DoT and ITU host 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC; winners to represent India in Geneva
The ITU's 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025', co-hosted with the Department of Telecommunications at India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, ended with Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) selected for the Global Grand Finale in Geneva in July 2026 (PIB, 12 October 2025).
Summary
The 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025', a flagship of the International Telecommunication Union's AI for Good programme, was co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and ITU, with the I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC) at IIT Delhi, at the 9th India Mobile Congress at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, PIB reported on 12 October 2025. Students aged 10 to 18 built AI and robotics solutions focused on agriculture and food security. 271 participants from 55 teams took part. Team Heyansh of Playto Labs, Bengaluru, won the Junior category, and The Ambitious Avengers of Sant Atulanand Convent School, Varanasi, won the Senior category for the second year running; both will represent India at the Global Grand Finale in Geneva in July 2026.
Key facts
- Event
- Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025 (ITU AI for Good)
- Hosts
- DoT and ITU, with IHFC–IIT Delhi
- Venue
- India Mobile Congress 2025, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
- Theme / age
- Agriculture and food security; ages 10–18
- Participation
- 271 participants, 55 teams
- Winners
- Junior: Team Heyansh (Bengaluru); Senior: The Ambitious Avengers (Varanasi) — Geneva, July 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC 2025 was co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and which UN agency?
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Correct answer: D — International Telecommunication Union
PIB: the event was co-hosted by DoT and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); it is a flagship of ITU's AI for Good programme.
Where will the winners of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025 represent India at the Global Grand Finale?
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Correct answer: B — Geneva, July 2026
PIB: Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) will represent India at the Global Grand Finale in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2026.
Consider the following statements about the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025: 1. Students aged 10 to 18 developed solutions focusing on agriculture and food security. 2. It was organised in partnership with the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Bombay. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: students aged 10–18 tackled agriculture and food security; the partner was the I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC), the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi, not IIT Bombay.