upgraded Middle School in Chachgura, students once trekked up a hill daily, not for exercise but to fetch water for the school. When two students from classes 6 and 7 joined the National Students Innovation Challenge, they focused on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Guided by their mentor, they discovered that their school could access a pipe water facility through the Swajal Scheme. Driven by determination, they petitioned local authorities and secured the installation of a borewell, transforming their school and village with clean, accessible water. Their journey, from contest to triumph, brought lasting change.
In Konamangalam, Tamil Nadu, two twelve-year-old students transformed their family’s flower business by turning unsold flowers into incense sticks. Their parents, humble village florists, struggled to make ends meet, inspiring the children to help. Through the National Student innovation Challenge (NSIC), they analyzed their family’s income and found that unsold flowers were a financial loss. With their mentor’s guidance, they began producing and selling incense sticks, eventually earning an additional Rs. 500 to Rs. 800 per month. This small yet impactful innovation provided their families with much-needed savings for their education. Every rupee saved counts toward a brighter future.
Team Gyan Amrit Edustars brought together four passionate students from Bhorwadi Village in Maharashtra and an international school in Bangalore. United by their belief in education, they chose the UN’s Quality Education goal as their focus. Despite language and cultural barriers, the rural students tackeld their local challenges, while the urban students used technology to craft innovative solutions in various areas through solutions like Study Notes Khazana, Sawal Jawab Zone and Pragati Path. Their teamwork and determination led them to victory in the competition. Beyond winning, this journey validated the rural students’ capabilities and showed the urban students the power of applying their knowledge to real-world problems.
Students of class 6, 7 & 8. Click on the register button provided in the link https://www.evidyaloka.org/national-student-innovation-challenge.html. Volunteer Mentors from eVidyaloka centres, click on “Rural Teams”. Others click on “Urban Teams”. Mentors should register self and the students with complete information.
No, its free entry for students of 6th, 7th & 8th.
The topics will be based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
5 months. Sept to Jan. Minimum of 2 hours per week
Rural Team - Any volunteer teacher with eVidyaloka Urban Team - An adult with a passion to teach and groom children and help them bring about a change in their community
Through video calls as per the convenience of the team. Preferably during school hours. However, after school hours/weekends are also permitted. The mentor will initiate the call. For rural eVidyaloka centres, the Class Assistant will facilitate the call.
Mentor needs to play a significant role.
A jury panel external to eVidyaloka. A distinguished set of people from different fields with a bunch of subject matter experts. The children will be presenting the projects as an online submission, virtually and in-person at various stages. Mentors will be briefed in advanced.
A google form will be made available on the website prior to the date of submission with necessary information and guidelines. Periodic orientation sessions will also be conducted by the eVidyaloka team. The presentations/submissions can be in English or regional language or a combination of the two.
Mentors are requested to visit the website, check your mails regularly and pro-actively interact with the core group for any questions and assistance.
The team that has been approved in the beginning of the program will continue to stay until the completion
There are many metrics on which the projects/solutions will be shortlisted/qualified. A few of them are:
