Overview

• At the expo on July 5 at IIT Ropar, 10 student ventures secured investment through Shark Tank-style pitches while 30 teams showcased and sold their products
• The government has allocated ₹16,000 in seed funding to over 7,000 student teams drawn from 18,492 proposed business ideas
• Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains announced that business and marketing modules will be integrated into the Class 11–12 government school curriculum from the 2026–27 academic year
• A ₹17 lakh investment will establish innovation labs where students can develop and prototype products in collaboration with IITs
• The programme will require every student to complete at least one business-idea project as a subject-based assignment to build practical entrepreneurship skills