IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Programme 2025-26; Registration last date November 30, instructions to apply
The last date to apply for the IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Programme 2025-26 is November 30, 2025. Teams of students from all the participating schools will be eligible to submit their prototype ideas for Round 1 selection till November 30, 2025.
The IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Programme 2025-26 is a global science and technology competition for nurturing scientific curiosity and problem-solving skills among school students. The registration for the 7th edition of YIP is ongoing from November 16, 2025, on the official website. Interested students will be able to apply for the programme till November 30, 2025. The YIP will be conducted primarily in three rounds, wherein Round 1 will be for idea briefing, Round 2 will be the semifinal, and the Final Round will declare the winners. Only the students who are currently studying in classes 8 to 12 will be eligible to participate in this programme. The registration fee for the IIT Kharagpur YIP 2025-26 is Rs 400/- per member in each team, and varies for international students.
IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Programme 2025-26 Dates
The detailed timeline of the Young Innovators Programme for the session 2025-26 is provided here for your reference. The following datesheet has been decided by IIT Kharagpur as per the events schedule:
Events | Dates |
Registration for YIP | November 16 to 30, 2025 |
Round 1 Selection | Till November 30, 2025 |
Round 2 Semifinal | January 3, 2026 |
Final Round Result | January 4, 2026 |
IIT Kharagpur YIP 2025-26 Instructions to Apply
Students who are wondering how they can apply for the IIT Kharagpur YIP programme must refer to the following instructions to get an idea:
- The school Principal will have to assign a Coordinating Teacher to each team.
- The Coordinating Teacher will register the students at yip.iitkgp.ac.in by creating a team account.
- Each team of students must have 2 to 3 members and a unique name for their team.
- More than one team from the same school can participate in the YIP.
- The Coordinating Teacher will have to submit the details of the students on the portal and pay the participation fee of each member, including their own.
- Students will then have to prepare an abstract detailing of their project idea and scientific proposal based on the chosen theme and the Coordinating Teacher will submit this proposal on the portal within the specified deadline.
- The shortlisted team from the Round 1 selection process will be called to participate in the semifinals, i.e., Round 2.
The final winners in the IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Programme 2025-26 will be decided on a few important criteria like the presentation of the project idea, feasibility, future scope, authenticity, originality, overall performance, etc. Students who qualify for the Round 2 semifinals will have to demonstrate their prototype with practical use. The final round will be focused on a question-answer panel of the teams and the judges.
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