Don’t just complain about the system. CTRL it. ED it. Rebuild it.
CTRL+ED is for students who see broken learning experiences and want to build practical, research-backed, creative solutions.
⚡ Nation-wide Education Innovation Competition
Registrations start 25 August
CTRL+ED
Press reset on how India learns.
Build technical or non-technical solutions for teaching, learning, exams, assessment, access, and the messy real problems inside education in India.
Registrations open in
25 August
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Grade 7+to research level
3–5members per team
₹10Kprize pool
3rounds of scrutiny
What can you solve?
Pick a problem. Build the patch.
Choose any education problem worth fixing. Keep the idea sharp, the outcome useful, and the execution honest.
Teaching Tools
Make difficult concepts easier to explain and teach.
Learning Systems
Help students learn better, faster, or deeper.
Exam Solutions
Improve preparation, evaluation, feedback, or fairness.
Access & Inclusion
Design for learners who are left out by cost, language, disability, or location.
Assessment Ideas
Rethink marks, progress tracking, skills, and feedback.
Research-backed Change
Propose policy, frameworks, studies, or classroom interventions.
Submission formats
Two ways to enter.
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Code Implementation
Build something usable, demoable, or testable.
- Apps, platforms, dashboards, AI tools, or workflows
- Working prototype or implementation
- Clear problem, solution, and usability
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Research Document
Document a serious solution or framework.
- Studies, surveys, policy models, or frameworks
- Education-sector insight
- Practical relevance for India
Who can participate?
From Grade 7 to research level.
CTRL+ED is built for young problem-solvers across the learning journey.
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Grade 7+Start early. Think big.02
High SchoolIdeas to prototypes.03
UndergraduateBuild, test, rethink.04
PostgraduateResearch, validate, scale.05
Research StudentsEvidence-led solutions.Teams of 3–5. Registration ₹249 per student.
3–5team size
₹249per student
India-widecompetition
Rewards
More than certificates.
Win money, earn credibility, and get your solution reviewed seriously.
₹10,000 Prize Pool
For winning teams and standout education solutions.
Letters of Recommendation
Signed by industry experts, government officials, and academia.
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Certificates
Recognition for eligible participants, finalists, and winning teams.
Expert Scrutiny
Your solution goes through 3 rounds of review for clarity, depth, and impact.
Real Visibility
Show your education solution to people who understand impact.
3 rounds of scrutiny
How the competition works.
Idea Screening
Problem clarity, originality, relevance to Indian education, and strength of the proposed direction.
Solution Depth
Feasibility, research, execution, prototype quality, and how well the idea can create change.
Final Review
Top teams face final scrutiny before the winner’s announcement and final event.
Timeline
Mark the dates.
FAQ
Quick answers.
Everything students and teams need to know before signing up.
Anyone from Grade 7 to research students can participate.
Teams can have 3 to 5 members.
You can submit either a code implementation or a research document.
Yes. Technical and non-technical solutions are both welcome.
The registration fee is ₹249 per student.
Winners and standout teams receive benefits from the ₹10,000 prize pool. The competition also includes certificates and letters of recommendation signed by industry experts, government officials, and academia.
Ready to CTRL+ED?
Bring your team. Pick a problem. Build the solution education deserves.
Register from 25 August