Salwan Innovators earn Top National Honour at NEP@5 – 29th July 2025

Salwan Public School, Rajendra Nagar, takes immense pride in sharing the remarkable achievement of Arnav Chauhan (Class IX) and Riddhimaa Digpaul (Class XII), under the mentorship of Dr. Shilpa Raghuvanshi Chauhan, for their  innovation, ColourSyn. This assistive, Arduino-based device enables the visually impaired to identify the colour and weight of socks through an intuitive audio output, blending technology with empathy.

Competing against over 12 lakh submissions nationwide under the School Innovation Council (SIC) framework of the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) and AICTE, their project emerged in the Top 5 among 46 National Winners. It was showcased at the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam (ABSS) 2025, held on 29th July 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, commemorating the fifth anniversary of NEP 2020.

ColourSyn gained distinguished recognition as the only project personally visited by the Hon’ble Union Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan , a proud milestone for the school. It also received high praise from eminent dignitaries, including Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, Minister of State for Education; Shri Harjot Singh Bains, Education Minister, Punjab; Dr. Abhay Jere, Vice Chairman, AICTE & Chief Innovation Officer, MIC; and Prof. (Dr.) T. G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE.

The innovators and their mentor were further invited to the National Innovation Exhibition and Training Program (28th–31st July 2025), the first-ever national training for school innovators. Here, they engaged in expert-led sessions, visited premier incubation centres, and were featured in official video recordings of select innovations.

This national recognition reaffirms Salwan Public School’s steadfast commitment to fostering empathy-driven innovation, hands-on learning, and future-ready skills,empowering students to transform visionary ideas into impactful, real-world solutions.