{"id":41317,"date":"2026-07-13T20:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=41317"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:08:43","slug":"mib-invites-proposals-for-industry-led-challenges-under-waves-2027-create-in-india-challenge-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=41317","title":{"rendered":"MIB Invites Proposals for Industry-led Challenges under WAVES 2027 Create in India Challenge Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Unified Portal Launched for Submission of Create in India Challenge Season 2 Proposals, Ensuring a Transparent and Merit-based Selection Process

Over 50 Challenges to Promote Creativity, Skills and Innovation Among Youth

Selected Challenges may be Eligible for One-Time Grant of up to \u20b91 Crore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIB Delhi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposals are invited from various industry associations, organisations and institutions working in the Media and Entertainment Sector for the conceptualisation, designing and execution of industry-led challenges under the Create in India Challenge (CIC)\u2013Season 2, a flagship initiative under the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. For CIC\u2013Season 2, a unified portal has been created for submission of proposals and selection of challenges and their respective executing entities, through a transparent and merit-based mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIC \u2013 Season 2 aims to execute industry-led, government-supported, youth oriented challenges that identify and nurture creative talent, promote upskilling and capacity building, mentoring and training, encourage innovation, and create opportunities for collaboration across the Media & Entertainment domains, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), AVGC-XR, Digital Media, and other technology-driven creative sectors, culminating in the showcasing of winners and winning outcomes at \u2018CreatoSphere\u2019 during WAVES 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entities from across the Media & Entertainment (M&E) sector are invited to submit their proposals through the online portal: – <\/a>https:\/\/wavesbazaar.com\/create-india-challenge\/season2\/ifp<\/a>, within the prescribed timeline, i.e., latest by 31.07.2026. The challenge proposals may be from any of the diverse domains within the M&E industry, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital & Social Media, Animation, VFX, Online Social Gaming, E-Sports, Comics, XR\/AR\/VR, Films, Broadcasting, Music & Dance, and other emerging domains of the M&E sector. Scan the QR code to apply now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Season 2, more than 50 industry-led challenges, with a special focus on emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital & Social media and AVGC-XR sector, are envisaged under the Create in India Challenge (CIC) banner. To support the successful implementation of selected challenges, the Ministry may provide a One-Time Grant (OTG) of up to \u20b91 crore per challenge,<\/strong> subject to the proposals focused approach, outcome orientation, upskilling initiatives, grassroot outreach, and various technical and financial evaluation criteria and the terms and conditions specified in the IFP document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Create in India Challenge (CIC)<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Create in India Challenge (CIC) is a flagship initiative under the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) aimed at identifying, nurturing, upskilling, and showcasing creators across the Media & Entertainment sector. Following the successful implementation of 33 industry-led challenges during CIC\u2013Season 1, CIC\u2013Season 2 focuses on youth-oriented challenges, industry partnerships, grassroots outreach, structured mentoring and upskilling, and outcome-driven challenges to further strengthen India’s creative ecosystem and advance the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister\u2019s vision of “Create in India, Create for the World.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unified Portal Launched for Submission of Create in India Challenge Season 2 Proposals, Ensuring a Transparent and Merit-based Selection Process Over 50 Challenges to Promote Creativity, Skills and Innovation Among Youth Selected Challenges may be Eligible for One-Time Grant of up to \u20b91 Crore PIB Delhi Proposals are invited from various industry associations, organisations and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[231,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awareness","category-film-and-entertaintment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t