BHASHINI - (Digital India BHASHINI Division) has opened applications for its VYOMA Innovation Challenge 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The VYOMA Innovation Challenge brings together Bhashini’s multilingual AI infrastructure and Current AI’s expertise in open-source, human-centric technologies to build integrated, public-interest AI systems. Participants are invited to innovate on a co-developed reference device — designing inclusive, multilingual solutions that address accessibility, linguistic diversity, digital literacy, and low-connectivity constraints. The challenge also encourages re-engineering the device to make it smaller, tougher, and more efficient for real-world deployment.
The challenge offers competitive financial incentives.
Funding details:
The challenge is open to innovation-driven entities in India.
Eligible participants include:
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