Beyond technology and products, Samsung’s citizenship programmes continued to focus on people, empowering young innovators, equipping India’s youth with future-ready skills, strengthening institutions, and fostering a culture of giving back. Across classrooms, communities, campuses, and innovation hubs, Samsung’s initiatives reached thousands of lives this year, reinforcing a long-standing belief: technology creates its greatest value when it enables people to grow, dream, and lead change.  Over the last 30 years Samsung India’s Citizenship progammes have benefited lives of 1.5 mn people.

Solve for Tomorrow: Empowering Young Minds to Solve Real Problems

In 2025, Solve for Tomorrow once again emerged as a platform where young Indians turned curiosity into solutions. Students from across the country identified challenges rooted in their communities—ranging from sustainability and education to healthcare and inclusion—and worked to develop technology-led answers.

The programme went beyond ideation, offering mentorship, design-thinking frameworks, and exposure to innovation ecosystems. For many participants, Solve for Tomorrow became their first real encounter with problem-solving at scale—building confidence, collaboration, and a sense of purpose.

The Top Four winning teams in 2025 — Percevia (Bengaluru), NextPlay.AI (Aurangabad), Paraspeak (Gurugram), and Prithvi Rakshak (Palamu) — received INR 1 crore in incubation grants and will continue to develop their prototypes into scalable real-world solutions with mentorship support at IIT Delhi’s FITT Labs.

The jury panel brought together Samsung leadership and experts from across academia, government, and industry to evaluate the finalists’ solutions across four thematic tracks — AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India; Environmental Sustainability via Technology; and Social Change through Sport and Tech.

This year’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow witnessed thousands of participants from across India presenting bold, human-centered ideas that blended innovation with purpose. For the first time, finalists also gained hands-on access to FITT’s advanced R&D infrastructure, refining their concepts before the Grand Finale.

Samsung Innovation Campus: Building Future-Ready Skills for a Digital India

As industries rapidly adopt emerging technologies, Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) played a vital role in preparing India’s youth for the future of work in 2025. The programme offered structured learning in areas such as AI, IoT, coding, and big data—combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on application.

Aligned with the Government of India’s Skill India and Digital India missions, Samsung Innovation Campus equips youth with essential skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Coding & Programming. Samsung Innovation Campus, the company’s flagship CSR programme now spans 10 states, aiming to upskill 20,000 students nationwide in 2025 — a six-fold expansion over last year.

Nationally, the initiative has achieved 44% women participation, reflecting Samsung’s focus on inclusive and equitable skilling. In Uttar Pradesh, 5000 students would be provided training this year, which is about 25% of the national target — positioning the state as a frontrunner in driving digital empowerment and job-ready talent.

Through Samsung Innovation Campus, Samsung continued to support India’s ambition of becoming a global digital talent hub.

Samsung DOST: Enabling Access to All

In 2025, Samsung India announced a major scale-up of its flagship Samsung Digital & Offline Skills Training (DOST) Sales Programme, under which 9,400 young people from underserved communities will be trained for frontline retail roles. The initiative reinforces Samsung’s commitment to building a skilled, future-ready workforce and advancing India’s vision of inclusive economic growth.

Since its launch in 2021, the DOST Sales Programme has created a strong talent pipeline for India’s fast-expanding organised retail sector. With DOST Sales 4.0, which commenced this year, Samsung is doubling down on its skilling mission in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) and the Telecom Sector Skills Council (TSSC).

DOST Sales 4.0 is yet another step in Samsung’s commitment to driving inclusive, sustainable growth by bridging skill gaps and helping India’s youth participate confidently in the country’s digital and economic transformation.

Nanum: Volunteering that Reflects Samsung’s People-First Culture

At the heart of Samsung’s citizenship efforts lies Nanum, its global volunteering platform. In 2025, Samsung employees across India actively contributed their time and skills to support education, community development, and social causes.

From mentoring students to participating in community initiatives, Nanum embodied Samsung’s belief that citizenship is a shared responsibility.

Through the Nanum Kiosk initiative, Samsung employees are not just donating money—they’re nurturing futures. Each child sent back to school is a story of possibility, made real by shared compassion and purpose.

This day was a reminder that when people come together to care, incredible change can happen. And for these children, the journey is just the beginning.

A Year Defined by Purposeful Progress

Together, Solve for Tomorrow, Samsung Innovation Campus, Samsung DOST, and Nanum shaped a year of meaningful impact for Samsung India in 2025. Each programme addressed a different facet of progress—innovation, skilling, access, and community, yet all were united by a common purpose.

As Samsung looks ahead, its citizenship programmes will continue to evolve with India’s needs, ensuring that technology remains a force for empowerment, opportunity, and inclusive growth. Because when innovation is guided by purpose, its impact lasts far beyond a single year.

In a nation obsessed with ranks, cut-offs, and entrance examinations, where adolescence often feels like a relentless race toward the hallowed portals of the IITs, there occasionally emerges a young mind that dares to defy convention. Sixteen-year-old Pranet Khetan, a Class 11 student from Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram, is one such exception, a boy who chose not to compete for marks, but to communicate for humanity. Pranet was among four winners of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025, where he developed Paraspeak, a simple device that records the user’s voice, sends it to a cloud-based AI model, and plays back a translated version in clear, fluent words even in Hindi.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is the company’s flagship education programme that challenges young minds to identify real-world problems and develop solutions using technology. This year the pan-India tech contest had four themes–AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India; Environmental Sustainability via Technology; and Social Change through Sport and Tech. The four winning teams received a grant of ₹1 crore incubation support at IIT Delhi.

Pranet’s immediate goal is to scale Paraspeak, refine its accuracy, and collaborate with assistive-tech firms to bring it to hospitals and homes across India. He also hopes to expand its linguistic reach, developing similar databases for other Indian languages that remain invisible to most global AI systems.

“The idea began with a simple question,” Pranet recalls. “Why is there no device that can understand impaired speech, especially when someone is struggling to articulate it?” That question, asked by a 16-year-old in the quiet hum of his school’s IT lab, would eventually lead to an invention that won him a place among the national winners of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025.

The idea for Paraspeak took root in May 2024, when Pranet visited a paralysis care centre near New Delhi. There, he met patients who struggled to make themselves understood, stroke survivors, individuals with cerebral palsy, and those living with Parkinson’s disease. Over the next year, he immersed himself in the world of automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems. When he discovered that no major database existed for dysarthric Hindi speech, the kind produced by neurological disorders, he decided to build one himself.

“This became my custom dataset,” he explains. “I trained the AI model to interpret slurred Hindi speech in real time and reconstruct it into intelligible words. The first time I heard it work, it felt as though a voice had been given back to someone who had lost it.”

At an age when most of his peers are buried under the weight of coaching books, Pranet is building bridges, not metaphorical ones, but literal pathways of sound that connect the silenced with the world around them. His innovation, Paraspeak, is a matchbox-sized IoT-enabled device powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), designed to help patients with speech and voice disorders that emerge from conditions like stroke, paralysis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, or simply age-related changes. patients with speech and voice disorders that emerge from conditions like stroke, paralysis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, or simply age-related changes.

Armed with little more than a recorder, Pranet visited hospitals and rehabilitation centres, speaking to over twenty-eight patients and collecting hours of voice samples. Each recording, he says, was a lesson not only in data but in dignity.

Nineteen-year-old Tushar Shaw from Bengaluru, pursuing second-year engineering student from Scaler School of Technology, has crafted not just a gadget but a gesture of social imagination. His creation, Perceivia — intuitive glasses for the visually impaired — earned him a place among the national winners of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is the company’s flagship education programme that challenges young minds to identify real-world problems and develop solutions using technology. This year the four winning teams from the themes AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India; Environmental Sustainability via Technology; and Social Change through Sport and Tech, received a grant of ₹1 crore incubation support at IIT Delhi.

Perceivia is designed to help visually impaired users perceive their surroundings through sound. Using an integrated suite of audio sensors, object-recognition cameras, and AI-based spatial analysis, the glasses detect and describe what lies ahead — from identifying objects and estimating distances to recognising human voices and faces. The device alerts users through subtle vibrations or real-time voice feedback, creating a kind of “sensory map” of their environment.

“I grew up next door to a visually impaired neighbour,” Tushar recalls. “I saw firsthand how daily tasks like crossing a road, identifying people, or locating objects could become monumental challenges. I knew I had to create something that gave them a sense of independence.”

At the time, he admits, his ambition far outpaced his technical competence. “I had no background in computer vision or hardware design,” he says. “But Samsung Solve for Tomorrow gave me not just the resources, but also the confidence and mentorship to bridge that gap.”

“I used Gemini 2.0 Flash for screen description and built facial and object recognition features using datasets contributed by visually impaired volunteers,” he explains. “Their feedback helped me identify gaps in the prototype — what worked in theory often needed to be rethought in practice.”

The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow programme, which invited thousands of young innovators across India to develop solutions for the nation’s most pressing challenges, gave Tushar both the stage and the support system to bring his idea to life.

“We were taught how to understand markets, conduct research, and engage with potential partners. It was a crash course in how to turn an idea into an enterprise,” says Tushar.

Tushar’s project was selected by a distinguished jury comprising senior Samsung leadership and experts from academia, government, and industry. His innovation emerged as a winner under the theme ‘AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat’, one of four focus areas in this year’s competition — alongside Future of Health and Hygiene, Environmental Sustainability through Technology, and Social Change through Sport and Tech.

For Tushar, the triumph marks both an end and a beginning. “Winning Samsung Solve for Tomorrow has opened doors I hadn’t even dared to knock on,” he smiles. “I want to collaborate with brands specialising in accessibility tech, refine the product’s design, and make it affordable for people across India. I’m also continuing my studies — there’s still so much to learn before I can build something truly transformative.”

In the coming year, he plans to test Perceivia with a wider group of users, gather feedback from mobility trainers, and integrate features for indoor navigation. His ultimate goal? To make the device as ubiquitous and indispensable as spectacles — not a luxury for the few, but a right for all.

At just 14, a young innovator built a device to help the blind communicate, another participant used artificial intelligence to aid in early breast cancer detection. These stories are what is driving the essence of Solve for Tomorrow (SFT), Samsung’s flagship CSR innovation and education initiative that empowers India’s youth to solve real-world problems with technology and design thinking.

Now in its 2025 edition, Solve for Tomorrow is reaching farther and deeper than ever before, with entries from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and rural communities across India. From Bokaro in Jharkhand to the small towns of Andhra Pradesh, the program has searched for bold, practical solutions that reflect the ingenuity of India’s young problem-solvers.

On a Monday morning at IIT Delhi, the Research and Innovation Park is alive with the kind of energy that only comes when young people believe they can change the world. Students in Solve for Tomorrow T-shirts rush between buildings, laptops in hand, faces set with silent determination of competitors on a deadline. Some are in their final year of engineering; others are barely into high school. All are part of the Top 40 contestants of Solve for Tomorrow 2025.

For three days, the top 40 immersed themselves in design thinking workshops led by IIT Delhi professors and startup founders. This was no lecture series, it was a bootcamp. Students were pushed to sit longer with problems, mould their ideas through user empathy, and test prototypes. For the first time, participants also had access to FITT labs, giving them space and resources to prototype solutions that once lived only in imagination. And in another first, alumni from earlier SFT cohorts returned as mentors, creating a cycle of peer learning and inspiration.

A Glasses Case for Dignity

Among this year’s standouts is Paras Tickoo, a 14-year-old student from Delhi who has developed AI-powered smart glasses for the deaf and mute communities. The device converts Indian Sign Language into spoken words using AI and speech-to-text modules, bridging one of accessibility’s most enduring gaps. This device comprises of a speaker and a display facility for better interpretation.

Paras’s inspiration came early. “As a child, I had a neighbour who was deaf and blind and depended on their parents for everything,” he said. “That experience has always stayed with me.” At the workshops, Paras encountered design thinking for the first time. “It taught me that innovation must have meaning, context, and empathy. Even my pitch deck looks different now, it has clarity and direction from what it was before.”

Mining Towns, Silent Crises

Hundreds of kilometers away from the national capital, in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district, engineering student Shaik Khaja Baba has been working on a solution to one of the region’s most devastating public health crises: silicosis. A fatal lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to silica dust, silicosis claims the lives of mine workers often before diagnosis is even made.

Baba’s project, Alchemist, is a hardware-software device that analyzes a patient’s breath for volatile organic compounds linked to silica exposure. A three-layer machine learning model then generates a personalized risk assessment.

“In my town, I live next to a hospital,” he said. “I’ve seen mine workers lose their lives to silicosis because it was detected too late. I wanted to change that.”

Before joining Solve for Tomorrow, Baba had never heard of design thinking. “College never offered this kind of exposure. Now I know it’s not enough to feel urgency about a problem, you need to live with it, listen to users, and design solutions that fit their lives. This made me think harder about how to make my device more compact. The FITT labs that we have access to has given us the resources and the space that is required for my product.”

Breathing With Dignity

From Jharkhand’s Bokaro comes Aprajita, a fourth-year design student at NID Kurukshetra. Her project, EaseAir, is a hardware device that makes it easier for asthma patients, senior citizens, and people with motor-skill challenges to use inhalers. Conventional devices demand a precise two-finger-and-thumb grip, EaseAir offers an ergonomic design that accommodates different hand strengths and positions.

The idea was born from watching her grandmother struggle. “I realised dignity is an important part of life, especially for the elderly and the differently abled,” she said. “Through EaseAir, I want to make design inclusive.”

Aprajita’s project has also evolved into a potential software extension, an app that tracks respiratory health and connects patients with doctors. For someone without an engineering background, SFT has been transformative. “The workshops taught me how to communicate my vision and understand users better. Alumni mentorship reminded me that empathy and iteration are at the core of design.”

More Than a Contest

At its heart, Solve for Tomorrow is more than a competition, it is about education and innovation that is supporting India’s ambition to scale the next phase of Digital India, democratizing access to emerging technologies. It is a platform for reimagining India’s future where teenagers build medical devices, design students prototype inclusive hardware, and engineering undergraduates tackle health taboos. The program is bigger this year not just because of its scale, but because of its reach: into classrooms, labs, small towns, and personal histories.

As the deadline for pitch submissions looms, the campus buzzes with ideas that may or may not win but will certainly outlive the contest. For India’s young innovators, SFT is not the finish line. It’s the beginning.

This year’s semi-finalists represent remarkable geographical diversity, with participants from 15 Indian states, including remote regions such as Cachar (Assam), Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh), Mahabubnagar (Telangana), Durg (Chattisgarh) and Sundargarh (Odisha). The programme continues to champion young changemakers from across the country, enabling them to address real-world challenges through the power of technology and innovation.

The 2025 edition of Solve for Tomorrow invited entries under four key themes:

• AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat
• The Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India
• Social Change through Sports and Technology for Education and Better Futures
• Environmental Sustainability through Technology

The shortlisted ideas reflect the evolving priorities of Indian society—ranging from AI-led tools for air quality monitoring, biodiversity conservation, and clean water access, to smart solutions for food waste and e-waste management. Other innovations include gamified learning for students from underserved communities, personalised coaching apps, and sports-led interventions for children with autism. In the health and research domains, projects span early lung cancer detection and mental wellness tools to simplifying technical research through intelligent data scraping.

“We are excited to announce the Top 40 semi-finalist teams of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025. These young innovators, including those from Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, and remote regions, are using technology to solve real societal challenges. Their ideas reflect the incredible potential of India’s youth to drive meaningful change. As they move into the next phase, we remain committed to supporting them with mentorship, resources, and a platform to turn their ideas into real-world impact for a smarter, more inclusive Bharat,” said SP Chun, Corporate Vice President, Samsung Southwest Asia.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. This year’s approach focused on regional representation, and it is clearly reflected in the range and depth of shortlisted ideas. These young innovators have the potential to shape India’s future start-up ecosystem,” said Dr Nikhil Agrawal, Managing Director, FITT-IIT Delhi.

What Lies Ahead for the Semi-Finalists?

As part of their journey in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025, the top 40 teams will participate in an intensive Innovation Bootcamp, designed to help them turn their ideas into viable prototypes. During this phase, participants will meet and engage with leaders and experts across Samsung R&D and Southwest Asia operations. They will also attend curated training sessions led by industry and government experts at IIT Delhi, gaining hands-on insights into innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. The bootcamp includes structured prototyping support from IIT Delhi mentors and alumni of previous Samsung Solve for Tomorrow editions, ensuring continuity of learning and mentorship. Following the bootcamp, a National Pitch Event will be held where a select Samsung Jury will evaluate and shortlist the final 20 teams who will move forward in the competition.

Awards and Support

• Top 40 Teams – Will be awarded INR 8 lakh, while each team member will get a Samsung laptop
• Top 20 Teams – Will receive INR 20 lakh and the newest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphones
• Four Winning Teams at the Grand Finale – Will receive an incubation grant of INR 1 crore at IIT Delhi to scale their innovations
• Special Awards at the Grand Finale – Goodwill Award, Young Innovator Award, and Social Media Champion, with a combined prize money of INR 4.5 lakh

A Global Vision for Youth Empowerment

Launched in the United States in 2010, Solve for Tomorrow is now active in 68 countries and has engaged over 3 million young people worldwide. The initiative aligns with Samsung Electronics’ global CSR vision – “Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People” – aimed at equipping young people with the education, skills and opportunities to become future-ready leaders.

To explore more about Samsung’s global CSR programmes, visit our [CSR webpage].

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has announced the shortlist of 100 teams for its flagship CSR initiative – ‘Solve for Tomorrow’, designed to foster an innovation ecosystem in the country. This shortlist includes 25 teams each from the four themes, who will now compete further in the national education and innovation competition.

This year, participants were encouraged to create solutions across four key themes: AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India; Social change through Sports and Tech for Education and Better Futures; and Environmental Sustainability via Technology.

This year, the Solve for Tomorrow shortlists have gone hyperlocal, with the programme discovering young innovators from some of India’s most remote districts—including Samastipur in Bihar, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir, and Cachar in Assam. The reach and resonance of the programme is evident not just in the geographies covered, but also in the ingenuity of the ideas submitted across all four themes.

Under the ‘Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India’ theme, participants have brought forward unconventional yet deeply rooted solutions that reflect India’s evolving healthcare priorities. From innovations aimed at improving mental health and diagnosing lung cancer to supporting deaf users engaging in real-time conversations, the ideas are both empathetic and tech-forward.

One solution focused on streamlining ambulance tracking to enable faster emergency responses, while another proposed an integrated system to help locate the nearest hospital instantly. These ideas show that the youth are thinking about health in a holistic and inclusive way.

In the ‘AI for a Safer, Smarter, and Inclusive Bharat’ category, submissions pushed the boundaries of what AI can achieve in everyday life. Young innovators explored solutions to problems like ensuring citizen safety through real-time surveillance alerts, enabling reliable access to clean electricity in remote villages, and building AI-powered systems to respond to stray animal emergencies. Another standout idea aimed to simplify data scraping for engineers and students, making technical research more accessible. These projects reflected a sharp understanding of societal gaps and a bold vision for how technology can bridge them.

The ‘Social Change through Sports and Tech for Education and Better Futures’ theme sparked imaginative interventions at the intersection of inclusivity, learning, and digital access. Shortlisted ideas included sports-based development programmes for children with autism, mobile apps that offer personalized coaching, and gamified learning platforms for underserved students. One group envisioned a social network designed specifically to connect gamers across India—encouraging collaboration, creativity, and community-building. These ideas are not just tools—they’re pathways to better futures through engagement and empowerment.

Environmental consciousness was front and centre in the ‘Environmental Sustainability via Technology’ theme. From combatting deforestation and preserving biodiversity to addressing clean water shortages, the shortlisted ideas took on India’s most pressing ecological challenges. Teams also proposed innovative approaches to e-waste recycling, food wastage management in urban restaurants, and tackling air pollution using smart detection and intervention tools. The projects demonstrate a strong resolve among the country’s youth to heal and future-proof the planet, one solution at a time.

From over 20000 applicants, a total of 168 representing the 100 teams will now gear up for the next phase of the ‘Solve For Tomorrow’ competition where they will be equipped with presentation and effective communication skills through expert training and mentoring. This will help them prepare for the regional rounds commencing mid-July.

What’s Next

At this stage, participants will undergo online training led by thematic experts, followed by a video pitch round where 40 teams will be shortlisted – 10 teams from each theme.

The top 10 semi-finalist teams from each theme will then progress to an intensive mentorship programme guided by Samsung’s industry veterans and subject matter experts. These teams will also participate in curated learning visits to Samsung’s state-of-the-art facilities, including the Samsung R&D Institute India in Bengaluru, Noida, and Delhi, as well as Samsung Design Delhi, offering them first-hand exposure to world-class innovation ecosystems.

This phase will culminate in an experiential, hands-on Prototyping Programme at IIT Delhi’s state-of-the-art labs, in collaboration with ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ alumni. There will also be a Residential Bootcamp focused on refining ideas and preparing for the final pitch. The top 20 teams will be finalized after this phase, with five teams from each theme advancing to the grand finale. These top five teams from each theme will receive exclusive one-on-one mentoring sessions with Samsung experts. They will participate in a Prototyping Day, Pitch Presentation, Investor Meet, and Awards Ceremony, all held over the last three days of the competition.

What is in it for the participants

The top 100 teams will receive certificates of achievement. The top 40 teams will receive INR 8 lakh and the latest Samsung laptops for every member. The top 20 will receive with INR 20 lakh and the latest Samsung ZFlip smartphones for each member.

In addition, special awards include the Goodwill Award, Young Innovator Award, and Social Media Champion, with a total prize amount of INR 4.5 lakh.

The four winning teams will collectively receive a grant of INR 1 crore for incubation at IIT Delhi, providing substantial resources to accelerate their innovative projects. This funding aims to nurture their ideas into reality.

First launched in the US in 2010, ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ is currently operational in 68 countries globally and has seen over 3 million young people participate worldwide.

The Global CSR vision of Samsung Electronics – ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People’ – is determined to provide education to young people around the world and empower them to become the leaders of tomorrow. Read more stories on Samsung Electronics’ CSR efforts on our CSR webpage https://csr.samsung.com/en-in/localMain.do

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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow applicants at Chandigarh University

In the buzzing classrooms of Khaitan Public School, spirited debates and whiteboard sketches gave way to something bigger — a new generation of changemakers emerging through Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. The national innovation contest, launched on April 29, 2025, continues to energize students across the country, and its recent roadshows in Ghaziabad, Delhi, Noida and Chandigarh are proving just how powerful young minds can be when given the right tools.

The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow programme empowers 14-22-year-olds to identify real-world problems and build tech-based solutions using design thinking. The winning four teams receive INR 1 crore, expert mentorship from Samsung and IIT Delhi, investor connects, and prototyping support to help them bring their vision to life.

In recent weeks, the Samsung team engaged with students at Khaitan Public School in Ghaziabad, Lingua Institute and Galgotias College in Delhi, and ITS College in Noida, sparking curiosity and inviting questions from teens eager to make a difference.

For Ishita, a class 12 student from Khaitan Public School, the roadshow was a wake-up call. “I always thought innovation was something for scientists or tech giants. But now I see that even a student like me can solve a local issue using creativity and tech,” she said, already brainstorming a solution around water conservation in her locality.

Her classmate Tanya Chaudhary came in with a rough idea to help senior citizens navigate healthcare access. “After the session, I feel like I finally know how to start. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow gave me the confidence to build something that matters,” said Tanya.

Astha Nautiyal, also from Khaitan, wants to use AI to address the rise in teenage anxiety. “Mental health is something we all deal with, but no one talks about it enough. I want to create something that helps teens feel seen and supported,” she said.

Enthusiasm was at its peak at Khaitan Public School in New Delhi

At Galgotias, students discussed a range of topics — from pollution control to AI-based traffic solutions. One group even explored using recycled materials to build smart street furniture that serves both utility and sustainability goals.

The open houses weren’t just information sessions — they were a platform for exchange, inspiration, and self-belief. Students walked out not just with ideas, but with a roadmap.

“Through Solve for Tomorrow, I got the opportunity to treat my ideas not just as a concept but a working prototype. What started as a classroom project is now being shaped with feedback from mentors and experts across disciplines. Meeting other young innovators has been incredibly motivating—it made me believe that with the right support, even students like me can solve real-world problems that impact millions. I am really motivated to apply,” said Mahak Singh, Chandigarh University.

As the roadshows continue to roll across India, these open houses in Delhi-NCR are proving that innovation doesn’t start in labs — it starts in classrooms, in conversations, and in the minds of students who dare to ask what if?

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow isn’t just shaping ideas — it’s shaping a generation that’s ready to solve, lead, and inspire.

New ideas continue to rise, as Samsung Solve for Tomorrow roadshows reach their final stretch. From the classrooms of Kolkata and the foothills of Jammu to the pine-covered landscapes of Shillong, each stop brought forward stories of determination, empathy and innovation.

The latest phase of the roadshow touched Army Public School in Kolkata, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in Jammu, and North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong — each campus buzzing with youthful energy and a shared purpose: to solve real-world problems with real solutions.

Launched on April 29, 2025, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a national innovation programme that gives students across India the opportunity to build tech-based solutions using design thinking. The programme offers expert mentorship from Samsung leaders and IIT Delhi faculty, investor connects, prototyping support, and a chance to win INR 1 crore for the top four teams.

Spandan Mahapatra, a student of Army Public School in Kolkata, stood before his peers and shared his idea — an AI tool to detect early learning disabilities in schoolchildren. “Too many students are labelled as ‘slow learners’ when what they really need is early support. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow gave me the courage to act on this,” he said.

At SKUAST in Jammu, the conversation turned to the region’s unique challenges. Ayan Shahid Malik came forward with a concept for a mobile-based system to help marginal farmers monitor soil health. “We live in an agricultural belt where people still rely on traditional methods. I want to bring tech to them in a way that’s simple and practical,” said Ayan.

Meanwhile, at NEHU in Shillong, surrounded by rolling hills and monsoon skies, Bashan Kur Buhroy spoke of using drone-based delivery systems for emergency medicines in remote areas. “In the Northeast, there are places where ambulances can’t go. My idea is to use drones for urgent deliveries. With guidance from Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, I can turn this from a sketch into a solution,” said Bashan.

Each session was a reminder that innovation doesn’t need perfect labs or polished pitches — it needs a spark. And across these cities, that spark was everywhere: in recycled plastic bricks, in mental health support apps, in solar-powered farming solutions.

As the final call for entries approaches, the roadshow leaves behind more than application forms. It leaves behind belief — in ideas, in collaboration, and in the potential of young India.

Applications close on June 30, 2025.

If you have an idea, now is the time to act.

Let’s build a tomorrow that works for everyone — starting today.

Across cities and classrooms, from the heart of New Delhi to the bylanes of Kolhapur, thousands of students have stepped forward with one bold belief — “I can solve for tomorrow.” Now, as the last leg of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow roadshows draws to a close, the countdown begins for India’s young changemakers to turn their ideas into action.

June 30 is the final day to apply for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow — a national innovation competition for 14-22-year-olds that has already ignited a movement across the country. Launched on April 29, 2025, the programme empowers students across India with design thinking tools, mentorship from Samsung and IIT Delhi experts, investor connects, prototyping support, and a chance to win INR 1 crore.

But more than the prize, what truly defines this programme is purpose.

Over the past weeks, open houses and roadshows have brought together students with extraordinary vision. In Delhi-NCR, students dreamt up mental health apps and AI-driven solutions for pollution. In Gujarat and Maharashtra, ideas around sustainable packaging, heritage revival, and inclusive education found a stage. In every city, one message rang clear — young India is ready to build real-world solutions for real-world problems.

Now, it’s your turn.

If you’ve ever looked at something broken in the world and thought, “Why isn’t anyone fixing this?” — maybe the answer is: because you’re the one meant to.

Whether you want to help farmers with smarter irrigation, build a safer space for teenagers online, or make your city more accessible — your idea belongs here.

Ishita, a student from Ghaziabad, shared, “This was the first time someone asked me what problem I wanted to solve. That changed everything.”

Aakash, a student from Pune, added, “I stopped waiting for the ‘right time’ and started building. Solve for Tomorrow made me believe my idea mattered.”

Their stories are just the beginning. Yours could be next.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is not about being a genius coder or a tech expert — it’s about empathy, curiosity, and the courage to try. It’s for students who dream of a cleaner city, safer roads, healthier communities, and a future where no voice is left unheard.

And if you’re reading this, maybe it’s for you.

Apply before June 30, 2025

This is your last chance to turn your idea into impact.

Let’s build the future — one bold idea at a time.

Let’s Solve for Tomorrow.

From the dynamic classrooms of Pune to the imaginative spaces of Kolhapur and the inquisitive minds of Vadodara, the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow roadshows have sparked a surge of creativity and purpose across Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Launched on April 29, 2025, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a pan-India competition that empowers students with tools, mentorship, and resources to address real-world challenges through technology. With guidance from Samsung leaders, IIT Delhi faculty, and support for prototyping, the programme awards INR 1 crore to the top four teams. However, its true essence lies in motivating young minds to dream ambitiously and act decisively.

Recent roadshows at DPS School and Munsukhbhai Kothari School in Pune, SPSMBH College of Architecture and NIT Sabhagruh in Kolhapur, and New Era School and Anand Vidya Vihar School in Vadodara highlighted the programme’s transformative influence.

In Pune, Aakash, a class 11 student, arrived with a vague concept but left with a clear vision for sustainable packaging. “Samsung Solve for Tomorrow showed me I can turn this idea into reality,” he expressed.

In Vadodara, Rohan from Anand Vidya Vihar designed wireframes for a mobile app aimed at making education accessible for remote learners. “I want to ensure children like my cousin aren’t left behind,” he shared.

In Kolhapur, architecture student Ishan found inspiration in leveraging technology to revive local crafts. “It’s about connecting the past with the future,” he explained.

Throughout the sessions, students proposed innovative solutions — from smart agriculture tools to mental health platforms and affordable solar innovations. What united them was a shared commitment to driving change and a belief in their potential.

“These ideas are driven by empathy,” remarked a teacher at the Pune event. “They’re creating solutions to help others, not for recognition.”

The roadshows introduced design thinking, encouraging students to question, empathise, define, and prototype. It was about understanding the ‘why’ behind the ‘what.’

As Samsung Solve for Tomorrow continues to grow, its impact is evident: it’s not just fostering innovation but shaping a future where classroom ideas can transform the world.