Reel Making Contest for Engaging Youth in Emerging STI for Viksit Bharat

The Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) is India's premier STI platform, bringing together ministries, innovators, and global visionaries. In order to ...
The Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) is India's premier STI platform, bringing together ministries, innovators, and global visionaries. In order to create awareness about this flagship S&T event Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, in collaboration with the Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) and MyGov, is organising a reel contest around the objectives of the ESTIC (Emerging Science Technology and Innovation Conclave).
The contest, organised by DST in line with the vision of #ViksitBharat2047, is a national-level creative challenge inviting youth aged 13–25 years to showcase their innovative science-based solutions for real-world problems. This is meant to engage people in celebrating India’s premier STI platform, #ESTIC2025
Choose one of the objectives of ESTIC ‘2025:
1. Advancement in emerging science & technology: AI, Robotics & Digital solutions for local problems
2. Everyday science & youth-led innovation for encouraging future science & technology leaders
3. Benefits/contributions of science and technology
Submission guidelines:
1. Format: Short Science Reel (40-60 seconds)
2. Platform: To be submitted via the MyGov portal with the reel publicly available on Instagram, YouTube, Drive, or other social media
3. Language: English, Hindi, or any regional language (captions recommended)
4. Originality: Must be original reels/ videos, not used on any other platform
5. File Type: MP4, portrait mode (9:16), high resolution
6. Eligibility: Youth aged 13 to 25 years
Selection Criteria:
1. Should meet the submission guidelines
2. Originality and scientific accuracy
3. Creativity and presentation skills
4. Innovation and relevance to #ViksitBharat
5. Clarity in communicating science for all
Recognition & Reward:
1. Top 10 entries will receive the exclusive Reely Brilliant Minds digital badge
2. Winning reels will be featured on the official social media handles of Hon’ble MoS (I/C) for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, and DST
Click here for Terms and Conditions (PDF - 124 KB)