TOYCATHON 2021

TOYCATHON 2021

Toycathon 2021 is an inter-ministerial initiative organized by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Currently, India’s toy market stands at around 1.5 Billion USD, which primarily is dominated by imported toys. Moreover, majority of these toys do not represent Indian heritage, civilization and value systems. Toycathon 2021 is a unique opportunity for Students, Teachers, Start-ups and Toy experts/professionals in India to submit their innovative toys/games concepts and win a large number of prizes worth Rs. 50 lakhs.
NIT SILCHAR is proud to announce that it has been selected as Nodal Centre, Assam, to host the Grand Finale of Toycathon 2021. Toycathon 2021 is an inter-ministerial initiative organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from All Indian Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Organized under the “AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ initiated by our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi, the Toycathon is a nationwide competition for students to participate in the development of sophisticated toys and games that are rooted in Bharatiya culture, tradition, and ethos.
Under the leadership of Prof. Sivaji Bandyopadhyay, Director NIT SILCHAR, we are proud to be assigned the responsibility of hosting the Digital edition of this mega-event that is aimed at making India the Toy Capital of the World through the efforts of young and innovative minds from across the country.
Toycathon Digital Edition is set to commence from June 22-24, 2021. We are grateful to the guidance of Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, Dr. Mohit Gambhir, Director Innovation Cell, MoE and Dr. Abhay Jere, CIO, MoE.
Important Link: https://toycathon.mic.gov.in/