Muzaffarpur Tops National Innovation Ranking with 7,403 Student Ideas

Muzaffarpur Tops National Innovation Ranking with 7,403 Student Ideas

Analysis:

1. Muzaffarpur district of Bihar has secured the top position in the national INSPIRE Award Standard Scheme with 7,403 student ideas, surpassing prominent educational hubs like Bengaluru Urban (7,306 ideas) and Bagalkot (6,826 ideas).
2. Vaishali district of Bihar also featured in the rankings at 6th place with 5,805 ideas, marking a double success for the state.
3. The achievement highlights Bihar’s growing emphasis on creativity and innovation among students, reflecting an encouraging trend in nurturing scientific temperament and problem-solving skills from a young age.
4. District Education Officer Kumar Arvind Sinha emphasized that the success was due to active participation from schools and teachers, and the initiative provides a platform for students’ original ideas to gain national recognition.
5. Innovations submitted ranged across environmental protection, renewable energy, disability aids, water conservation, rural technology, and pollution control, indicating students’ awareness of social and environmental issues.
6. Such large-scale participation and diversity of ideas position Muzaffarpur as a potential national hub for innovation, inspiring other districts to engage youth in creative problem-solving.

INSPIRE Award – Key Features:

• Launched by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
• Targeted at students from Class 6 to 10 in government, aided, and private schools.
• Students submit original, practical, socially useful, and environmentally friendly ideas.
• Selected students receive financial assistance of ₹10,000 to develop a model.
• Models are exhibited at district, state, and national levels; top 60 ideas are displayed at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with awards conferred by the President of India.
• Schools can nominate a maximum of 5 students each through the E-MIAS Portal.

District Ranking (Top 10):

1. Muzaffarpur – 7,403 ideas
2. Bengaluru Urban – 7,306 ideas
3. Bagalkot – 6,826 ideas
4. Jaipur – 6,311 ideas
5. Lucknow – 6,182 ideas
6. Vaishali – 5,805 ideas
7. Hardoi – 5,544 ideas
8. Allahabad – 5,507 ideas
9. Pratapgarh – 5,380 ideas
10. Unnao – 5,051 ideas

Updated – 13 September 2025; 9:18 PM | News Source:ETV Bharat