Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Schneider Electric's Yuva Yodha Hackathon Targets Youth-Led Energy Innovation
Schneider Electric is a big company that helps the world use energy in smarter ways.
They started a new contest called Yuva Yodha for students in India.
The contest asks students to come up with great ideas for saving energy and helping the environment.
Students who are 18 years old or older and studying full-time in India can join.
They can work alone or in small teams of up to four people.
The ideas should help with farming, buildings, power grids, and factories.
The winners can win big prizes, with 20 lakh rupees for the grand prize.
The best ten teams get to share their ideas with the company's leaders.
Those teams might also get money from Schneider Electric to make their ideas real.
The contest's message is: "Let your big idea shape the future of energy tech."
Schneider Electric has launched Yuva Yodha, a national tech hackathon aimed at accelerating youth-led innovation for India's energy transition.
The hackathon is open to Indian citizens or residents aged 18 and above who are enrolled as full-time students in India.
Participants can compete individually or in teams of up to four members across four challenge areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Smart Buildings, Grid Reliability & Renewable Intermittency, and Smart Manufacturing.
Winning teams will receive ₹20 lakh for the Grand Prize, ₹15 lakh for the Runner-up Prize, and ₹10 lakh for the Second Runner-up Prize.
The top 10 teams will present their ideas to Schneider Electric's leadership and could secure a grant from Schneider Electric Ventures.
- Who
- Schneider Electric and Indian citizens or residents aged 18 and above who are full-time students (undergraduate, postgraduate, or STEM programmes) in India.
- What
- The launch of Yuva Yodha, a national tech hackathon challenging students to develop practical and scalable solutions for India's energy and sustainability needs.
- When
- Announced on August 18.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To nurture the next generation of problem-solvers and accelerate youth-led innovation supporting India's energy transition and sustainability goals.
- Initiative
- Yuva Yodha national tech hackathon
- Organizer
- Schneider Electric
- Announcement date
- August 18
- Eligibility
- Indian citizens or residents aged 18+, enrolled as full-time students in India (undergraduate, postgraduate, STEM)
- Team size
- Individual or teams of up to four members
- Challenge areas
- Sustainable Agriculture, Smart Buildings, Grid Reliability & Renewable Intermittency, Smart Manufacturing
- Prizes
- ₹20 lakh Grand Prize, ₹15 lakh Runner-up Prize, ₹10 lakh Second Runner-up Prize
- Website
- yuvayodhatech.com