केन्द्रीर् माध्र्शमक शिक्षा बोर्ा
(शिक्षा मंत्रालर्, भाित सिकाि के अधीन एक स्वार्त्त संगठन)
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
CBSE/DoSE/JS/AI-IF/2025 20.08.2025
NOTIFICATION
India AI Impact Festival 2025
In continuation of CBSE Notification No. 47/2024 dated 16.04.2024, CBSE in collaboration with NITI
Aayog (Atal Innovation Mission), NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology),
Ministry of Education, and Intel India is organizing the next edition of the India AI Impact Festival
2025. This national platform will bring together students, educators, and institutions to showcase
groundbreaking AI and AIoT innovations as well as best practices.
The theme of the India AI Impact Festival 2025 ‘AI Innovation for Social Impact’, is aimed at inspiring
participants to design AI and AIoT-driven solutions that empower underserved communities and
foster inclusive growth.
Target Participants: Entries are welcome from students, educators, and educational institutions
under the following three categories:
1. Impact Creators: For students from academic and technical institutions, with the following
sub-categories:
Students under the age of 18 years
Students of or above the age of 18 years
AI for Accessibility (A special category for Impact Creator projects to remove or
reduce barriers for the differently abled)
2. Impact Shapers: For educators from academic and technical institutions. This category
includes teachers, ATL-in-charges, and faculty from schools, universities, and colleges across
India. All educators, irrespective of the subject they teach, are welcome to participate.
3. Impact Nurturers: For academic and technical institutions. The Heads of schools, colleges,
and universities are encouraged to participate and share their institution's AI journey and
best practices in this category.
The Heads of all CBSE-affiliated schools are requested to share this information among teachers &
students and encourage them to participate in the India AI Impact Festival 2025.
Submissions in above mentioned categories are open till 31 st August 2025.
Please refer to the attached brochure of India AI Impact Festival 2025 for details.
For any further clarification, schools may write to e-mail to [email protected].
(Dr. Biswajit Saha)
Director (Skill Education)
Encl: Brochure of the CBSE-INTEL India AI Impact Festival 2024
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केन्द्रीर् माध्र्शमक शिक्षा बोर्ा
(शिक्षा मंत्रालर्, भाित सिकाि के अधीन एक स्वार्त्त संगठन)
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below
with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh
Marg, Delhi – 110016.
2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida -
201309.
3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, Old
Secretariat, Delhi – 110054.
4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh –
160017.
5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737101.
6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar - 791111.
7. The Director of Education, Govt. of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair – 744101.
8. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector 3,
Rohini, Delhi-110085.
9. The Secretary, Sainik Schools Society, Room No.101, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-
110001.
10. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A – Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi
– 110001.
11. The Director, The Navy Education Society (NES), Dte of Naval Education, Naval Headquarters,
Ministry of Defence, West Block-V, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
12. The Secretary, Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), Integrated Headquarters of MoD
(Army), FDRC Building No. 202, Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantt – 110010.
13. The Secretary, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government
of India.
14. The Chairman, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, N-1/9, Near Doordarshan Kendra, PO
Sainik School Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751005.
15. The Deputy Secretary to Chairman, CBSE - for kind information of the Chairman, CBSE.
16. All the Heads of Department of the Board.
17. All the Regional Directors/Regional Officers/Head-COEs, CBSE with the request to send this
circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions for
compliance.
18. Deputy Secretary (Media & Public Relations), CBSE – with a request to give wider publicity to
this circular.
19. Joint Secretary (IT), CBSE, Rouse Avenue with the request to upload this notification on the CBSE
Academic website.
20. Incharge, Hindi Cell, CBSE HQ – for Hindi Translation of this notification.
Director (Skill Education)
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Integrated Office Complex, Sector - 23, Phase-I, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077
फ़ोन/Telephone: 011-23216963, 23214737 वेबसाइट/Website :http://www.cbseacademic.nic.in ई-मेल/e-mail [email protected].
India AI Impact Festival 2025
AI Innovation for Social Impact
About
The India AI Impact Festival 2025, is a National platform for students,
educators, and institutions to showcase AI/AIoT innovations and best
practices.
Focused on ‘AI Innovation for Social Impact’, it empowers next-gen
technologists to solve real-world challenges and contribute to the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Who can participate? Why to participate?
Impact Creators
▪ Opportunity to showcase AI/AIoT skills and
Students from academic/ technical institutions across innovative solutions on a national platform
the country (Categories - Below 18, Above 18, AI for
Accessibility) ▪ Opportunity to address social issues & support SDGs.
Impact Shapers ▪ Win national level awards & recognitions for impactful
and innovative work
Educators, ATL-in-charges, Faculties from schools,
universities and colleges irrespective of their subject ▪ Receive mentorship by AI industry & academic
experts – Top 100 projects will be mentored by ISB
Impact Nurturers ▪ Align with NEP 2020 & build AI readiness for
accelerating India’s National AI Mission
Heads of academic and technical institutions, ready to
share the AI journey of their institution.
How to Participate?
Sign up on the AI Student Community or AI Facilitator Community platform
1
Click on the India AI Impact Festival 2025 button to access the festival registration form
2
Fill in the registration form
3
Post successful registration – Log in, select your category and submit your entry
4
Receive a confirmation email on successful submission of your entry
5
Awards & Special Mentions
National Awards
▪ Impact Creators (Students): Top 3 projects each in Under 18, Above 18, and AI for Accessibility categories
▪ Impact Shapers (Educators): Top 3 educators from academic/technical institutions
▪ Impact Nurturers (Institutions): Top 3 heads of academic/technical institutions
Special Mentions
▪ Nari Shakti – Innovations by girl students
▪ AIoT – AI + ATL-enabled solutions
▪ Aspirational District – Unique solutions from aspirational districts
▪ AI for Industry – Sector-specific innovations
Evaluation of Entries
All entries will be evaluated by a neutral third-party agency. Top 15 entries in each
Stage category will be shortlisted in this stage
1
Shortlisted entries to be mentored by AI experts from academia and Industry. Post
Stage mentoring, students can resubmit their entries, if they desire
2
A panel of experts will evaluate the top 15 entries and identify the category-wise
Stage top 3 National winners and the special mentions
3
Tinkerpreneur alignment: Top 100 entries from school students (below 18yrs), with AI-enabled social impact solutions and a robust
business plan, will get an opportunity to be mentored by ISB.
Thank You
Looking forward to your participation in the
India AI Impact Festival 2025!
