New Delhi: The federal government on Monday stated it has invited functions for 3 flagship international affect challenges underneath the upcoming India-AI Influence Summit 2026, providing a complete prize pool of Rs 5.85 crore. Introduced by Minister for Electronics and Data Know-how, Ashwini Vaishnaw, in September, the challenges search to determine, nurture, and showcase transformative AI-driven improvements with sturdy potential for social and financial affect.
Purposes for all three challenges at the moment are open on the official portal, and the final date for submission is October 31. The three challenges — AI for All: International Influence Problem, AI by HER: International Influence Problem, and YUVAi: International Youth Problem — purpose to hurry up inclusive, accountable, and scalable AI innovation.
These initiatives purpose to encourage groundbreaking concepts that may result in constructive societal change and place India as a middle for international AI excellence. Chosen improvements will likely be displayed on the ‘India-AI Influence Summit 2026’, set to happen in New Delhi from February 19-20.
The ‘AI for All: International Influence Problem’ is a world name for deployable AI improvements addressing key sectors corresponding to agriculture, local weather and sustainability, schooling, monetary inclusion, healthcare, manufacturing, city infrastructure, and mobility.
As much as 10 winners will obtain awards price Rs 2.5 crore in complete, together with mentorship, investor connects, compute credit, and post-summit accelerator alternatives. Twenty finalists may even get journey assist to attend the summit. The problem is open globally to college students, researchers, working professionals, startups, and firms with AI options prepared for scale.
The ‘AI by HER: International Influence Problem’, organized by the Ladies Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) of NITI Aayog together with different companions, focuses on strengthening the pipeline of women-led AI improvements.
It invitations women-led groups and entities to suggest AI options that ship tangible social affect throughout domains corresponding to agriculture, cybersecurity, digital well-being, healthcare, vitality, and local weather. The highest 10 winners will share prizes price Rs 2.5 crore, whereas as much as 30 finalists will obtain journey assist and entry to digital bootcamps on accountable AI.
The ‘YUVAi: International Youth Problem’ targets younger innovators aged 13–21 years, encouraging them to develop AI options for the general public good. With complete prizes price Rs 85 lakh, the highest three winners will obtain Rs 15 lakh every, adopted by Rs 10 lakh every for the following three winners and Rs 5 lakh every for 2 particular recognition awards. The highest 20 members will get journey assist to attend the summit and entry to digital bootcamps and investor showcases.