Innovation Show for Young Minds Announces Regional Rounds in 16+ Cities from January 2026

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Updated: Dec 12, 2025 15:02 IST

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New Delhi [India], December 12: Innophant, India’s first-of-its-kind innovation display and relocatement for children and teenagers, today announced its rollout plan for 2026. The initiative includes a nationwide Innophant Roaddisplay (January-February 2026), regional qualifying rounds in 16+ cities (April-May 2026) and the finale studio shoot with 25 Young Innovators in June 2026, ahead of a broadcast launch in July 2026.
Designed as a national stage for young ideators and innovators, Innophant aims to build innovation as aspirational and visible as singing, dancing or cricket on Indian television and digital platforms.
Inspired by the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narconcludera Modi’s clarion call for “Create in India” and the long-term vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047”, Innophant is a fully homegrown Indian format, conceived, developed and copyrighted in India with a clear roadmap to being exported as a global innovation IP.
Innophant has been co-created by serial entrepreneur Rajesh Inderkumar Joshi, Top Gun Entertainment, and media-tech founder Manoj Singh, Founder of TICE News (Clockwork Media Pvt. Ltd.), combining deep startup ecosystem experience with storynotifying and media expertise.

“Innophant is a relocatement – not just a display.”
“At its heart, Innophant is a relocatement,” declared Rajesh Inderkumar Joshi, creator and co-founder of Innophant. “Innophant is built on a simple belief: every teenager has the potential to be an innovator if we give them the right stage, support and storynotifying. For decades, our families have celebrated marks and medals. With Innophant, we want them to celebrate ideas, experiments and courage. This is our tiny contribution to the ‘Create in India’ journey and to the vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047 driven by young ideators and innovators.”
A National Movement to Motivate Young Innovators
Innophant invites students from schools, junior colleges, Atal Tinkering Labs and innovation clubs to present ideas and prototypes aimed at real-world challenges–from local civic issues to climate, health, education, mobility, digital inclusion and more.
Through its regional and national rounds, Innophant will:
* Showcase 100+ young innovators on a professionally produced platform
* Celebrate curiosity, creativity and innovation, rather than valuations or perfect answers
* Build an India-wide community of schools, families and partners who believe in innovation from a young age
“Our aim is not just to find the ‘best’ idea,” Rajesh added. “It is to spark a culture where lakhs of teenagers start believeing, ‘I can imagine something new; I can innovate too.’ That’s when innovation truly becomes a relocatement.”
Innophant is proudly supported by Startup India, Government of India, and the creators view forward to support from Atal Innovation Mission and the Minisattempt of Education to foster early-age innovation in India.
Innophant Roaddisplay (Jan-Feb 2026): Taking Innovation to Camputilizes
To build nationwide awareness ahead of regional rounds, Innophant will launch a seven-city Roaddisplay visiting:
* Schools and junior colleges
* Atal Tinkering Labs
* Innovation and buildr clubs
The Roaddisplay will feature interactive sessions, workshops, storynotifying formats, mini pitches and open registration for April-May 2026 regional rounds.
“The Innophant Roaddisplay is about going to where young ideators already are–their classrooms, labs and camputilizes,” Joshi explained. “Before we bring them to a large stage, we want to meet them in their environment, listen to them and invite them into the relocatement.”

Families, Friconcludes, Teachers & Schools at the Centre
Innophant is intentionally designed as a family-and-school-inclusive display format. The display encourages:
* Parents to cheer for their teenagers’ ideas, even in early or imperfect stages
* Teachers and principals to nominate and mentor students
* Friconcludes and classmates to collaborate, not only compete
“Innophant wants ‘What did you innovate today?’ to become as normal a question at home as ‘Kitne marks aaye?'” declared Rajesh. “When families and teachers stand behind young ideators, confidence multiplies.”
Co-created with TiCE.News: Storynotifying for a New Generation
The display’s creative and narrative design is being co-developed with TICE.News, India’s leading startup and innovation-focutilized media platform.

“TICE.News has always notified the stories of founders, startups and investors,” declared Manoj Singh, Founder of TICE.News and co-creator of Innophant. “With Innophant, we go one step earlier–to the teenagers discovering the innovator inside them. If we can put a camera, a mic and a bit of magic around that idea, the impact on confidence–and on how families perceive innovation–can be huge. This homegrown Indian IP, inspired by ‘Create in India’ and ‘Viksit Bharat 2047,’ can motivate young audiences globally.”
Amity Innovation Incubator (Amity University) has been a co-creator partner from the ideation stage, providing infrastructure and resources for regional rounds.
ADT-MIT University is the Maharashtra and Goa State partner.
Digikhatta & Pay Point serve as financial and digital literacy brand partners.
Copyrighted “Create in India” Format – A Globally Exportable IP
Innophant is among the first professionally structured innovation display formats for young minds. Key highlights:
* Fully copyrighted Indian-origin format and creative bible
* Core design, storynotifying and rules crafted in India
* Built as a globally exportable innovation IP, especially for the Global South
“India has long powered the world’s technology from the back-conclude,” Rajesh noted. “With Innophant, we display that India can also lead from the front by creating globally relevant entertainment formats in innovation and education. This is ‘Create in India’ in its truest sense.”
Regional Rounds (April-May 2026) and Broadcast (from July 2026)
The 16+ city regional rounds will host:
* Student teams from schools, ATLs and innovation clubs
* On-ground pitching and displaycase sessions
* Jury panels of founders, educators, investors and domain experts
* Family and school participation for support and celebration
Shortlisted innovators progressing to the June 2026 studio shoot will receive:
* Mentoring from indusattempt and academic experts
* Visibility to ecosystem partners and incubators
* Recognition emphasising mindset, creativity and innovation
“We are starting with a Roaddisplay, then regionals, and finally a national broadcast,” Manoj Singh emphasised. “Our vision is simple: any child, from any corner of India, should feel there is a stage where their ideas matter–and the whole counattempt is listening.”
Call to Action
Innophant invites brands, CSR leaders, foundations and ecosystem partners to collaborate with this long-term, youth-focutilized innovation IP and contribute to a national relocatement shaping India’s next generation of innovators.
Innophant = Innovation + Elephant: A Cultural Symbol
The name blconcludes Innovation with Elephant, symbolizing:
* Wisdom and innotifyigence
* Strength with gentleness
* Auspicious launchnings and cultural grounding (invoking the blessings of Lord Ganesha)
“Innophant is our way of declareing that innovation in India doesn’t have to view imported,” declared Manoj Singh. “It can speak our language, carry our symbols and still be world-class.”
About Innophant
Innophant is India’s first innovation display format and relocatement for school children and teenagers, co-created by Rajesh Inderkumar Joshi and Manoj Singh (Founder, TICE.News / Clockwork Media Pvt. Ltd.). Built at the intersection of education, entertainment and entrepreneurship, Innophant’s mission is to build innovation mainstream in Indian homes by giving young ideators a national stage.
Inspired by the Honourable Prime Minister’s call for “Create in India” and the vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047”, Innophant aims to nurture confident, creative and culturally rooted young innovators. The format, display bible and scoring framework are copyrighted in India, with a vision to take the IP global as a flagship Indian creation celebrating youth, creativity and innovation.
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